Senior EU Policy Advisor mfd

Brusselsbased (or hybrid with regular travel to Brussels) starting 1 May fulltime (negotiable)

Who we are

ZOE Institute for Futurefit Economies is an independent think & do tank active at the EU level. We are dedicated to policyoriented research and evidencedriven advocacy for a futurefit economy. At the interface of politics research and civil society in the EU we develop impulses for an economy that enables people to live well within planetary boundaries.

We are a small team that values an appreciative atmosphere and good communication. Further we offer:

A collaborative motivating working environment in a small think & do tank that has made it to the top of EU politics in a short space of time

• A strategic agile value and purposeoriented working style
• Flexibility of working time and place supporting a healthy worklifebalance
• Ways of working to build our organisation together and align individual and organisational purpose
• Coworking space in Brussels in a hub with other likeminded organisations

Tasks

Key Responsibilities

As part of a motivated and impactdriven team you will carry out a variety of tasks including:

Strategic stakeholder management: map and manage relationships within our partner organisations and policymaker networks.

• Content coordination and quality assurance: coordinate ZOEs teams in implementing and adapting policy engagement strategies ensuring highquality execution throughout.
• Policy advocacy and relationship building: listen with empathy to and cultivate relationships with EU and Member State policymakers to advocate for our key priority areas.
• Policy process monitoring and coordination: monitor key policy processes across the Commission Parliament Council and Member States related to our key priority areas.
• Policy writing and quality control: write concise and impactful policy brief and materials tailored for midtohighlevel policymakers in the EU Institutions and Member States. European Commission and Member States.
• Crossteam coordination for unified policy strategies: coordinate interteam efforts to align policy strategies ensuring a unified approach for effective implementation and impact.
• Facilitation and moderation: lead workshops and discussions and make presentations at diverse events in alignment with our thematic focus.
• Strategic planning and support across teams: offer strategic guidance support for planning and advise to ZOEs teams ensuring alignment with our organisational objectives.

The specific set of priority tasks and responsibilities will be decided together based on the list above and the selected candidates specific background and skills.

Requirements

We are looking for people that share our core principles: value orientation sustainability agility selfresponsibility cocreation and flat hierarchies. Your profile would include the following skills background and knowledge:

Strong expertise in the EU policymaking process including internal decisionmaking processes and the policy and institutional cycle with particular focus on the Commission.

• At least 5 years of professional experience in policy consulting advocacy as a policymaker or in comparable fields.
• At least 23 years of experience of monitoring policy processes and mapping policy developments and timelines or coordinating this process.
• At least 23 years of experience coordinating within and across teams.
• Strategic thinking capabilities to design projects plans and strategies for impact.
• Excellent relationship building and networking skills with people in the policy arena at all levels and existing contacts within the EU policymaking landscape.
• Good communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) when explaining research results to a nonexpert audience.
• Capability to work on several projects in parallel and to work with ease across projects.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; also working capability in German and/or French is a big plus.

In addition some of the following competencies fit well into our team but are not a requirement: Masters degree in economics political economy EU policy and governance or equivalent policymaking knowledge and skills acquired through other demonstrable means; and knowledge of participative and cocreative processes such as design thinking.

Benefits

The weekly workload is 40 hours whereby working hours can be arranged flexibly. The position is planned to start ideally by 1st of May. We wish for a regular presence in Brussels; however we support a hybrid work environment. The gross wage will be between per month depending on the competences and experience. The contract will be for one year initially; however the position is intended to contribute to the longterm development of the organisation; for this reason we aim for a longerterm fit.

Diversity

We believe that our societys behaviour disproportionately hurts the most marginalised people including people of colour people from working class backgrounds people with disabilities women and LGBTIQ people. We are committed to challenge this through our work for socially just development and by creating a diverse workplace. Hence we strongly encourage applications from people who are members of marginalised communities.

Application procedure

We are continuously accepting applications. Please send your CV (max 3 pages) a motivation letter (400500 words) and a work sample (power point slides publication or anything similar). Please do not attach a photo to your application. Please state Senior EU Policy Advisor in the subject line. If we consider your application to be suitable we will get back to you as soon as possible with dates for an online interview.