Sample cover letter for Full Time position at EoR

I am a motivated and enthusiastic communications professional, with several years’ experience in communications and public relations both in the European institutions and in the private sector. I am currently employed as communications officer at the Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministers, where I create and oversee the writing of all editorial products, including newsletters, press releases and online content (i.e. websites and social media pages). This experience has strenghtened my editing and writing skills and my ability to produce media content in three languages (English, French and Italian). As communication officer of two European projects, I am experienced in writing web stories and articles for different target groups, producing video concept, promotional materials and create awareness campaigns for a multicultural audience, professionals, key stakeholders and/or the generic public. This job involves a great deal of initiative, requiring networking skills and self-motivation. In addition to that, I worked for four years as public relations and communication assistant at the European Environment Agency, where I dealt with a wide range of network, composed of communication professionals, country's representatives, NGO's, national research centres and European Commission representatives with the purpose of disseminating the activities and events of the EIONET network. Thanks to that, I have extended my contacts and build up strong advocacy skills. I have gained knowledge and understanding of environmental topics, sustainability and disaster risk reduction issues. This experience implied abilities in bridging the gap between science and politics, as well as skills in communicating the language of science in simple but effective words. Furthermore, at the European Environment Agency I was administrator of the EIONET extranet platform that provided me with good understanding and know how of digital communication and information technologies. News monitoring has been my regular task when I was journalist for a local Italian newspaper and when I was communication assistant at a Europe Direct information point in charge for drafting the weekly newsletter. Time spent dealing with Europe and EU policies at work and my personal interests in politics have constantly refined my knowledge of EU affairs. Besides, I also would like to add that, having worked as administrative assistant at the European Food Safety Authority in Parma, I have not only gained expertise in project management and administration, but I built a strong and positive attitude to work for being able to perform routine tasks with rigor and zeal. With my added strengths in relationship-building, I have consistently achieved targets and facilitated positive communications with internal and external stakeholders, and with media and community members. 

I am a conscientious person who works hard and pays attention to detail. I am flexible, quick to pick up new skills and eager to learn from others. 

Thank you for taking the time to consider this application and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.