Policy Advisor for Skills

Position description

The successful applicant will join our policy team and focus on Skills, Entrepreneurship Education, and Migration. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to contribute to the engagement of a leading European business association with policymakers on one of the key factors in the EU’s competitiveness agenda.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and report on EU policy developments related to the labour market, education & training, entrepreneurship education and economic migration;
• Prepare and convey evidence-based advocacy input, such as surveys, reports, and studies;
• Represent the interests of Eurochambres and its members towards EU policymakers and relevant stakeholders and in various expert groups;
• Coordinate the Eurochambres Skills Committee;
• Organise meetings, workshops, webinars, and conferences;
• Liaise with Eurochambres colleagues to ensure coherence between skills policy and EU funded projects.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in economics, law, or politics, or EU studies;
• Solid understanding of the European Commission priorities;
• Understanding of the EU legislative and policy processes, particularly in relation to education, employment and migration;
• Minimum two years previous experience of working with and/or in the EU institutions;
• A track record in effective external representation;
• Excellent English (spoken and written) and good knowledge of at least one other European language, ideally German and/or French;
• Communication flair, including social media.

Application instructions

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