About Us
Generation Climate Europe (GCE) is the largest coalition of youth-led networks on climate and environmental issues at the European level. GCE unites the largest youth-led networks, bringing together 381 national organisations across 46 countries in Europe. We are guided by the voices of over 20 million young Europeans. GCE creates a platform for the youth to advocate for a just and green transition in Europe.
About the role
New Economy is a cross-cutting, overarching program at Generation Climate Europe which aims to support the inclusion of young people within beyond growth debates about economic transformation, sustainable resource use, and intergenerational justice. The capacity building & engagement team will organise internal training on new economy topics for Member Organisations and fellow GCE volunteers. They will be responsible for designing and implementing training programs, educational workshops, and engagement events that empower young people and organisations to advocate for a new economy. The Project Officers will work closely with the team and the project lead to deliver the activities planned to a high standard.
Please note that this is a volunteer position.
Tasks
- Produce educational materials of various kinds (e.g. factsheets, social media posts, podcasts) on beyond-growth concepts (eg. degrowth)
- Assist in the organisation of a series of training sessions for young people on new economic thinking (especially targeted at GCE teams and member organisations)
- Attend bi-weekly team meetings with the Project Lead and other team members
- Attend regular program-wide calls with the coordinators and other teams in the New Economy program.
About You
- Available to work remotely for around 3-4 hours a week (flexible).
- Confident with the Google Suite and/or Office Suite.
- You are motivated, organised and reliable.
- You are curious and proactive.
- Basic knowledge of EU policy and decision-making processes.
- Basic knowledge of alternative economic models and post-growth theories.
- High proficiency in spoken and written English.
- It is preferable that you are based within a timezone that is -2 or +2 from CET/CEST as it is our main working territory.
- Have a positive attitude and motivation to change our current economic system
Bonus Points
- Academic or practical experience with EU economic policy and alternative economic models.
Please not that for this role the deadline is 17th November 2024.
