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. GCE envisions a system that respects human rights and the planet, that includes the voice of youth and acknowledges our common, but differentiated responsibility in achieving a carbon-neutral and sustainable world.

About the Role

Since its foundation in 2019, GCE has grown to over 230 volunteers from various countries around Europe, operating on a remote basis. In 2021, GCE registered as an international non-profit association in Belgium (AISBL). Becoming a legal entity unlocked a lot of potential funding sources for the coalition and hence required the establishment of an Operations Team, focusing mostly on administrative, financial, legal, and membership matters. The role of the Head of Operations is to lead the Operations Team and develop GCE’s operational capacity.

Please note that this is a volunteer position.

Tasks

• Manage the Operations Team at Generation Climate Europe.
• Liaise with the Board and the Presidency to develop the organisation’s operational capacity.
• Work with the team to establish a sustainable operations strategy.
• Oversee the work of:
  • the Partnerships Coordinators to map and strengthen GCE external partnerships. 
  • the Community Engagement Team to strengthen the development of GCE current community and alumni network.
  • the Membership Team to improve the engagement and collaboration with our Member Organisations.
  • the Legal and Finance Team to ensure GCE’s compliance with Belgian and EU law.
  • the Fundraising Team to identify relevant operational funding sources for GCE and support the crowdfunding campaign.
  • the Events Leads to supervise the organisation and implementation of GCE events.
  • The Human Resources Coordinator to ensure smooth onboarding and offboarding processes and transform feedback from the volunteers into improved practices.

About You

• You have volunteered for a youth organisation before.
• You are passionate about establishing better processes for people – aka a bit of an admin freak. 
• You have experience managing and coordinating volunteers.
• You have a strong interest in the governance of non-profit associations and in developing organisations’ operational capacity.
• You can be proactive, organised and autonomous.
• You are motivated and detail-oriented.
• You can work remotely and have reliable internet and computer access.
• You are connected to the European context: as we focus on EU advocacy, we welcome applicants with an interest and general understanding of how the EU operates and/or a European background that facilitates this knowledge. 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.

Bonus Points

• You have previous experience in being responsible for operations at a non-profit organisation.
• You have a good knowledge of French.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. If you have any questions or if you have not received a response within three weeks, please reach out to us at people@gceurope.org