Project Officer (Case Management/Paralegal), Strategic Litigation Programme – London

We have an excellent new opportunity for a reliable, self-motivated individual who thrives in a team environment to join our expanding Strategic Litigation team in London as Project Officer working with our EU Energy & Coal Project and/or with our Clean Air Project. The Project Officer will be an integral part of the Strategic Litigation programme and will provide legal and factual research support, carry out team, programme, and budget planning and management, oversee programme-wide monitoring and evaluation systems, and assist with communications, funding applications, and reporting.

The successful candidate will be highly organised, efficient, and able to handle a large number of competing priorities, with excellent written and verbal skills in English and, ideally, another European language. You will need a professional and friendly manner and be able to establish good working relationships within the Strategic Litigation Programme (in particular within the EU Energy & Coal and Clean Air Project teams), and with colleagues throughout the organisation. You will be committed to environmental issues.

Job description for Project Officer

Please download the full Project Officer job description and person specification.

Location

The role is based in ClientEarth’s London office. Travel to other locations where ClientEarth has an office (Brussels/Warsaw) and elsewhere in Europe will be occasionally expected in the role.

Salary

The salary bracket for this role starts at £27,000 per annum depending on experience.

To apply

Please send us your CV and a cover letter explaining your interest in joining ClientEarth and the contribution you believe you could make to the organisation. Please make sure you demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria and competencies of the role.

We also ask that you complete the equality monitoring form, and return it along with your application. This form will be separated from your application and will only be used for monitoring purposes by ClientEarth’s HR team.

Please include ‘Project Officer (Case management/Paralegal)’ in the email subject line and identify the documents you are sending by including your name in the file names.

Please send your application by email to: jobs@clientearth.org

Applications close on Monday, 7 November 2016 at 12 noon.

Further information

ClientEarth is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Please note that ClientEarth will only be able to offer positions to those who have the legal right to work in the country where this post is based.

If you have any questions about the roles advertised or recruitment process, please contact Jana Ezzaouche, Human Resources Officer on jezzaouche@clientearth.org