Job Title: Advocacy and Campaigns Manager, Foodwatch France
Place of work: Paris, France
Reports to: Head of Campaigns
Salary: approx 4000 Euros pm gross (€48k pa)
What we do? Plain and simple: foodwatch fights for consumers' rights. We are a non-profit organization that draws public attention to practices in the food industry that are not in the interests of consumers. foodwatch fights for the right of consumers to know what they are buying and to enjoy good food that is healthy and uncontaminated.
What's the problem? What we eat is no longer something we decide ourselves. The food industry, lobbyists and politicians control what ends up on our plates and what we know about our food. That‘s got to stop.
Why is it like this? There are several reasons, including: The lack of effective consumer rights, ignorance and an unwillingness to act on behalf of authorities as well as the lack of organization among consumers.
Our Mission: Consumers must have the final word about the food we eat. We have to know what our food is made of so we can consciously decide what we put on our plates.
The foodwatch France Advocacy and Campaigns Manager is in the unique and exciting position to build a new foodwatch branch from the bottom up. During this process you will work closely with the German team to learn and understand the foodwatch culture, before developing a strategy to launch the foodwatch France section.
About the post
You will report to the German campaigns director and build a highly effective campaigning organization with the goal to draw public attention to the practices used by the food industry that do not reflect the interests of consumers or might even be harmful to them. To achieve this goal you will organize and empower concerned citizens and lead the fight around consumer protection issues to ensure that consumers know what they are purchasing and to enjoy good food that is healthy and uncontaminated.
After the launch-phase you will be responsible for researching, conceiving, developing, and running campaigns on a range of consumer protection issues, helping to channel our resources as effective as possible.
Key Accountabilities
· Develop a strategy that engages and organizes citizens all across France to become active foodwatch supporters who join our fight for consumer rights by becoming involved in highly effective advocacy campaigns.
· Operating within a campaign strategy to conceive and execute strategic, creative online programs that build an email list, swell grassroots support, garner media attention, and help protect and advance consumer rights.
· Research and develop strong campaigns that expose and draw public attention to the practices used by the food industry.
· Management of campaign website, including translations, updating content, and creating new pages.
· Management of campaign email program, including list building, advocacy campaigns, email writing and analysis.
· Management of online press outreach and social networking, including blogging, updating campaign social media assets, and blog/online press outreach
· Monitor and evaluate the ongoing political and public debate around issues of food and consumer safety and identify opportunities for strong campaigns
· Build relationships with journalists and media outlets to amplify
Essential Qualifications
· Fluency in spoken and written French and English
· Commitment to foodwatch‘s values and working style that reflects these
· Passion and commitment to consumer protection and citizen empowerment
· High professionalism, self-motivation, efficiency and results-oriented delivery on short timelines.
· Proven ability to analyze complex political issues and to define strategies for achieving policy change across numerous targets.
· Strong teamwork skills, comfortable in a highly collaborative team culture
· Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
· Ability to travel and to spend three to five months in Berlin for training and on-boarding
· Expertise in working with the media including ability to draft campaigns, prepare press releases, contact journalists and promote campaigns.
· First-class interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to cultivate high-level contacts within government, Parliament, the media and civil society sector.
The following are desirable:
· Relevant contacts in politics, the media and the voluntary sector.
· Understanding of the challenges involved in organizing NGO coalition campaigns.
· Knowledge of effective digital campaigning techniques.
The following would be an added advantage:
· Extensive campaigning and advocacy experience; proven ability to inspire, empower and motivate others
· Excellent and confident communicator with experience in external public engagement and media relations, with public speaking skills
· Knowledge of German language
Terms and Conditions
Starting date: July 1st, 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter
Monthly Salary: 4000 Euros gross negotiable, subject to experience
Location: Paris, France
Working Hours: Full time (minimum 40 hours per week). Core office hours are
between 09:00 AM and 5 PM.
Contract Period: The contract is for one year, with the strong expectation that a successful year will lead to a longer-term commitment.
Probation: The appointment is subject to the satisfactory completion of a six month probationary period
Annual Leave 25 days per year, plus one additional day at Christmas and French public holidays.
Recruitment Process / How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter along with your resume. Your cover letter should indicate why you want to become part of foodwatch, why you are qualified, how you learned of this job opening as well as your salary history. E-Mail your documents to info@foodwatch.de
Please send word documents only. Documents should be titled cover
letter“ and CV. Please use "foodwatch France" in the email subject line
Deadline Monday 18th June
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