Policy and Advocacy Officer

il y a 5 heures


Brussels, Belgique European Civic Forum Temps plein

The European Civic Forum (ECF) is a transnational network that brings together over 100 associations and NGOs across 27 countries in Europe and is actively working to promote civic and popular ownership of Europe, to foster citizens’ participation and the emergence of a European public space where the role and influence of civil society are fully recognized though the setting up of a genuine European civil dialogue.

**What we stand for?**

Since its creation in 2005, the European Civic Forum has been particularly working to:

- Enable **civic participation **through citizens’ associations and movements **for a Europe **grounded on **Equality, Solidarity and Democracy **that guarantees effective access to rights for all
- Support the **structuring of European civil society movement **through alliance building, collective thinking and joint campaigning for the common good
- Fight for the institutional recognition of civil society through the setting up of a genuine **European civil dialogue**:

- **Monitor and analyse **the evolution of civil society space in Europe via the **Civic Space Watch**

**How we take action?**
- We connect civil society actors transnationally and cross-sectorally through conferences, forums, alliances, working groups
- We participate in civil dialogue structures at European level
- We advocate and campaign for the recognition of civil society organisations in the policy making process at European, national or local level

Please feel free to visit our website, as well as Civic Space Watch and read our last annual report for more information about ECF and our activities.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

The ECF secretariat is composed of a small but dynamic and multi-task team, responsible for the implementation of the work programme and the day-to-day management of the network. Team spirit, empathy and care, mutual respect and trust are values at the core of our work with others, within the secretariat, the governance and the wider network

We are currently seeking a Policy and advocacy officer with good knowledge of EU policies, institutions and functioning and first-hand experience in the NGO sector, able to work effectively in English (other languages are an asset).

The Policy and advocacy officer will be reporting to the ECF Secretary General, under the coordination of the Research and advocacy coordinator and contribute to support ECF in improving the outreach of its activities. The post holder will particularly focus on policy monitoring, analysis and development and will also conduct the background research related to ECF advocacy. The policy officer is a politically savvy, sociable and passionate person, ideally acquainted with contemporary struggles ofintersectional feminism, environmental, social and racial justice etc.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Policy 70%**
- Identify, monitor and evaluate European law and policy developments directly or indirectly affecting associations and NGOs, the civic space, rule of law and democracy such as the European Commission work on rule of law, the European Democracy Action Plan, the Statute for the European Associations and the Social Economy Action Plan, the Digital Services Act Package ;
- Carry out policy analysis to identify opportunities to advance European advocacy and campaigning towards a vibrant civic space, as well as alert on potential risks; regularly inform ECF members about opportunities and risks in EU policy making on these areas (particularly via the ECF newsletter, but not exclusively);
- Coordinate with the staff team and ECF members to develop impactful and timely policy documents (briefings, position papers, reports and recommendations);
- Run members’ consultations and other forms of dialogue to collect input, in particular for the ECF annual civic space report contributing to the annual rule of law consultation by the European Commission;
- Contribute, in liaison with the Communications and membership coordinator, to impulse, feed into and harvest potential policy and advocacy developments in relation with the ECF Working group of national platforms of NGOs;
- Contribute to the capacity-building of ECF members, led by the Communication and Membership Coordinator, to ensure their participation in policy and advocacy work.

**Advocacy 30%**
- Support, develop and implement the advocacy work led by the Research and advocacy coordinator towards the most relevant EU institutions and other actors for political change on key issues related to ECF mandate;
- Contribute to ECF campaigns, ensuring they are built around solid policy analysis;
- Organise policy debates to create opportunities for dialogue and influence of policy-makers;
- Represent ECF towards institutions and other organisations;
- Contribute to building relationships with key EU institutions and strategic stakeholders, attending external meetings, collecting intelligence, and building alliances relevant to the different policy areas.

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