Policy and Advocacy Officer

il y a 2 semaines


Brussels, Belgique COFACE Families Europe Temps plein

COFACE Families Europe is looking for a Policy and Advocacy Officer (full-time, 1-year

contract) to work on safer internet and digital citizenship

COFACE Families Europe is a pluralistic network of family organisations representing the interest of all types of families in Europe, without discrimination. We are a membership-based non-governmental organisation which works in partnership with the European Commission through an operating grant of the EaSI programme and we build bridges between research and policy through the Horizon Europe programme.

Position Summary

Main responsibilities
- Build COFACE policy expertise in the areas of safer internet and digital citizenship;
- Build advocacy activities around key files like the Child Sexual Abuse regulation, the Digital Services Act and the EU Strategy for the Rights of the Child;
- Draft policy statements and positions based on COFACE members’ input;
- Coordinate working groups with COFACE members;
- Consolidate relations with EU/international institutions and agencies, ICT industry and the research field;
- Participate in joint alliances at EU level and represent COFACE in EU-level networks;
- Report to funders on safer internet and digital citizenship activities.

Skills and qualifications required
- Master’s degree in social sciences, child rights, digital policy, EU affairs, or any related fields and at least 3 years’ relevant work experience;
- Experience and knowledge of EU affairs, especially in the areas of safer internet and digital citizenship (e.g. child sexual abuse, child rights online, virtual worlds);
- Strong interest in the work of civil society in the field of family policy;
- Good understanding of the functioning of membership-based civil society organisations;
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English. Good working knowledge of French or German are a plus;
- Proactivity and problem-solving attitude, and ability to work autonomously in a small team;
- Excellent writing skills, ability to make complex messages accessible to COFACE members and to a wider audience;
- Ability to plan and prioritise.

Offer
- Based in Brussels, Belgium (the future officer will have to be resident in Belgium)
- Contract: 1 year, full-time. “Contrat à Durée Déterminée” under Belgian law.
- Salary between 2958 and 3468 euros gross/month, depending on experience and qualifications, plus benefits (13th month, lunch vouchers, pension insurance, generous leaves, flexible work arrangements, training budget, ecochèques, telework bursary).

Details of the procedure
- Interviews will take place the week of 22nd May at the COFACE office or online.
- Preferred starting date: 15th June 2023

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