(Senior) Policy Officer for Post-growth

**Job Category**:
**Policy**

**Job Experience**:
**3 to 5 years**

**Job Location**:
**Brussels**

**Expiration Date**:
**28 Oct 2024**

The **EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL BUREAU together with REAL A Postgrowth **Deal**,

**(Senior) Policy Officer for **Post-Growth **Transformations**

The global economy is driving dangerous climate breakdown and exceeding multiple planetary boundaries. At the same time, many people still lack access to basic needs. How can we achieve rapid emissions reductions, bring resource use back to sustainable levels, and ensure good lives for all? The REAL project addresses these critical questions. REAL is a European Research Council (ERC) Synergy project led by Professors Julia Steinberger (UNIL Lausanne), Jason Hickel and Giorgos Kallis (UAB Barcelona) providing scientifically rigorous pathways for societal transformation toward a post-growth economy. The EEB’s Economic Transition team is working on spreading the awareness of the need for a drastic economic transition, for example by translating degrowth demands and research for postgrowth transformations into concrete policy shifts.

We are looking for a (**Senior) Policy Officer for Post-Growth Transformation **to drive our policy and advocacy efforts in Brussels to impact EU level policies. You’ll be a key player in pushing boundaries on economic policy discourse, translating academic research from REAL, and associated post-growth projects, into impactful advocacy, enhancing strong visibility on post-growth ideas and policies.

**The work consists of**:

- Contributing towards mainstreaming post-growth/degrowth concepts and narratives in EU policies and working with allies (eNGOs, social and youth organisations, women’s rights organisations, think tanks, unions or progressive business) on pushing a narrative around the need for and possibility of transformational change;
- Identifying strategic opportunities for post-growth advocacy within the EU policy landscape.
- Collaborating with researchers and leading on the advocacy work to communicate research findings effectively and on translating academic research into policy briefs, messages, and advocacy strategies;
- Building relationships and/or joining ad hoc coalitions with various stakeholders to support the advocacy, campaigning and communication efforts;
- Organising campaigns, events, and meetings to promote post-growth strategies;
- Representing the REAL project policy circles and public events, in multi-stakeholder platforms and with the media; preparing public presentations, defending positions and co-designing events with other stakeholders; writing op-eds and other communiques to disseminate results and proposals of the project in timely opportunities (e.g. during COP events, EU elections, etc).

**Qualities and experience**:

- Passionate about challenging conventional economic policies and advocating for post-growth/degrowth alternatives;
- Have ideally 2+ years of relevant work experience (5+ years a for Senior Officer) with advocacy and campaigning on economic transition matters, in particular ecological economics and degrowth;
- Strong knowledge of EU policies and understanding of the structure of EU institutions and how to influence policy-making;
- Have strong communications and networking skills, feel confident to take the floor at public events and with media and represent the project in different settings;
- High level of written and spoken English (native speaker or equivalent) with fluency in other EU languages being considered an asset;
- Be well organised and a team player, while able to work independently;
- Subscribes to the REAL project values and EEB’s values.

**The EEB offers**:

- A competitive salary (gross monthly salary starting from 2981 EUR for a Policy Officer and 3643 EUR for a Senior Policy Officer (depending on level of experience) coupled with various benefits such holiday bonus, 13th month, a generous pension scheme, luncheon vouchers, teleworking indemnity, travel insurance, etc.
- A worthy cause, working for a better future where people and nature thrive together;
- An organisation committed to values of democracy, fairness, integrity and sustainability;
- A friendly and respectful work environment**.**

**How to apply**:
**Questionnaire for the post of (Senior) Policy Officer for Post-Growth Transformations**

Please answer the following questions:
1. Looking at the developments in the policy discourse in the last years, what kind of opportunities do you see to promote postgrowth transformations under the current political context? (max. 250 words)

2. Please write an op-ed suitable for publication in _The Guardian_. The op-ed should advocate for a post-growth approach, responding to some of the key themes in the recently published Draghi Competitiveness Report (max. 400-word).

**Deadline for Application**:28 October 2024

**Interviews first round**:Week of 18th of November

**Starting date**:1st of January 2025

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