Public Institutions Affairs Officer

at  Circularise

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Public Institutions Affairs Officer with experience in the field of political communication and external relations in the field of sustainability, circular economy, IT or the chemical or polymer industry.
You will work on Circularises engagement in political processes of the European Union and industry associations. In this role, you will be responsible for assessing engagement opportunities and creating a process for engagement. You will get to follow decision making processes on key legislation in Brussels and translate their results into manageable input for the whole company. Given that this role is the first position in government affairs at Circularise, there are great opportunities for you to strategically set up this work and process at Circularise. You will be regularly spending a day in Brussels to engage in events and improve the visibility of Circularise.

REQUIREMENTS

• At least 5 years of experience in government relations/ public relations/ policy analysis with focus on European politics or national politics of one of the EU member states.
• Ideally a masters degree in a relevant field
• Impeccable organizational and intercultural skills
• You are a great communicator (both written and verbal) and collaborator.
• You are a self-starter who gets excited about the opportunity to launch this work yourself
• Fluent English on a professional level (written & spoken).
• You are a structured thinker who is able to put concepts and idea on paper and explain them from different points of view
• You are able to travel 10-15% (approx. 8 two-night stays a year within the EU)

• Relationship management 60%: Managing the relations with EU institutions and engaging in relevant stakeholder engagement mechanisms of decision making processes. Engaging with key public associations aiming to establish general standards or lobby for industry-favourable legislation. Engaging in projects on creating open software, open standards and data spaces.
• Sector expertise 20%: Following EU Policy and political processes of the European Union and translating them into clear action items and learnings for our customer and the further development of our software as legislation compliance tool.
• Conceptual work 10%: Setting up processes of institutional engagement. As Circularise currently does not have a structured approach to advocacy work, you will be tasked to set up such processes and strategies.
• EU research projects: 10%: research and project management activities in EU research projects of Circularise.