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EU Timber Regulation Lawyer (Stakeholder Outreach) ClientEarth


ABOUT THE ROLE
The EU Timber Regulation Stakeholder Outreach Lawyer will play a crucial role in building understanding amongst civil society and industry of the obligations that the Timber Regulation creates. This lawyer will also educate civil society about the opportunities that exist for their direct engagement in the enforcement of the Timber Regulation – and how to use these opportunities in practice. Specifically, this will include developing and delivering educational materials and workshops to industry actors and civil society organisations in Europe, Central and South America, Central and West Africa, Russia and Southeast Asia and fostering working relationships with civil society organisations engaged in the monitoring and enforcement of the Timber Regulation.
This role will be based in ClientEarth’s Brussels office, although exceptional candidates who prefer to be based in our London or Warsaw office will also be considered.
ABOUT YOU
  • You have outstanding legal analytical skills as well as cultural sensitivity and people skills that equip you to identify and work effectively with key stakeholders engaged in the Timber Regulation.
  • You will bring a creative approach to the law and use of legal practice to facilitate the engagement of civil society in the enforcement of the Timber Regulation.
  • You are adept at identifying and taking advantages of opportunities, analysing law and engaging with a wide range of civil society partners.
  • You are an excellent communicator, able to train, convince and collaborate at a high level, and to build and support partnerships and networks.
  • You are also able to adapt your communications effectively to meet the needs of audiences of varied backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and needs. 
  • You are confident, adaptable, resilient and able to take initiative to develop relationships and strategies.
  • You are able to work independently in diverse settings, and work collaboratively within a team.
  • You’ll also need to be willing to travel in Europe and internationally as required.
ABOUT US
ClientEarth is a public interest environmental law group founded in 2007. ClientEarth brings together law, science and policy to create practical solutions to key environmental challenges.  Working in partnership with civil society and policy-makers, ClientEarth is committed to securing the rights of citizens and civil society to participation, information and justice in environmental matters.  In Europe and beyond, ClientEarth’s 50 strong staff includes legal experts qualified in more than nine jurisdictions based in offices in London, Brussels and Warsaw. Our programmes cover biodiversity and ecosystems, climate and energy, and health and environment.
ClientEarth’s Climate and Forests Programme exerts a growing influence on the development and implementation of effective policies to address the drivers of deforestation. We aim to take law and policy forward, beyond narrow sectoral approaches which fail to link together the drivers of natural resource degradation, destruction and livelihood loss for forest peoples and other local communities. Instead, we look for coherent, integrated ecosystem and community rights based approaches to reforming governance of forest land tenure and related natural resources and the effective regulation of consumption patterns driving global deforestation and forest degradation.
Recruitment is open now and you should send your application as soon as possible. Applications are scheduled to close on 4 November 2012. Interviews are intended to take place during the week of 12 November 2012. Nevertheless we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may contact applicants before this closing date.
If you have any questions about the roles advertised or recruitment process, please contact Emily Unwin(eunwin@clientearth.org) or Patricia del Rio (pdelrio@clientearth.org)
For more information on the position and how to apply please visit www.clientearth.org