Call for a Community of Practice Leader: Belgium

ECOLISE is recruiting a Community of Practice (CoP) Leader for Belgium to help grow soil literacy across Europe as part of the CURIOSOIL project .

We are awakening soil curiosity to catalise soil literacy. Our aim is to bridge understanding gaps and cultivate a more soil-literate society through education. One of our missions is to facilitate a Community of Practice : a platform for stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to contribute to the development, piloting and implementation of soil education initiatives. Led by ECOLISE, the CoP coordinates efforts across multiple countries, bringing together relevant experts and organisations to achieve common objectives. Close to 100 people currently form this CoP across 18 countries.

Key information

• Country: Belgium (one leader)
• Period: November 2026 to February 2028
• Workload: approximately 10 hours per month
• Financial support: €6,000 to your organisation over the period
• Additional support: travel to CURIOSOIL events, reimbursed on presentation of expenses (a budget of around €1,500 for the whole 2026–2028 period, allocated per event)

Objectives of the Community of Practice

• Implement the piloting process: support the piloting of educational materials and the Soil Curiosity Kit, developed by CURIOSOIL partners, in educational settings.
• Facilitate further piloting and dissemination: help with the piloting, demonstration and dissemination of the Soil Curiosity Kit outside formal educational settings.

What a CoP leader does

• Link CURIOSOIL with the national CoP: share engagement opportunities and information from the CURIOSOIL partners (at least 3 informative emails a year), and gather the national CoP’s feedback on CURIOSOIL activities and deliverables.
• Run online sessions: with ECOLISE’s support, organise at least two online national CoP sessions a year (of at least one hour) to present CURIOSOIL materials and collect feedback, then share the list of attendees and a short summary in English. Sessions can be held in your language, and an AI-generated or translated summary is accepted.
• Proofread translations: review CURIOSOIL materials translated into your country’s languages, namely the Soil Curiosity Kit (infographics and subtitles of short videos) and, on a best-effort basis, the soil education course materials.
• Support piloting: help pilot the educational materials developed by the project.

Why apply?

Becoming the CoP leader for Belgium is a unique opportunity to shape soil education and sustainability initiatives at national level. You will guide a dedicated group of national stakeholders — educators, environmental experts and community leaders — to pilot and implement educational materials tailored to Belgium’s needs.

• To be connected to a soil education or soil restoration initiative.
• To have a record of community management and facilitation.
• To have the capacity to organise and facilitate online meetings.
• To speak English (for CURIOSOIL project collaboration) and Dutch and/or French (for local CoP facilitation).
• Experience in other CoPs related to soil or other environmental topics.
• Understanding of soil policy and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to implement non-formal educational materials.

Selection process

ECOLISE will process the applications and present a selection to the CURIOSOIL consortium , which acts as the selection committee.

Frequently asked questions

What is the duration of the commitment and the workload?

From November 2026 until February 2028, with an expected workload of around 10 hours per month.

How is the funding transferred to the CoP leader?

You will invoice for the financial support: 2 invoices of €3,000 each — one in December 2026 and one in January 2027 — for a total of €6,000. Amounts do not include VAT. Travel reimbursement for CURIOSOIL events is made upon presentation of expenses and within the limits of the given budget (specific to each event, around €1,500 for the whole 2026–2028 period).

What kind of contract is it?

The selected CoP leader signs a service agreement with ECOLISE. You therefore need to be able to issue invoices, either through your organisation or as a self-employed professional.

Which countries are part of the CoP?

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine. This call concerns Belgium only.

Can the responsibility be shared among several people?

Yes. You can submit a single application, or several applications specifying that it is a joint applicat