Required Educational/professional qualifications

• Minimum 3 years relevant professional experience, preferably in journalism/press or media relations; 
• University degree or equivalent qualification preferably in communications, journalism or public relations;  
• Working knowledge of EU institutions and processes, and in particular of climate, energy and environment policy; 
• Journalism or media training considered an asset;
• Native level written and spoken English; additional EU languages considered an asset.

Preferred/desirable qualifications

• Experience of working with NGO’s ;
• Knowledge or experience with campaigning on fossil fuel subsidies or climate finance issues.

 

Experience, skills and abilities

• § Experience writing, editing and proofreading, with a proven ability to manage the production of various types of high quality print and digital media products; 
• Knowledge of, and existing base of contacts with European news media desirable;
• Demonstrable experience of using digital and social media to achieve campaign/advocacy objectives; 
• Ability to prioritise and manage diverse tasks, meeting deadlines while maintaining high editorial standards;    
• Experience of working in a network; internal communication skills desirable;  
• A good team player coupled with ability to be self-reliant and self-disciplined, and use one’s own initiative and to generate new communication ideas; 
• Solid grounding in Microsoft Office applications.

 

Main duties will include

• Responsible for external communications;
• Writing, editing and dissemination of press releases and other documents, responding to media enquiries; 
• Organising production and editing of paper and digital publications; liaising with policy officers to generate online web articles;  
• Manage content and updates to the website (www.caneurope.org);
• Maintain a contact databases of experts and journalists;
• Cataloguing and maintaining CAN Europe’s media coverage;
• Descriptive reporting to funding organisations;
• Develop/liaise and maintain contacts with the media and where necessary act as a spokesperson for CAN Europe.

 

Climate Action Network (CAN Europe) recognised as Europe's leading network working on climate and energy issues is currently seeking an experienced and dynamic Communications Coordinator to join our team in Brussels.  This position will offer the successful candidate an opportunity to be at the centre of the largest movement for global change that will affect people and the planet for centuries to come.

More information on: http://www.caneurope.org/about-us/work-with-us

Knowledge, skills and work spirit

-       You believe in trade as a development tool.

-       You understand how business functions and you are able to engage business people for Fairtrade.

-       You continuously develop generic knowledge of development issues. You have minimum 10 years of experience in general and you have experience in working with producer organizations in the global south and with business partners. 

-       You have a profound knowledge of the commodity trading environment, preferably with food products.

-       You have strong interpersonal skills.

-       You have the ability to analyze and explain complex information concisely. 

-       You are service minded, proactive and pragmatic.

-       You are able to work with multiple deadlines and priorities.

-       You are fluent in French, English and Dutch (both written and spoken) and willing to learn Spanish.

 

Our offer

An interesting function in an area in full expansion and for an international organization. A pleasant working environment with 15 enthusiastic colleagues. A fulltime contract, salary in line with NGO conditions,  100% reimbursement of public transportation, meal vouchers, hospital insurance and  a pension plan.

 Interested?

For questions regarding the content of the function, please contact Karlien Wouters at karlien@fairtradebelgium.be.  

Please apply by email with your CV and motivation letter to Kris Goossenaerts, jobs@fairtradebelgium.be. Deadline for applications is 1^st of January 2017. 

 

Engage yourself for a better world. Fairtrade is an alternative approach to conventional trade and is based on a partnership between producers and consumers. Fairtrade offers producers a better deal and improved terms of trade, in order to improve their lives and give them the opportunity to plan for their future. Fairtrade offers consumers a powerful way to reduce poverty through their daily shopping.

 

FAIRTRADE BELGIUM SEARCHES
FOR IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT

 

SUPPLY CHAIN RELATIONS OFFICER

 

The prime objective of Fairtrade Belgium is the creation of access to our market for producers from the global South. As our new colleague you will play a key role in documenting the development relevance of Fairtrade to generate engagement from our market partners and other key stakeholders. You will do this by translating producer needs into market opportunities and by engaging market partners to take advantage of market trends and opportunities.

