Chargé de sensibilisation à l'environnement et de communication

The role has two connected halves. On the awareness side, you would design, deliver and continuously improve the association's activities for school groups, after-school programmes and the general public. That includes reworking the pedagogical programmes about migratory fish and aquatic environments, creating teaching tools, animations, guided visits and events, and then evaluating what worked and adjusting the next round. The aim is to make the science and the restoration work of R2M understandable and engaging for non-specialist audiences. On the communication side, you would manage and animate the association's channels: website, social media, and printed or digital materials. You would also design or coordinate content that highlights R2M's actions, projects and results for its different audiences, and contribute to the visibility and image of the association. The two halves feed each other, since the events and school visits generate stories and images that can be shared online, and the online presence helps attract new audiences to the activities. The posting states that missions may evolve according to the projects developed, the funding obtained and the skills of the person recruited. In practice, this means the role is expected to grow with the association's mediation strategy rather than stay fixed. You report to the Director and work within a team focused on the preservation and restoration of migratory fish and their habitats in the Rhine, Moselle and Meuse basins.

This position offers a rare chance to learn how environmental awareness is built from scientific content. You would work alongside biologists and project managers who monitor migratory fish such as Atlantic salmon, European eel, allis shad and sea lamprey, and you would learn how to turn their data into activities, guided visits and events for schools, after-school groups and the general public. That translation skill is valuable well beyond this association. You would also develop practical communication expertise across several channels at once: website management, social media, and print or digital materials. In a small organisation, this means hands-on responsibility rather than assisting a larger team, so you build a portfolio quickly. Designing and evaluating pedagogical programmes, collecting feedback and improving activities from one season to the next is another core learning area. Beyond the tasks themselves, you would gain insight into how river basin projects are funded and coordinated, since the posting mentions that missions may evolve with projects and financing obtained. Exposure to the Rhine, Moselle and Meuse basins and to the network of fishing federations and environmental bodies in the Grand Est could be useful for a future career in water, biodiversity or environmental education.

The role sits at the crossroads of environmental education and communication, so the ideal candidate likely holds a degree in environmental education, communication, biology or a related field, with some practical experience in running awareness activities. Experience with school groups, after-school programmes and the general public is central, as is the ability to design or adapt pedagogical programmes. A background in aquatic environments or biodiversity would help, but the posting focuses more on the ability to translate scientific content for non-specialist audiences. On the communication side, the candidate should be comfortable managing a website, social media accounts and print or digital materials, and producing or coordinating content that highlights the association's projects and results. Skills in graphic design, video editing or web publishing would be useful. Because R2M works on migratory fish in the Rhine, Moselle and Meuse basins, an interest in fish biology and river ecology is expected, though not necessarily expert knowledge at entry. Soft skills matter in a small team: autonomy, curiosity, the ability to work with the Director and partners, and the discipline to evaluate and improve activities based on feedback. The wording about evolving missions suggests the association values someone adaptable who can grow with new projects and funding. A genuine interest in nature and in sharing it with the public is probably the attribute that matters most.

Because R2M works on migratory fish in the Rhine, Moselle and Meuse basins, a generic sustainability CV will not stand out. Build your application around concrete awareness or mediation projects you have run, ideally with schools, after-school groups or the general public. Name the tools you actually used (animation kits, guided visits, events) and the results: how many participants, what they learned, what you changed afterwards. Show that you can both design and deliver, because this role covers the full cycle from concept to evaluation. On the communication side, the association needs someone who can handle a website, social media and print or digital materials often in the same week. Bring a small portfolio: a campaign, a series of posts, a leaflet or a short video about nature or aquatic environments. If you have worked on fish, rivers or biodiversity, say so plainly. If not, explain how you would translate scientific monitoring into content a family or a class can understand. Demonstrate that you can turn data into a story without overclaiming. Read the association's existing outputs before writing your cover letter: its website, its social feeds, any educational materials you can find. Then propose one or two realistic improvements you could make in the first months. Address the letter to the Director, mention your availability and confirm you can work from Oberschaeffolsheim. The deadline is 15 November 2026, and the recruitment is for a CDI, so signal that you are looking for a lasting commitment rather than a short project.

