EU Policy Officer

ACR+
  • Location
    Brussels, Belgium
  • Sector
    Non Profit
  • Experience
    Early Career
  • Posted
    Yesterday

Position description

ACR+ is recruiting an EU Policy Officer.

The successful candidate will be part of the ACR+ Secretariat team in Brussels, reporting to the Secretary General.

Key tasks and responsibilities

We are looking for a pro-active and detail-oriented EU Policy Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will play a key role in monitoring, analysing and centralising European policy developments and supporting ACR+ activities as well as answering members’ needs related to EU affairs. The candidate will also contribute to ACR+ thematic areas’ work and developments.

Key responsibilities:

  • EU policy monitoring and analysis:
    • Monitor key updates and maintain a centralised overview of EU policy fields related to ACR+ thematic areas, including relevant legislation, strategies, roadmaps, etc.;
    • Disseminate relevant EU news across internal channels and the ACR+ website;
    • Coordinate, draft and publish of the EU Digest (at least every 3 months);
    • Centralise ACR+ consultations’ answers and coalitions participations, providing feeding stock for further external communication;
    • Draft of ACR+ opinions, position papers, and open letters and coordinate their publication.
  • Support to thematic areas and members’ engagement:
    • Support the coordination of the thematic areas’ work and developments (website updates, members’ engagement, events, etc.) ensuring an active dialogue between the ACR+ thematic areas and synergies of their activities;
    • Support on dissemination tasks and stakeholders’ engagement activities under various projects;
    • Coordinate ACR+ members’ requests on specific topics to support the interpretation and monitoring of EU legislation and policies at the regional and local levels;
    • Monitor ACR+ members‘ activities, policies, and studies related to circular economy.

Additional tasks:

  • Contribute to the management and improvement of the ACR+ website;
  • Contribute to ACR+ social media accounts and weekly newsletter and publications;
  • Attend relevant events and conferences.

Qualifications

  • Education and experience:
    • University degree with a specialization in International Relations/EU Affairs;
    • Understanding and familiarity with the EU policy making landscape and the role of the EU institutions;
    • Policy research and synthesis experience;
    • Relevant knowledge or experience in communication or journalism is an asset;
    • Experience of EU-funded projects is an asset;
    • 1-3 years of relevant professional experience is required.
  • Languages:
    • English: native speaker or equivalent;
    • Good command of any other EU language is an asset.
  • Additional required skills:
    • Excellent drafting and communication skills;
    • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Teams;
    • Pro-active attitude, detail-oriented;
    • Strong organisational skills and the ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously;
    • Ability to work in a team as well as autonomously;
    • High interest in ACR+ themes and activities.

Application instructions

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