EU Policy Officer

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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