ECVM External Affairs Senior Manager
ECVM External Affairs Senior Manager
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Job Description
What we are looking for
We are looking for an experienced External Affairs Senior Manager to promote ECVM views to EU decisionmakers and other stakeholders and ensure the development of a policy framework which supports the PVC industrys transition to a circular economy and contributes to delivering on the European Green Deal.
It includes proactive advocacy work regular interactions with external stakeholders and engagement with value chain partners. The successful candidate will be hired as a Plastics Europe employee working 100 for ECVM.
The External Affairs Senior Manager will be based at ECVMs office in Brussels and will report directly to the Managing Director of ECVM.
The position is based in Brussels Belgium and some travel within Europe or at global level may be required
Who we are
Plastics Europe has under its umbrella dedicated plastic product groups one of them being the European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers (ECVM).
ECVM represents six leading European producers of PVC. These businesses operate around 40 different plants spread over 23 sites and employ approximately 7000 people PVC is mostly used in building and construction products in sport equipment and medical material.
ECVM is also the founding member of VinylPlus the voluntary commitment to sustainable development by the European PVC industry Founded in 2000 the commitment has been recently updated with a programme of goals and targets to be achieved by 2030. The commitment aims at strengthening the sustainability of PVC products and of the entire industry through a holistic approach including the sustainable use of chemical substances minimisation of the value chain environmental footprint safe and quality PVC recycling building global coalitions and partnering for the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The Position
- The candidate will develop advocacy strategies monitor policy developments at EU level help define policy positions and undertake advocacy activities in line with agreed strategy. He/she will have a strong focus on building relationships with decisionmakers.
- He/she will interact with European upstream and downstream associations and identify areas of possible joint collaboration.
- He/she will plan and oversee the implementation of advocacy actions to support the strategy priorities.
- He/she will work in alignment with the communication department to develop strong political communication action plans.
- This is a highly visible position that is both internally and externally facing. Accordingly the candidate should be adaptable comfortable in a highpressure environment and be politically diplomatic responsive and mature. The candidate should be capable to take initiative be selfmotivated be able to convince stakeholders to work together on a set goal
Profile
To succeed in this role we are seeking a candidate with the following profile:
- Degree in management business law communication or related areas preferably combined with a highlevel science qualification in the area of chemistry polymer science materials science or environmental/sustainability science
- 10 to 15 years of experience in planning managing and implementing advocacy projects
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills knowledge of other additional EU languages (e.g. French German) is an advantage
- Relevant and broad experience of regulatory policy developments and advocacy with strong knowledge of the European chemicals sustainability trade and energy frameworks
- Demonstrated track record of working with high level government industry NGOs and other policy stakeholders
- Understanding of the social economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability and elements related to the development of sustainability strategies
- An accomplished and confident public speaker capable of holding the attention of a large audience
Interested
If you wish to apply please send your CV and cover letter via the APPLY button below by 31 January 2025 at the latest. Please mention in your cover letter when you would be available to start.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Intern
