Climate Policy Campaigner

Position description

We are seeking a new member of our team to drive successful campaigns influencing EU climate policy using our data-driven analysis.

The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Tracking closely the political agenda and policymaking process at EU level as well as key Member State level, on all climate and related matters;
• Getting insightful information on the political forces behind policy options;
• Fostering strong relationship with key stakeholders in political spheres, and other NGOs;
• Creating strategic plans for our campaigns;
• Promoting Sandbag’s recommendations to key stakeholders, such as policymakers at EU or Member State level, other NGOs and private businesses;
• Promoting Sandbag’s actions and recommendations to the wider public through the press and social media, e.g. drafting press releases, tweets etc.;
• Contributing to relevant campaigns from other NGOs and getting NGOs to support our own initiatives;
• Contributing to public consultations, roundtables, workshops as part of civil society;
• Contributing to Sandbag’s reports;
• Reporting on Sandbag’s campaigns and pitching our advocacy plans to funders.

As a day-to-day face of Sandbag in our most important constituency, the Campaigner will need to be a strong ambassador for the organisation, not just in their grasp of policy and politics, but in building and maintaining strong relationships with a wide array of different stakeholders.

The candidate will have:

• A passion for fighting climate change;
• a degree in a field relevant to Sandbag’s work;
• previous experience working as a political advocate, with a track record of successfully winning change;
• knowledge of the European policy making process and an understanding of the main elements of the EU’s response to the threat of climate change;
• recent experience working in Brussels;
• excellent organisational and planning skills;
• excellent communication skills in English, both in writing (blogs, articles, technical reports), presenting (public speaking, presentations) and in face-toface meetings;
• the ability to write with precision and attention to detail;
• the ability to understand technical material (legislation, charts, reports) and explain it effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences;
• the ability to learn quickly, be autonomous and take initiatives;
• familiarity and confidence using social media;
• a taste for networking and establishing new professional relationships;
• enthusiasm for working in a small organisation punching above its weight to achieve change;
• proficiency with MS Office; and
• the right to work in the European Union.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A masters degree;
• knowledge of the European carbon market and the decarbonisation challenges in industrial sectors;
• English as mother tongue; and
• fluency in European languages other than English.

Application instructions

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