Energy Advocacy Officer - Cooperatives Europe | Brussels

The energy advocacy officer will be in charge of the following tasks :

• Co-ordinate and develop an appropriate EU energy advocacy strategy for cooperative enterprises;
• Co-ordinate, facilitate and develop the activities of the energy working group;
• Be they key person for Cooperatives Europe within the REScoop 20-20-20 project;
• Initiate relationships with relevant interlocutors within the EU Institutions (EU Commission, EU Parliament, EU Council);
• Create a network of cooperative energy experts and build partnerships/alliances with key external stakeholders;
• Develop joint communication initiatives/campaigns with members and provide input and content for communication activities on energy related issues;
• Co-ordinate the development and implementation of European pilot projects in the field of energy & environment;
• Organise visibility events around energy cooperatives (e.g. during EUSEW);
• Assist the president of the European Federation REScoop.eu in the co-ordination of the activities of the federation.

The energy advocacy officer will report to both organisations: Cooperatives Europe and REScoop.eu.

The applicant will need to meet the following criteria:Essential skills:

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely and to facilitate a small working group;
• Good project management skills;
• An excellent command of English, both written and spoken;
• Ability to work on own initiative/manage own workload.

Desirable skills:

• Knowledge of energy & environment policies and practices at national (and possibly at European level) with possible practical experience;
• Knowledge of the cooperative landscape, in particular in energy;
• Knowledge of European affairs in general;
• Additional languages, French in particular.

Interested candidates are asked to submit their CV and filled in application form (see annex 2) to Cooperatives Europe at recruitment@coopseurope.coop by February 11, 2013 at the latest.
Given the large number of applications we are receiving for our advertised posts, we are only able
to contact those candidates selected for interviews during the second half of February.