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
One of Generation Climate Europe’s flagship initiatives is the Youth Climate Dialogues. Youth Climate Dialogues create a platform for European youth to engage with the EU institutions – particularly the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council – on climate and environmental issues. Youth Climate and Sustainability Roundtables have been developed in collaboration with the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Youth Forum. As Project Lead on the Youth Climate and Sustainability Roundtables you will support the organisation of at least two Roundtables on selected climate and sustainability issues per year.
For further information, please view previous editions:
- Youth Climate and Sustainability Round Table #1
- Youth Climate and Sustainability Round Table #2
- Youth Climate and Sustainability Round Table #3
- Youth Climate and Sustainability Round Table #4
Tasks
- Collaborate with the GCE Board and other Youth Dialogue Project Leads to support the organisation of the Roundtables.
- Collaborate with the GCE Working Groups and Horizontal Programmes to develop the thematic content of the Roundtables.
- Collaborate with the Communications Coordinators to communicate on the Roundtables on GCE social media channels.
- Support the organisation and moderate preparatory meetings with youth representatives.
- Represent GCE in external meetings.
- Draft and edit papers with policy demands on selected climate and sustainability issues.
- Liaise with youth organisations and youth representatives on selected climate and sustainability thematic areas for the Roundtables.
About You
- You have volunteered for a youth organisation before,
- You have a strong interest in stakeholder engagement mechanisms, in particular focusing on engaging young people in the EU decision-making processes.
- You have great public speaking and moderation skills.
- You are motivated and detail-oriented.
- You are organised and reliable.
- 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 organising high-level conferences engaging youth and EU decision-makers on climate and sustainability issues.
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
