Packaging & Reuse Policy Officer

Position description

About you
Zero Waste Europe’s policy team is looking for a part time (60%) maternity cover to support the team on different EU files including the Circular Economy Act (CEA), packaging rules (PPWR) and the Single Use Plastics Directive (SUPD)
The successful candidate will:

• Have between 5- 7 years of proven experience in waste and/or environmental policy at EU level;
• Have a proficient level of English; knowledge of any additional language is considered an asset;
• Support advocacy efforts related to packaging rules (PPWR) and the Circular Economy Act (CEA), including coordination within the policy team and the Rethink Plastic Alliance (Rpa) coalition, as well as with external partners and stakeholders;
• Help with policy-relevant research and support drafting of policy papers;
• Help organising meetings, events, webinars, conferences;
• Attend meetings and events and report relevant outcomes to colleagues;
• Assist with any other relevant advocacy activities that may arise during the maternity cover period;
• Proactively participate in ZWE activities and put forward ideas going beyond this job description.

Main tasks per policy file
Circular Economy Act (CEA):

• Support the coordination of our work on the CEA, with a specific focus on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) work;
• Reach out to EU institutions and MEPs;
• Engagement with key stakeholders identified in our strategy;
• Support in the content work, especially on EPR.

PPWR Secondary legislation:

• PPWR coordination within ZWE and within Rpa;
• Support the coordination and content work, especially on packaging reuse depending on policy developments;
• Support the organisation of events/webinars on PPWR and packaging reuse;
• Engage with key stakeholders on PPWR secondary legislation focused on reuse.

SUPD:

• Support in answering the public consultation and coordination with Rpa;
• Reach out to EU institutions.

Application instructions

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