Policy, Projects and Research Officer

Eurodiaconia

Brussels, Belgium

Eurodiaconia is a federation of organisations, institutions and churches providing social and health services and education on a Christian value base.

Members’ activities facilitate social cohesion and inclusion through diaconal education and provision of social and health services to young and old, people experiencing marginalisation, exclusion and poverty and situations of abuse.

Eurodiaconia creates a platform for diaconal actors in over 20 European countries which facilitate trans-national networking. It also creates a link between the regional, national and European levels, developing ideas and feeding into policies to combat social exclusion; in creating more just societies and in securing dignity for every human being. 

We are currently looking for a dynamic, motivated and skilled individual in the position of Policy, Projects and Research Officer.

The Job

You will be responsible for specific issues from our policy portfolio and will develop advocacy strategies in conjunction with our members and other team members. You will also be project orientated, identifying and shaping projects between our members that will support learning, development, innovation and practice based advocacy. This will include providing members with information about EU funding and other financing possibilities for projects. You will also be enthusiastic about enlarging our knowledge of and use of research to support our advocacy work and will introduce this to our wider work. You will also be methodical and develop systems in our organization for gathering data from our members and having robust monitoring and evaluation systems.

We expect

You should be enthusiastic about being part of the Eurodiaconia team working for social justice in Europe. You should be able to relate to and sympathise with our vision and mission and understand the traditions and unite our membership. You should appreciate the diversity of our membership and the various cultures that they represent. The post holder should be organised, able to work autonomously and be able to identify and implement actions and activities in policy, projects and research fields. Our day to day working language is English but you should be able to communicate well in French/Dutch and other languages, especially German, would be an advantage.

A full job description and person specification can be found on our website.

Applications

Please send your CV and one page cover letter explaining your motivation and why you would be a good candidate for the position based on your experience and skills. Please send your application torecruitment@eurodiaconia.org and put in the subject 'Policy, Projects and Research Officer'.

The closing date for applications is 21 February 2014.