About the Role
As part of the Political Affairs Team, we are looking for a Political Adviser to carry out advocacy activities towards EU institutions, in partnership with other Political Advisers and Programme Leaders, thereby helping to create a good life for animals in Europe.
Tasks
- Contribute to the elaboration and implementation of political strategies;
- Working with institutional stakeholders in the European Commission, European Parliament, Council and build alliances around our advocacy objectives;
- Produce advocacy arguments to shape key debates on topics connected to animal welfare;
- Involving and engaging Eurogroup for Animals’ community of members to maximise pressure on institutional stakeholders;
- Providing institutional stakeholders and tailored policy solutions, whilst engineering and exploiting innovative opportunities to further our goals wherever possible;
- Shape political calls, contribute, where relevant, to communications and campaigns as well as voting recommendations and legislative mapping (identifying opportunities and threats);
- Draft oral/written questions, lobby briefs, letters and other items for advocacy purposes;
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant EU-level policy decisions in the EU institutions and report regularly to the Eurogroup for Animals team and Member Organisations;
- Act as a representative for Eurogroup for Animals at political events, as needed.
About the Organisation
Eurogroup for Animals is the Brussels-based pan-European animal advocacy organisation federating national and international members the EU and beyond. For 40 years we've been providing a voice for billions of animals used for scientific purposes, kept on farms and homes, and living in the wild. By achieving better legislation, standards, enforcement and societal attitude our vision is to create a Europe that truly cares for animals.
Eurogroup for Animals is recognised as a credible partner at EU level for all the policy issues that affect animals.