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
GCE has been working on the concept of Future Generations since 2020 and has now decided to place it at the core of its work. We believe that intergenerational justice should play a key role in climate and environmental decision-making processes in the EU. This is crucial to ensure that the interests of young people and future generations are fully considered when decisions are taken by the EU and its Member States.
The Future Generations team needs an Advocacy Project Lead who would co-lead (with another person) the advocacy part of our work on intergenerational justice. Our Advocacy Project aims to advocate for the integration of intergenerational justice in EU decision-making processes on climate and sustainability issues. We would love to recruit someone who believes in the necessity of mainstreaming the application of intergenerational justice across different environmental policy areas.
Please note that this is a volunteer position.
Tasks
- Liaise with relevant stakeholders advocating on intergenerational justice issues.
- Coordinate the delivery of our advocacy-oriented activities (organising a high-level multi-stakeholder event, bringing together youth representatives, EU and national decision-makers and experts on intergenerational justice ; organise meetings with relevant decision-makers regarding intergenerational justice)
- Lead a team of people advocating for the integration of intergenerational justice in EU decision-making.
About You
- You have volunteered for a youth organisation before.
- You have some basic knowledge on EU institutions/EU policy.
- You have an interest/experience in advocacy.
- You have an interest/experience in horizontal policy issues.
- You have great people skills.
- You are proactive and organised.
- 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 research or advocacy experience on intergenerational justice.
- You have previous experience leading a team.
- You have an extensive network within the field(s) of: climate, European policy, youth advocacy.
