Position description

Salary: £33,000 - £38,000 + bonuses

Basic Hours of Work: 40 hours per week (Mon-Fri 9am to 6pm)

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send a CV and cover letter to ruth.emblin-james@89up.org — applications sent without a cover letter will not be considered.

Do you understand the European political and policy landscape and do you want to influence it on some of the most important topics of our time? We are looking for someone with at least 3 years of experience influencing or taking part in policy processes within or around the EU or an EU Member State.

Sitting within the Advocacy, Insights and Mobilisation team at 89up, our EU team works on campaigns and projects that set out to influence EU policy or European citizens more widely. We combine skills within traditional public affairs and policy analysis with communications tactics, such as press and digital, to build strong campaigns that influence policymakers both directly and indirectly.

We have worked on influencing everything from a landmark anti-deforestation law to how the EU should renovate its buildings for better energy efficiency. We guide our clients in how to speak to different political stakeholders within the EU, as well as how to communicate complicated policy issues to the general public.

In this role you could be diving deep into analysis of amendments of a specific legislation one day, convening a strategy and communications workshop for a range of stakeholders on the next, and liaising with senior officials at the European Parliament or Commission on the third. Your projects will be varied, and we expect you to not be afraid of challenging yourself to become a well-versed EU campaigner.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a proactive individual who is excited about a career in political advocacy, policy, strategy and communications. We will provide training in specific skills, but we are looking for candidates with these core skills:

• A strong political mindset and understanding of the EU decision-making process and how to influence it;
• Excellent project management skills, ideally paired with experience in handling clients from the agency side;
• Ability to take data and turn it into strategy;
• Experience working on either public affairs strategies, client workshops, audience insights, or policy analysis;
• Experience reaching out and building relationships with a range of stakeholders;
• Ability to juggle several projects and deadlines at once;
• Commercial understanding;
• Fluency in English and another EU 27 Member State language, with good written and oral communication skills.

What we offer

• Hybrid working with 3 office days (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday as core days. You may need to come into the office on Mondays and Fridays for important meetings).
• 24 days holiday (a max of 4 days are taken for closure over Christmas plus an additional day off on your birthday).
• A competitive base salary with performance-linked discretionary bonuses twice yearly;
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay;
• Pension company contributions;
• Gold-plated sickness benefits and life insurance;
• Online GP, private counselling, eyecare vouchers, wellbeing service;
• Cycle-to-work scheme;
• A commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion;
• Clear career progression pathways and opportunities to develop in a fast-growth agency;
• Formal mentoring and training schemes to support your success;
• A dynamic work environment where your contributions are heard and counted, not lost in the noise and tangle of a large corporate business.

This is an opportunity to work on some of the most pressing issues of our time, with people who are committed to making a difference. If you’re passionate about politics, media, and driving change, we want to hear from you.

Application instructions

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send a CV and cover letter to ruth.emblin-james@89up.org — applications sent without a cover letter will not be considered.

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