Head of Policy
Remote/home working
£50,000 - £55,000 per annum + benefits
Full time, permanent
Closing date: Friday 21st May, 12pm
£50,000 - £55,000 per annum + benefits
Full time, permanent
Closing date: Friday 21st May, 12pm
Organisation:
International food sustainability NGO
International food sustainability NGO
Role:
This is a fantastic opportunity with huge growth potential to join an ambitious globally focused organisation. Together with the Policy team this newly created role will significantly influence how quickly and successfully Europe moves to a more sustainable food system.
Our client is looking for an inspirational policy professional with strong leadership skills to set the strategic direction of their work across Europe. You will manage three Brussels-based Policy Managers who work on four priority areas at the EU level and, increasingly, at national levels in key European countries.
In this role you will:
This is a fantastic opportunity with huge growth potential to join an ambitious globally focused organisation. Together with the Policy team this newly created role will significantly influence how quickly and successfully Europe moves to a more sustainable food system.
Our client is looking for an inspirational policy professional with strong leadership skills to set the strategic direction of their work across Europe. You will manage three Brussels-based Policy Managers who work on four priority areas at the EU level and, increasingly, at national levels in key European countries.
In this role you will:
- Lead and support a high-performing policy team providing strategic direction, oversight and coordination of the organisation’s European-wide policy work
- Oversee and assist the policy team in developing and coordinating lobbying strategies to deliver positive policy change to support plant-based and cultivated protein, based on thorough research and mapping of decision-makers
- Oversee external contracts relating to policy work, including with service providers such as political consultancies and grant-funded partnerships
- Personally contribute to public affairs activities in relevant areas
- Act as a senior spokesperson and representative for the organisation in meetings with stakeholders (including donors), in the media, and at public events
- Build and maintain relationships with senior politicians and officials in relevant public institutions such as the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of the EU, and national level decision making bodies.
Candidate:
- A clear passion for the organisation’s philosophy and mission and a demonstrated ability to drive policy change
- Significant experience of policy work at the EU, national (within Europe – whether in an EU member state or a non-EU country) or multilateral level, for example in a government, public institution, political party, NGO, think tank, industry association, consulting firm, multilateral, or other relevant institution
- Demonstrated experience as a supportive, collaborative, empowering line-manager
- An excellent ability to think and work strategically to set a compelling and optimised strategic direction for their policy work in Europe, including vision-setting, prioritising between competing workstreams and opportunities for impact, etc.
- Excellent people-skills – the ability to influence, network, build alliances and work well in a team
- It would be an advantage (though not a prerequisite) to have experience in one or more of the following policy areas: research and innovation, food and agriculture, legal and/or regulatory affairs, climate and environment policy, public health.
To be considered for this role, please send of a copy of your CV to [email protected]
We are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.