Executive Director, Eu Policy Coordination

Il y a 2 mois


Brussels, Belgique European Climate Foundation Temps plein

About the European Climate Foundation

The European Climate Foundation (ECF) is a major philanthropic initiative working to help tackle the climate crisis by fostering the development of a net-zero emission society at the national, European and global level.

We support over 1000 partner organisations to carry out activities that drive urgent and ambitious policy in support of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, contribute to the public debate on climate action and help deliver a socially responsible transition to a net-zero economy and sustainable society in Europe and around the world.

The ECF brings together diverse perspectives and backgrounds to find the best innovative solutions to tackle climate change. We are focusing on engaging and hiring great people from a wide diversity of backgrounds to strengthen the cause. If you share our values of respect, innovation, and collaboration, join us.

**Position**:
About the role

To achieve its mission, the ECF must respond with agility and flexibility, deep insight, broad-based collaboration and collective actions. In this context, the Management Team (MT) that includes programmatic Executive Directors (EDs), Strategic Partnerships ED, COO, CFO, MD and CEO, must ensure a high degree of internal cohesion, communication and agility while speaking with one voice. Each member has a clear strategic role according to its expertise and, to further support the cross-spectrum approach, EDs have mixed portfolios of countries/sectors/international, including programs and campaigns.

We are now implementing this mixed portfolio’s approach with an enlarged Management Team. We are therefore recruiting a programmatic ED for the portfolio EU policy coordination & Countries (Central and Eastern Europe).

Key responsibilities
- Developmentof an overarching EU strategy that positions ECF to respond to the changing and challenging political context
- Oversee ECF country programmes in Central and Eastern Europe.

The portfolio will cover the following ECF campaigns/projects: (if we advertise externally we can include more information to better describe/make clearer)

Campaigns:

- Landing an Ambitious EU Green Deal
- Next EU Cycle.

Programmes:

- EU institutions
- Governance and Climate Laws
- Country programmes in CEE: Poland, South East Europe/Western Balkans, Central Europe, Ukraine.

Cross country projects
- Project Mirror.

**Portfolio Management**
- Oversee campaign and program strategic development, facilitate collaborative spirit & processes
- Develop one ECF approach toward the EU
- Ensure the programmes’ strategic alignment with ECF wider strategy
- Act as a strategic partner to CEO and MT on issues relating to EU policy campaigns and Brussels focused efforts generally.
- Further develop ECF work in CEE region, building synergies and collaboration across the teams
- Reinforce strategic content and arbitrate when complex strategic choices / controversies arise
- Maintain strong relationships with grantee and funding partners and other stakeholders
- Ensure the good execution of the yearly activities for its portfolio
- Manage the team members that are directly part of its portfolio, including direct line management of 5 Programme Directors
- Foster collective discussions
- As a member of the Management Team (MT) assume joint responsibility for the strategic and operational decision-making of the organisation and cascade it to their team

Represent ECF in both internal and external context as required.

**Requirements**:
**Experience and competencies**
- Deep understanding and proven experience at senior level in EU affairs & institutions
- Knowledge of politicalcontext in Central and Eastern Europe
- Political experience at EU or/and in Central and Eastern Europe is a plus
- Strong interest in climate, the environment and related fields
- Demonstrated leadership skills with empowerment of teams and ensuring collaborative mindset
- Embraces teamwork
- Strategic mindset
- Change management sensitivity
- Solution-minded and capacity to adapt in a fast-evolving environment
- Excellent command of the English languages (both spoken and written)
- Experience of working in a multinational environmentExperience of working/campaigning with civil society/stakeholder groups is a plus

**Other information**:
What we offer
- Theuniqueopportunitytoworkaspartofahighlydynamic,internationalgroupofindividualswho combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work;
- A flexible work environment and a space to develop and challenge yourself

Location

Brussels

Start date

ASAP

How to apply

Please send
- Your CV (in English)
- A cover letter (in English)

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