We are looking for an experienced EU Policy and Public Affairs Officer to campaign for new laws to prevent and combat child sexual abuse online within Europe, with a particular focus on influencing EU legislation and engaging with relevant EU institutions, including the European Commission and European Parliament.
You will be a hard-working, analytical, and well-organised individual who has a genuine interest in politics and policy development with some understanding of the policy challenges facing the technology sector in the EU.
You must be flexible and willing to travel to regular meetings and events in London and Brussels and other locations as and when required.
Key responsibilities
- Build relationships with relevant EU policymakers, institutions and bodies to expand IWF’s visibility in Brussels;
- To manage the relationship with our EU-based political consultancy;
- To help IWF staff sitting at all levels of the organisation understand EU-based policy and public affairs issues of relevance to help us meet organisational goals;
- Work as part of a wider cross-disciplinary communications and advocacy team, building understanding among colleagues of the issues and advise on appropriate activity to achieve goals;
- Work closely with the press and public relations colleagues at the IWF when it comes to EU matters. This will involve writing press releases and supporting political press stories, writing blogs, social media posts and monitoring.