Policy Officer
Remote working
€2,500 – €2,750 gross monthly salary plus benefits (based on an EU hire, equivalent if based in UK)
Full time (part-time considered), permanent
Closing date: 12pm, Friday 24th June
€2,500 – €2,750 gross monthly salary plus benefits (based on an EU hire, equivalent if based in UK)
Full time (part-time considered), permanent
Closing date: 12pm, Friday 24th June
Organisation:
International food sustainability NGO
International food sustainability NGO
Role:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious globally focused organisation. Your role will have high responsibility and high impact. Reporting to our client’s Senior Policy Manager, you will be responsible for driving policy impact in Brussels and beyond on sustainable proteins. This will include, among other things, working to deliver a fair, evidence-based regulatory path to market for plant-based and cultivated proteins in the EU, driving significantly more public investment into research and development for plant-based and cultivated meat, and ensuring that the labelling of plant-based food products is not unfairly restricted.
In this newly created role you will:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious globally focused organisation. Your role will have high responsibility and high impact. Reporting to our client’s Senior Policy Manager, you will be responsible for driving policy impact in Brussels and beyond on sustainable proteins. This will include, among other things, working to deliver a fair, evidence-based regulatory path to market for plant-based and cultivated proteins in the EU, driving significantly more public investment into research and development for plant-based and cultivated meat, and ensuring that the labelling of plant-based food products is not unfairly restricted.
In this newly created role you will:
- Support policy colleagues to develop and execute lobbying strategies and to scope out new areas of work, based on thorough research and mapping of decision-makers
- Provide support in building and maintaining relationships with senior politicians and officials of the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of the EU, and other public institutions
- Work cooperatively with other non-profit organisations, companies and stakeholders, cultivating strong relationships and engaging respectfully with people who are still to be persuaded
- Closely monitor and stay abreast of relevant policy and legislative proposals, spotting opportunities and pre-empting threats
- Create persuasive letters, factsheets, policy briefs, and other materials
- Together with colleagues, work with the media and use social media to help deliver policy objectives
- Represent the organisation in meetings with stakeholders and at public events where opportunities arise
- Deliver positive policy change to support plant-based and cultivated proteins at the EU level, and, where the opportunity arises, at the national level across Europe.
Candidate:
It would be an advantage to have some or all of the following attributes, but none are prerequisites:
- A passion for the organisation’s philosophy and mission and enthusiasm for driving policy change at EU level
- Experience working on policy in the EU, or at a national or multilateral level, for example in a government, public institution, political party, NGO, think tank, industry association, public affairs agency, consulting firm, lobbying organisation or other relevant institution
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent networking, interpersonal, influencing, and relationship-building abilities, and the credibility and persuasiveness to represent the organisation to officials and politicians
- Strong team spirit and open and collaborative instincts
- A can-do approach: a self-starter with the drive and initiative to take responsibility for delivering impact and an ability to see projects through to completion
- Comfort working remotely in a rapidly-growing organisation: the ability to work well independently and under pressure, set priorities, coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
- An eagerness to learn and to take on new challenges and responsibilities over time.
- Fluent English, both written and spoken.
It would be an advantage to have some or all of the following attributes, but none are prerequisites:
- Up-to-date knowledge about relevant, current EU policy initiatives, for example the Novel Food Regulation, the Horizon Europe programme, the European Green Deal, and the Farm to Fork Strategy
- A strong network of contacts in the EU
- A demonstrated ability to build alliances with NGOs and industry actors
- The ability to speak European languages other than English.
To be considered for this role, please send of a copy of your CV to tim@whitonmaynard.com
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.