Call for Policy Officer
The European Youth Forum (YFJ) is the Platform of Youth Organisations in Europe. Independent, democratic and youth-led, it represents more than 90 National Youth Councils and International Youth Organisations from across the Continent. The Youth Forum works to empower young people to participate actively in society to improve their own lives, by representing and advocating their needs and interests and those of their organisations towards the European Institutions, the Council of Europe and the United Nations.
The Forum is recruiting a Policy Officer. The successful candidate will work in the Policy and Advocacy Department, and will report to the Head of Policy and Advocacy Department and will be responsible to :
KEY RESPONSABILITIES
• Policy Officers are responsible for the development and advocacy of the policies of the European Youth Forum according to the priorities as decided by the General Assembly.
• Specifically for this call, the responsibility is the advocacy of the European Youth Forum’s policies in the field of education and youth work; towards EU institutions, Council of Europe, United Nations and other stakeholders.
• Creation and building partnerships with key actors such as member organisations and education/youth work stakeholders.
• Research and communication of key policy developments regarding education and youth work.
TASKS
• Leading on the implementation of projects related to Youth Forum policy and advocacy, according to the implementation plan and the delegation by the management;
• Organise and run international meetings, seminars, debates, training and networking events;
• Manage budget of projects related to the working area;
• Represent the Forum extrenally (e.g. experts groups, conferences, meetings with stakeholders);
• Monitor and report on developments in the field of education, and provide information on this to the Board and Member Organisations;
• Draft policy documents, briefings, reports, working and strategy papers;
• Write content for internal and external European Youth Forum publications and other communication channels;
• Assist with other services provided by the European Youth Forum as necessary.
The employee accepts that, in accordance with the work rules and without prejudice to the legal provisions and regulations, the duties and responsibilities can be adapted in accordance with the needs and the organisation of the employer.
PROFILE OF THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
• Have at least a 2 years professional experience in advocacy and a good understanding of policy making at either national or European level;
• Background experience in youth work, particularly in a youth organisation and in non-formal education;
• Higher education degree in social science, education, political science or other relevant field is strongly desirable but can be compensated by extensive relevant NGO and/or non-formal education experience;
• Sensitivity to youth issues in the field of education;
• Experience with working in a multicultural environment;
• Ability to travel and to work flexible hours and on weekends, when required;
• Willingness to live in Belgium.
SKILLS REQUIRED
Job related skills and knowledge :
• Abiliy to understand and identify opportunities in the European decision-making processes for a positive impact by the European Youth Forum;
• Very good knowledge of the different institutional partners with whom the Youth Forum works, such as the EU institutions, Council of Europe and United Nations;
• Advocacy and strategic thinking abilities;
• Advanced level in spoken and written English; second major European language highly desireable;
• Excellent writing skills: ability to deliver relevant policy documents, reports and analysis;
• Demonstrate proactive, critical and flexible thinking;
• Ability to research, collate, analyse and summarise complex information;
• Ability to lead projects, plan activities, organise events and manage related budgets.
General skills :
• Excellent at problem solving;
• Good organisational, written and verbal communication skills;
• A self-motivated person, able to demonstrate initiative and to work with autonomy;
• A team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and experience with working in a multicultural environment;
• Capable of working under pressure, manage a challenging workload and to tight deadlines
• Capacity to multi-task, prioritise and coordinate several projects simultaneously;
• Advanced level in spoken and written English, knowledge of French is an asset and in any other EU languages is appreciated;
• Computer literacy, with good working knowledge of word processing, e-mail and basic knowledge of online communication tools.
TERMS OF THE CONTRACT
The duration of the contract is five years. The contract is full time (35 hours per week) and the gross monthly salary (for a P1 position according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement currently applied at the European Youth Forum) is 2.754 €. A relocation package, hospitalisation insurance and other benefits are available. Travel expenses within the Brussels region are covered by the European Youth Forum.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
We require applicants to inform us about any possible conflict of interest. Please note that in case of being selected working and/or volunteering for member organisations of the European Youth Forum, institutions, political parties and other representative civil society organisations at European level might be incompatible while acting as Policy Officer in the European Youth Forum.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
To submit your application for this vacancy, please use the new European Youth Forum online recruitment system: http://recruitment.youthforum.org
How to apply with the online application system?
1. Create a user account: click on “Registration” and fill in your personal details.
2. Go to the “private area” and login with your username and password.
3. Click on the vacancy and apply
4. Respond to our application questions
4. Upload your CV
Interviews for this vacancy will be held during April 25th . The successful candidate will be expected to start on 30th May . Due to the high number of applications usually received for European Youth Forum vacancies, only candidates short-listed for interviews will be contacted.
The Youth Forum aims to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the ground of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, gender, marital status, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, disability or chronic illness.
Deadline for applications: 17/04/2016 23:59 (CET)
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