Policy Assistant for Climate and Energy - Brussels, België - BUREAU EUROPÉEN D'ENVIRONNEMENT - EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL BUREAU

Beschrijving

**Description de l'entreprise
**The European Environmental Bureau
a network of more than 180 environmental citizens' organisations,
is recruiting a Policy Assistant for Climate and Energy
(paid internship based on a convention d'immersion professionnelle, i.e. CIP contract)
Are you passionate about making a difference during a transformative time for changing the ways Europeans use energy in their homes? Do you care about the climate, the environment, and democracy?
The European Environmental Bureau might have just the right opportunity for you.
The background for this post

The EU imports 45% of its gas from Russia, and the war in Ukraine has painfully underscored Europe's needs to boost energy efficiency and transition to cleaner, cheaper, and more diverse sources of renewables - a message expected to be reiterated in this upcoming Wednesday's Winter Package from the Commission.

With 75% of European homes using fossil fuels for heating, the sector has always been a matter of concern in climate topics.

Luckily, the European Union (EU) is currently discussing legislation that aims at ensuring that European buildings play their part in decarbonising the economy: most notably, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) recast; and the revision of the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling regulations for heating systems.

At national level, several member states have already enacted some form of limitation to the installation of fossil heating.

**Description de la fonction

**The EEB offers:

• A minimum of six and maximum of 12 months paid internship contract around 1.150€ net/month (convention d'immersion professionnelle), coupled with various benefits: transport costs reimbursement, luncheon vouchers, working from home indemnity
• An opportunity to learn about EU decisionmaking and the functioning of an environmental nongovernmental organisation in Brussels
• An opportunity to work for a worthy cause.

How to apply:
Questionnaire for the post of ¿Policy Assistant for Climate and Energy¿ (please do not exceed 2000 characters per question)

Question 1:
Why should the building sector be a priority in the decarbonisation of EU's economy?

Question 2:
What a
re the most common technologies to achieve buildings' decarbonisation, particularly in the case of renovations?

Question 3:
In which way do fossil fuels relate to energy poverty and what policies can you mention that can promote the decarbonisation of buildings and transport while leaving no one behind?

**Description du profil
**About you

You are a motivated, dynamic self-starter, organised, attentive to detail and able to clearly communicate conceptual topics and make them relatable to your audience.

You have a keen interest in energy (either production or consumption), climate mitigation and adaptation, and circular economy, and are eager to learn about new topics to help build a better future where people and nature thrive together.

The Policy Assistant for Climate and Energy will:

• Support the development of documents that will be used for awareness-raising, as well as to support advocacy actions
• Assist in developing core messages for communication to tackle the biodiversity and climate crises synergistically
• Assist in the call for tender and selection process for expert to write documents and reports
• Help organising meeting and events
• Help coordinating the Campaign's members and organising regular calls
• Support the comms team in writing attentiongrabbing articles and punchy opinion pieces for media outlets and the EEB's news channel META
• Offer support in developing advocacyframed communication on the phase out of fossil fuels heating and cooling and the promotion of Renewable heating
• Contribute to strategic discussions within Energy and climate team
• Attend meetings and events, and report relevant outcomes to colleagues
• Bachelor's or master's degree or equivalent in a relevant field
• Very good command of English required, other EU language(s) an asset
• Ability to communicate persuasively and explain complex and technical information clearly and succinctly
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Good analytical and organisational skills
• Good organisational and project management skills
• Ability to build productive working relationships with people from different cultures and backgrounds
• Ability to produce content tailored to different audiences (e.g. members, decisionmakers)
• Ability to work with NGO coalitions on agreed advocacy and campaign actions
• Interest in environmental and/or social causes
• Subscribes to the EEB's values.

Informations supplementaires
Lieu de travail Bruxelles, Belgique


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How to apply:
Questionnaire for the post of ¿Policy Assistant for Climate and Energy¿ (please do not exceed 2000 characters per question)

Question 1:
Why should the building sector be a priority in the decarbonisation of EU's economy?

Question 2:
What a