Policy Officer on Water and Biodiversity

The EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL BUREAU
a federation of 140 environmental citizens' organisations,
based in Brussels,
has a vacancy for a FULL-TIME POLICY OFFICER
on Water and Biodiversity

The policy officer will be based in the EEB office in Brussels and report to the EU Policy Director. He/she will lead EEB's work on the Water Framework Directive and related legislative proposals. In addition to that, he/she will monitor and coordinate EEB's involvement in key elements of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, including for example Natura 2000 and soil protection.  

The successful candidate will:

• Maintain up to date knowledge of the relevant topics and carry out specific in-depth research where required;
• Lead the formulation of EEB policy and strategy and draft EEB positions with respect to the relevant topics;
• Network with EEB members to promote activities to influence EU decision-making in the relevant fields, in particular coordinating the relevant EEB Working Groups.
• Liaise with key players from the EU institutions and other stakeholders to gather information and influence positions;
• Collaborate, coordinate and exchange information with current and potential partners (e.g. Green 10, European Habitats Forum);
• Publicly present and defend the EEB's positions, including in the media, in collaboration with the Policy Director and the Communications unit.

Qualities and Experiences sought:

• Have a relevant academic degree (additional work experience may be accepted in lieu of this);
• Have at least two years of work experience with EU environmental policy, preferably but not necessarily with NGOs, including analysis and formulation of policy;
• Have in-depth familiarity with (aquatic) ecosystems and, in particular, the policies required to safeguard these.
• Be capable of understanding and presenting, in written and oral form, the key scientific, economic and legal dimensions of the relevant topics;
• Have a sound grasp of the operation of EU institutions and EU environmental law;
• Have excellent communications and networking skills;
• Speak and write English fluently, with fluency in other EU languages being considered an asset;
• Be well organized and able to work independently as well as part of a team;
• Be prepared to work outside normal office hours if necessary and to travel at short notice.

EEB offers:

• a gross monthly salary of 3,318 EUR plus benefits [holiday bonus, 13th month, pension scheme, luncheon vouchers], and
• a dynamic working environment.

Place: Brussels – Starting Date: 1 October 2014

Application Procedure:
Please send in your application together with your CV for the attention of Isabel de Jesus, EEB Finance and Personnel Manager,
by 31 August 2014
e-mail: personnel@eeb.org
Interviews will be held in on 8-9 September
Due to limited staff resources and numbers of CVs received, 
ONLY CANDIDATES SELECTED FOR INTERVIEW WILL RECEIVE A REPLY

European Environmental Bureau
Boulevard de Waterloo, 34, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)2 289 10 90; Fax: +32 (0)2 289 10 99
Website: http://www.eeb.org