 

Job description

-       You will develop expertise and share knowledge in various product categories with a focus on coffee, bananas and cocoa. Your first-hand knowledge about producers and supply chains is built up via a direct contact with Fairtrade international colleagues, producer networks, internal market managers and producer organizations. This will give you the ability to deal with supply chain issues.

-       You will play a key role in translating market opportunities into opportunities for producers by engaging strategically with business partners in Belgium (Retailers, coffee roasters, chocolate manufacturers,…).

-       Your external stakeholders are anyone in need of information (impact, challenges faced by producers, product availability) with respect to trade as a development approach. This includes in the first place companies engaged with Fairtrade, but also partner NGOs and other actors active in development cooperation (universities, campaigners, media actors etc). 

-       You will be actively involved in the organization of producer visits (to and from the South) in function of creating market access for farmers.

1. EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL

• At least 2 years’ experience in accounting, preferably in an NGO environment
• Managing external suppliers / Liaising with social secretariat
• Knowledge of Belgian accounting standards, employment law & payroll.

DESIRABLE

• Degree in accounting / finance, business administration, management or economics
• Experience producing management accounts for reporting to NGO donors
• Experience working in an international environment

2. APTITUDE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

ESSENTIAL

Fluent English (working language of Eurodad)

• Working knowledge of French (or Dutch with basic French).
• Advanced practice of an accounting software, preferably BOB50
• Highly organised, with a commitment to meeting deadlines
• Attention to detail

3. STRONG COMMITMENT TO EURODAD’S OBJECTIVES

Application deadline: 18th December 2016 before midnight Central European Time. 

The purpose of this role is to use your skills and experience in accounting, and your attention to detail, to help manage the finances and accounts of an international network of European NGOs based in Brussels. Committed to supporting the cause of social and economic justice, you will produce accurate financial records that help the organisation make decisions and report to funders, and liaise with payroll office and suppliers. As part of a small, multinational team, you will help make sure Eurodad maintains a strong reputation for reliable and accurate accounts, timely payments of suppliers and staff, compliance with regulations and sound financial management. To ensure we continue to meet the highest standards, we are committed to training and personal development of all our staff. 

This is a full time position but part-time is possible, to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

1. ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Strong communication skills with a very high standard of spoken and written English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including tactful but effective facilitation to agree objectives.
• Politically sharp policy analysis skills, including an ability to analyse political and policy developments, develop strategic advocacy positions that imply transformative change, and implement them using a variety of civil society tactics.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, particularly the ability to plan and execute research that contributes to advocacy strategies, and ability to prioritise, use own initiative and work independently.

2. ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

• At least five years’ relevant work experience, including:
• Working on policy, advocacy, or campaigning, ideally in an advocacy or campaigning civil society organisation, particularly experience of working as part of coalitions or networks.
• Research and analysis, writing briefings or reports on international development or related issues.
• Making complex topics accessible and relevant to policy audiences, including writing succinct and well-structured summaries, articles, and briefings.
• Educated to at least degree level in political sciences, economics, development studies or related subject.
• Computer literate and familiar with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

3. DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE:

• Working in a developing country and/or working with organisations from the Global South
• Understanding of develop finance policy issues, and contemporary policy and political debates
• Understanding of the workings of the European Union, OECD and other relevant multilateral institutions.
• Knowledge of French or Spanish

4. COMMITMENT TO EURODAD’S OBJECTIVES AND WILLINGNESS TO TRAVEL 

Application deadline: 2nd January 2017 before midnight Central European Time. 

The purpose of this role is to help ensure that Eurodad’s exciting work improving the effectiveness of aid and of pushing for a radical change in the way publicly-backed private finance is used is based on robustly researched analysis, with a strong advocacy focus, and that Eurodad continues to build strong coalitions for change. The role involves research, monitoring and analysing policy developments, information sharing and supporting advocacy and networking.

The successful candidate will balance excellent advocacy-focussed research and policy analysis skills with strong interpersonal communication, and the ability to plan, organise and implement under their own initiative. They will be excited by working at the cutting edge of development finance policy campaigns for transformative change, and have experience of working with advocacy-focussed civil society groups or similar organisations. They will need to speak and write English to a very high standard.