Policy Assistant - Brussels, België - Fundación Oceana

Fundación Oceana

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Brussels, België

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Sophie Dubois

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Beschrijving

Reports to:
Campaign Director

Department:
Campaigns Oceana in Europe

Location:
Based in Oceana in Europe (Madrid, Brussels, Copenhagen)

Duration:
Temporary from March to December Full time.

About Oceana:
Oceana is the largest international advocacy organisation dedicated solely to ocean conservation.

Oceana is rebuilding abundant and biodiverse oceans y wining science-based policies in countries that control over one-quarter of the world's wild fish catch.

We are a leader in science-based advocacy, and we campaign for policies to make the world's oceans more abundant, vibrant, and biodiverse.

We operate as a combined international organisation.

Through recent expansion, our talented staff consists of about 240 people, working in more than 12 countries, including scientists, communications, fundraising, finance, administration, policy, and advocacy experts.

When you work at Oceana, you are part of an organisation that changes people's lives by protecting the oceans, improving food security, and enhancing livelihoods.

Whether you are contributing as a policy advocate, expert, fundraiser, or team member, you play a pivotal role in helping people achieve their goals every day.

Our culture is one of talented people working together with a common purpose.

As an Oceana team member, you know that what you do matters. Join us today to protect the world's oceans and restore them to their former level of abundance

The role:
Under the supervision of Campaign Director, the Policy Assistant will support our campaign team in Oceana in Europe.

In close coordination with the campaign team, the Policy Assistant will provide support to Campaigns and will manage a variety of projects as well as contribute to Oceana in Europe communications and advocacy.

Main Responsibilities:

Assist the lead of the Oceana in Europe campaigns with communications, research, policy, or logístical tasks.
Conduct research on marine issues, technical and policy content, as needed.
Review and prepare communication materials for use online and in the media (e.g., social media content, press releases, opeds, blogs, videos).
Organise and participate in (online) workshops organised by Oceana in Europe with key stakeholders.
Coordinate daily with the campaign lead or other Oceana in Europe colleagues to ensure consistent and timely messaging, as well as fully leveraging Oceana in Europe's website, deliverables, and resources.
Stay abreast of ocean news, current social media trends, and new opportunities and propose informed ideas to support Oceana in Europe's campaign communications.
Complete any other function within the scope that their supervisor may request.

Education and work experience:

Bachelor's degree in marine science, legal, politics, or other relevant disciplines.
At least 1 year of experience in legal, scientific research, policy and/or communications functions with similar responsibilities, preferably acquired in an international organization.
Knowledge of marine issues and of policies to address it.
Experience in an international nonprofit preferred.

Skills and knowledge:

Native (or C1 equivalent) English. Additional languages are a plus.
Excellent writing skills, to be able to deliver campaign messaging to different audiences on various platforms (Oceana in Europe website, social media, press releases).
Strong research and analytical skills.
Teamwork and organisational alignment.
Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision.
Achievement focus.
An active listener with strong verbal and written communications skills.
Must be proactive and actively engage fellow colleagues to coordinate actions, assemble and verify information.
Datadriven and experienced in researching complex topics.
Does not feel intimidated by multitasking or working on more than one project at once.
Genuine interest in ocean conservation and knowledge of EU (European Union) policy.

- _Oceana's offices in Europe operate on a hybrid schedule and employees are required to work from their assigned office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, while the employees may work from home on Monday and Friday_.

How to apply?

The above declarations are not intended to be an "all inclusive" list of duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and are a reasonable representation of its activities.

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