The successful candidate will join the EEB's Zero Pollution Industry team in advocating for a truly sustainable (decarbonised and depolluted) industry that tackles Europe's systemic dependence on fossil fuels and material extraction. They will support the team's advocacy and technical work on key industrial decarbonisation files, in particular the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and the EU Emission Trading System.
The role involves working with the EEB membership through the Zero Pollution Industry Working Group, as well as with coalitions of NGOs and other groups working on the topic of industrial decarbonisation. The Policy/Senior Policy Officer for Industrial Decarbonisation (CBAM) will report to the Head of Zero Pollution Industry and work closely with the other members of the Zero Pollution Industry team, connecting also with the work of the Circular Economy and Climate & Energy teams. This is an exciting role as part of our Zero Pollution Industry team.
The work consists of:
The activities will focus on the review of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), to support the EEB in its advocacy and technical work on decarbonisation and de-pollution of industrial processes. The activities will also include following other relevant policy initiatives linked to CBAM, such as the revision of the EU Emission Trading System and the drafting of CBAM Regulation secondary acts, to deliver a coherent CBAM architecture able to streamline decarbonisation in the EU and globally.
The work will consist of:
- Proactive advocacy actions and specific research tasks related to policy measures as well as technical aspects, focusing on steel, cement and aluminium.
- Drafting policy proposals in the various phases of the co-decision process (from committee discussions to trilogue), meeting policymakers involved in the review across all co-legislators (European Parliament, Council and European Commission).
- Supporting communications colleagues with content for targeted comms actions (e.g. press releases, articles, social media messages).
- Developing alliances and joint advocacy actions with NGOs, businesses and other stakeholders/coalitions.
- Participating in events/meetings organised by the coalitions the EEB is part of, when needed.
Attending public events and conferences as well as hearings, technical workshops, and stakeholder meetings organised by co-legislators, where relevant. - Supporting the development and drafting of funding proposals in the afore mentioned policy areas, as well as project reporting.
- Cooperating with and supporting colleagues within and beyond the ZPI team. Ensure synergies across the ZPI team and the EEB.
Qualities and experience:
- A university degree in environmental policy, sustainability, engineering, or a related field. Alternatively, relevant practical experience demonstrating a strong interest and qualification in industrial decarbonisation policies.
- Relevant environmental policy experience (at least 2 years for policy officer, 5 years for senior policy officer) of working on EU environmental and industrial policy.
- A professional understanding of EU legislative processes and environmental legislation, particularly the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the EU Emission Trading System and the Industrial Emissions Directive.
- Ability to conduct policy and technical research, gather and analyse both qualitative and quantitative data. Experience with policy advocacy and drafting policy positions, stakeholder mapping, policy analysis, as well as translating technical environmental topics into policy options.
- Comfortable working in a hybrid team and a well-organised, proactive, and reliable approach to work with attention to detail.
- Fluent in written and spoken English, to contribute to policy briefs, reports, position papers, or newsletters, with the ability to translate complex policy or technical information into accessible language.
- Good command of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Sharepoint).
- Subscribe to the EEB's values.
The EEB offers:
- A competitive pre-tax salary starting from 3.041EUR per month for a Policy Officer and 3.716EUR per month for the Senior Policy Officer with a higher starting salary depending on the level of experience[1], coupled with various benefits, such as holiday bonus, 13th month, pension scheme, luncheon vouchers, teleworking indemnity.
- A full-time one-year contract, with the possibility to extend it subject to performance and available funding.
- Possibility to work from home 3 days a week.
- A dynamic, friendly, flexible working environment
- An organisation committed to our values of democracy, fairness, respect, integrity and sustainability
[1] A higher salary could be considered for candidates with higher levels of experience. Please check our salary scale.