Policy and Project Officer
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The IUCN Brussels team is looking for a highly motivated Policy Officer to join our Policy and Programme team. The successful candidate will support the policy work of the office towards the implementation of IUCN EURO’s Work Programme 2017-2020, with a strong focus on supporting IUCN’s work towards a more sustainable future agriculture in the EU, but also with a view on the impact of EU agriculture in the global context.
Please note that an EU work permit is an essential requirement for this position.
o Coordinate the delivery of tasks part of relevant projects on sustainable agriculture, liaising with relevant stakeholders to provide inputs for deliverables as required;
o Collection and analysis of existing information on the current and potential use of key sustainable agriculture concepts, coordinating relevant experts’ input and organizing workshops and discussions with relevant experts and stakeholders;
o Elaboration of documents, reports, articles as needed, based on the ongoing analysis of relevant knowledge, adapted to the audiences;
o Initiation, promotion and active support of opportunities for joint discussions among agriculture and environmental actors at EU level;
o Develop and maintain collaboration and liaison with relevant stakeholders, EU Institutions, IUCN Members and partners across Europe and represent IUCN at external events;
o Organisation and assistance with the preparation of events and workshops;
o Follow closely EU -and in some cases international- policy developments related to agriculture and pollinators protection, getting involved in relevant processes when needed;
o Lead the development of briefings and communication materials, such as webstories, presentations, project brochures, newsletters and webinars, for specialist and non-specialist audiences;
o Responsible for technical reporting and administrative management of projects;
o Relevant tasks in support of related IUCN work as needed.
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• A Masters University degree / completed studies related with agricultural, environmental, public, international and/or EU policies; • Minimum 5 years of experience on related activities; • Affinity with the vision and mission of IUCN and a strong interest in and good understanding of EU environmental policies, in particular sustainable agriculture and biodiversity policies, ideally also of international related processes; • Project management and good organizational, administrative and reporting experience and skills; • Excellent level of written and spoken English, knowledge of French is also an asset; • Strong writing skills and IT literate; • Ability to work independently and on multiple tasks simultaneously and to meet tight deadlines without compromising the quality of outputs; • A highly motivated team player, with diplomatic abilities, and ready to learn and develop new skills, keen to bring in own ideas; • EU National or holder of an EU work permit. |
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