Energy Policy Officer

Il y a 2 jours

Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgique APPLiA - Home Appliance Europe Temps plein

APPLiA - Home Appliance Europe is looking for an Energy Policy Officer to join its dream team.

About APPLiA

APPLiA is the trade Association representing home appliance manufacturers in Europe. We have 25 Direct Members and 26 National Associations. APPLiA promotes the industry's mission to advance sustainable lifestyles, increasing appliance performance while reducing its impact on the environment. It plays an active role in the fields of sustainability, circular economy, energy efficiency, ecodesign, energy labelling, e-waste, resource management, chemicals, digital economy, trade, consumer protection, safety and standardisation.

Position summary

The Policy Officer will report to the Energy Policy Directors and assist the team and play a proactive role in APPLiA’s energy team in policy tasks related to the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products, Circular Economy, Energy Labelling Regulation, Smart Energy Appliances, Energy Efficiency Post-2040 targets, and Electrification.

What you’ll do

  • Monitoring, intelligence gathering and analysis of documentation and legislative proposals related to the current EU environmental and energy policy agenda;
  • Assess the impact of regulatory and policy initiatives on the home appliance sector and support the draft of position papers;
  • Coordinate internal member working groups - news alerts, preparation of emails, meeting agendas, minutes, presentations, documents and logistics;
  • Prepare briefing materials and presentations for stakeholders, regulators, member organisations and senior management;
  • Support in coordinating and mapping advocacy activities with national actors and other European industry sectors;
  • Arrange outreach and support in organising policy events;
  • Represent APPLiA’s team at external events/meetings, building up and maintaining a network of key contacts for the related energy & environment policy fields.

Where you shine

  • Relevant Bachelor or Master’s Degree. Specific studies in European affairs and/or environmental topics are an asset;
  • Excellent command of English (written and oral); knowledge of other European languages would be a strong advantage;
  • Project management and presentation skills;
  • Ability to draft and edit engaging reports, briefings and position papers;
  • High level of IT literacy including Google Docs, MS Office, Google presentations, spreadsheets, databases, web-meeting platforms;
  • Data and information driven, with an ability to work autonomously and simultaneously on competing demands and deadlines;
  • Capacity to work effectively in a cross-cultural and diverse stakeholder environment.

Why us

  • A career in an innovative industrial sector, working in a European Union environment;
  • A young, motivating, multilingual and multicultural working environment;
  • On-the-job mentoring, coaching and training;
  • A modern office with an aerial view of Brussels and a team full of enthusiasm;
  • Regular team-building events and travel;
  • A permanent contract.