Are you a political animal? Do you want to actively contribute to the protection of the environment and to political change? Greenpeace offers you the opportunity to work for what you believe in, as a member of a dynamic, committed and effective international team, as
Policy campaigner against TTIP
based at our European Unit in Brussels
Full-time or 4/5 contract until end 2016, with possibility of extension
Closing date for applications: Monday 9 May, 2016
Your main responsibilities will be to:
- implement an advocacy strategy to stop TTIP and CETA in the European Parliament;
- identify relevant decision-makers and establish contacts within the EU institutions
- support a network of colleagues in national Greenpeace offices and co-ordinate political action in the member states;
- draft advocacy materials and organize seminars,
- partner with NGOs, trade unions, and other strategic allies to form common advocacy positions;
- co-operate with other organizations that share the goal to stop TTIP
Your skills and qualifications include:
- excellent policy analysis and strategic planning;
- at least 3 years of relevant professional experience;
- good knowledge of the decision-making processes of the EU institutions;
- the ability to view environmental policy issues in terms of campaign opportunities;
- self-motivated, and stress-resistant;
- very good spoken and written English, and fluency in at least one other EU language;
- used to working with people from different backgrounds;
- good networking skills;
- desire to actively contribute to the protection of the environment and to political change.
Application information:
Please email your application to european.unit@greenpeace.org and address it to Mr Stef Van den Eynde. Please write "Application TTIP" in the subject line.
Please include:
- a CV of maximum two pages (no photos, please);
- a cover letter of no more than one page, outlining your motivation and including the date when you would be able to start;
- a one page summary on your approach to get the European Parliament to vote against CETA
The deadline for applications is 9 a.m. on Monday 9 May. The first round of interviews will take place in the week of 23 May.
We regret that we will only be able to reply to candidates who have been short-listed for interviews, within ten days of the deadline. We thank you for your understanding.
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