This role is the public face of R2M's environmental work. The association has spent more than 30 years monitoring and restoring populations of migratory fish such as Atlantic salmon, European eel, allis shad and sea lamprey, and their habitats in the Rhine, Moselle and Meuse basins. Your work would translate that scientific and restoration effort into awareness programmes, guided visits and communication content. In that sense, you would focus on the biodiversity and education side of the sustainability agenda, rather than on corporate carbon accounting or reporting. A large part of the role likely concerns public engagement with aquatic environments: helping schools, families and local residents understand why migratory fish matter, what pressures affect them and what restoration involves. Environmental education is the main lever here, supported by communication that gives visibility to the association's projects and results. Events, exhibitions and digital content would all serve that purpose. Governance and funding are present indirectly. R2M works with partners across three river basins and depends on projects and financing to run its activities, so the awareness and communication work also supports the association's credibility with funders and public bodies. By showing what the association does and what it achieves, you would help sustain the resources needed for long-term restoration of these species and their habitats.

The main challenge is the dual nature of the role. Awareness and communication are often treated as one job in small associations, but each demands different skills and different rhythms. You could spend a morning running an animation with a school group and an afternoon writing social media posts or updating the website, with limited support. Time and priority management will matter as much as technical skill, particularly because the association is small and the Director is the direct supervisor. A second challenge lies in reaching audiences with scientific content about migratory fish without simplifying it to the point of losing accuracy. These species and their habitats are complex, and the public may have little prior knowledge. Designing programmes for both children and adults, and keeping them engaging over time, requires steady evaluation and adjustment. Funding is another uncertainty: the posting states that missions may evolve with projects and financing obtained, which suggests that some activities depend on grants and partnerships that are not guaranteed. Finally, the association operates across the Rhine, Moselle and Meuse basins, so you may need to work with partners in different territories and possibly in German or Dutch contexts, depending on the project. In a team of this size, with around 22 employees at R2M and a national federation behind it, you will need to be comfortable with a degree of autonomy and with the fact that not every process is formalised.

A typical day could be split between preparation, delivery and communication. If an activity is scheduled, you might start by packing materials and travelling to a school, after-school centre or riverside site, then run an animation or guided visit about migratory fish and aquatic environments. Back at the office in Oberschaeffolsheim, you would record attendance and feedback, note what needs adjusting, and possibly follow up with the teachers or organisers. On days without field activities, the work shifts to design and communication: drafting or updating a pedagogical tool, writing posts for social media, publishing news on the website, preparing a leaflet or coordinating a video or photo report. You might meet the Director to review priorities, discuss an upcoming event or examine a funding opportunity. You would also exchange with colleagues who monitor fish populations, to make sure the content you produce reflects the latest results. The rhythm varies with the seasons and the project calendar. Spring and autumn are often busy with school visits and events, while quieter periods allow more time for creating materials, evaluating past activities and planning the next campaigns. In a small team, unexpected requests, such as a partner asking for content or a journalist seeking a comment, can reshape the day.

The posting says missions may evolve according to projects, funding and the skills of the person recruited. That is an unusually open growth path for a small association. A person who builds successful awareness programmes and finds new funding could progressively take on more responsibility for R2M's public engagement strategy, possibly coordinating a small team of animators or volunteers. The job description mentions continuous improvement of the association's actions, which suggests the role is expected to grow with the organisation. Skill growth is likely to be broad rather than vertical. You would deepen your practice in environmental education, learn how scientific monitoring results are turned into public messages, and gain experience in project funding, since awareness actions depend on grants and partnerships. Multidisciplinary experience is the main asset here: pedagogy, communication, event organisation and evaluation in one role. Over time, this profile can lead to positions such as awareness or education coordinator in a larger environmental organisation, communication manager for a public body in charge of water or biodiversity, or project manager for a river restoration or migratory fish programme. The network of river agencies, fishing federations and environmental associations in the Grand Est is small, so visibility gained at R2M could open doors across the sector.

The most direct relationship is with the Director, under whose authority the role sits. You would agree priorities, report on activities and likely discuss funding and project evolution together. Given the size of the association, this interaction is frequent and informal as much as formal, and the Director is also the person to whom applications are addressed. Externally, you would work with schools, after-school structures and community groups that host awareness activities, and with the general public during events and guided visits. You would also be in contact with the association's scientific and technical teams, who provide the content on migratory fish and aquatic habitats, and with partner organisations involved in the Rhine, Moselle and Meuse basins, such as river agencies, environmental bodies and other associations. Communication and awareness work here is a relay between scientists and citizens, so both sides are constant counterparts. Within the wider Fédération Nationale de la Pêche en France, with its departmental federations and thousands of local associations, you might interact with communication or education counterparts on shared campaigns or materials. Depending on the projects, journalists, local authorities or funders could also become stakeholders, especially when a new programme or event needs visibility and support.