Regional Coordinator

Location: Paris, France. 

Contract: One year full-time, with the possibility of extension.

Working arrangements: Working from home in Paris with monthly travel to London and Brussels and regular travel throughout Western Europe and North Africa.

Salary: €33,000 per annum, with additional benefits including private medical insurance and a non-contributory pension. Possibility of salary increase for the right candidate if funds are raised.

Closing date for applications: 15th September 2013 at 18:00 CET.

Written exercise (90 minutes, by email): 19th September at any time of your choice. Please check your email on 18th September for an invitation.

Interviews: 24th-25th September 2013 in Paris (intra muros).

The Climate Parliament is a global network of legislators working to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.  We raise awareness among MPs of the dangers of global warming, and of the risks of relying on finite supplies of fossil fuels.  We support legislators in taking political, legislative and budgetary initiatives to promote solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal and other forms of renewable energy.

Chaired by Sir Graham Watson MEP, a senior member of the European Parliament, the Climate Parliament works worldwide to realise the potential of renewable energy to quickly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and bring climate change under control.

We are about to launch an exciting new project linking MPs and senators in Western Europe with their counterparts in North Africa to create the conditions for massive investments in renewable energy across the region. The policy focus will be on raising finance for large-scale renewable energy installations in North Africa and Southern Europe, as well as the grid connections required to enable renewables to rapidly reduce carbon emissions across Europe. Regional grid connections can link together the areas with the most abundant renewable resources – solar power in deserts, hydropower in the mountains, wind power on windy coastlines – to create a reliable supply of energy for everyone.

Under the supervision of the Secretary-General and the Programme Manager, and working closely with Regional Director for North Africa and the Middle East, the successful candidate will recruit legislators to the network, organise events and support the members of the network to initiate concrete policy initiatives in their parliaments. (S)he will be confident meeting senior political figures and undertaking complex research on energy policy and legislation, while flexible enough to plunge into administrative tasks and organise logistics for international meetings. The successful candidate will also undertake to raise additional funding for the network and to submit timely reports to donors. 

Person specification

Essential:

• Established personal commitment to urgent action on climate change;

• Good university degree in a relevant discipline;

• Fluent written and spoken English and French;

• Familiarity with European energy policy;

• Experience working in – or a detailed knowledge of – the institutions of the European Union;

• Proactive approach with sufficient independent initiative to achieve results without daily supervision;

• Outgoing individual who enjoys networking and meeting a diverse range of political actors;

• Highly organised individual and efficient administrator;

• Confident user of web technology, including online applications and smartphone apps (most of our team collaboration is managed online);

• Willingness to travel frequently, often with periods of a week or more away from home. For example, we are particularly keen for the successful candidate to join us for an event in Morocco on 3rd-9th October 2013;

• Co-operative, team worker;

• Calm under pressure.

Desirable:

• Professional competence in one or more of the following languages: German, Arabic, Italian or Spanish.

• Legal experience, or experience of drafting or implementing legislation;

• Fundraising experience with large institutional or individual donors;

• Experience working with members of parliament;

• Experience organising international conferences.

To apply, please send a CV (resumé), as well as a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification (both as .PDF attachments), to recruitment@climateparl.net. Put “Mediterranean Coordinator” as the subject line of the email. Please ensure that your CV contains full contact details, including a telephone number. Please state where you first saw this job advertisement. In the interests of attaining a gender balance within our secretariat, women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply!

Kindly note that we cannot respond to applicants individually, provide feedback or answer any enquiries about this post. If you believe you meet the person specification, we encourage you to submit an application, even if you are unavailable on the specified interview dates – simply state this on your covering letter. In the first instance, we will contact shortlisted candidates by email on 4th September. If you have not heard from us by mid-September, you may assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thanks for your understanding.