Main Responsibilities:
Developing and maintaining external and international relations at the municipality and affiliated institutions and enterprises level;
Collaboration with foreign representations/embassies, sister cities, and other foreign institutions;
Organizing, translating, and ensuring visits of city guests, cooperation partners, foreign ambassadors, and representatives of sister cities;
Organizing and ensuring city-level events;
Preparing informational materials for publication on Jelgava City Municipality's social media profiles, website, and municipal informational publication.
Requirements for Candidates:
Higher education in communications or social sciences;
At least 2 years of previous work experience in communications (experience in municipal or state institutions will be considered an advantage);
Good communication skills, high sense of responsibility, and accuracy in performing duties;
State language proficiency at the highest level (C2);
Excellent English language proficiency (C1), necessary for communication with foreign partners;
Knowledge of other foreign languages will be considered an advantage.
Application Documents:
1. Motivated application letter not exceeding one A4 page;
2. Description of life, work, and professional experience (CV), indicating work periods and duties performed; education obtained; language proficiency, as well as skills in working with digital tools and information communication technologies;
3. Copies of documents confirming education (for candidates who obtained education abroad, a document on academic recognition of education in Latvia must be attached);
4. State language proficiency certificate for candidates for whom Latvian is not their native language;
5. Copy of a document confirming English language proficiency level (if available).
Please submit the mentioned documents by September 16, 2026 (inclusive) to Jelgava City Municipality's "Central Administration" institution's Customer Service Center at Lielajā Street 11, Jelgava, Cabinet 131, with the notation "Competition for the position of Senior Specialist of External Relations and International Relations at the Public Relations Department of Jelgava City Municipality's 'Central Administration' institution" or send electronically, signed with a secure electronic signature, to the email [email protected], telephone for inquiries: 63005436. Applications submitted after the specified deadline will not be considered.
The position is classified with profession classifier code 2432 08, job family 26, Level II, salary group 9 with a monthly salary of 1788.00 euro gross. After the probationary period, the employee will be provided with health insurance.