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Climate and Energy Campaigner

  • Friends of the Earth Europe
Brussels, Belgium
Contract staff
Published:
Application Deadline: July 13, 2025
  • Friends of the Earth Europe
Brussels, Belgium
Contract staff
Published:
Application Deadline: July 13, 2025
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To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter to: climateandenergyjobs@foeeurope.org

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) campaigns at the heart of Europe for sustainable and just societies and for the protection of the environment. We are the largest grassroots environmental network in Europe, uniting 31 national organisations with thousands of local groups as part of Friends of the Earth International. Our vision is of a peaceful and sustainable world, founded on social, economic, racial, gender and environmental justice and free from all forms of domination and exploitation.

We are looking for a campaigner who will work as a member of the Climate Justice and Energy team. If successful, you will contribute to FoEE’s climate justice and energy programme’s work on energy poverty, community energy and tackling the fossil-fuel industry. If successful you will help promote the importance of addressing the climate crisis and social issues together (e.g. through housing renovations and renewables) and ending the grip of fossil fuels on our energy system.

Are you passionate about intersectional, climate-justice movements across Europe? Do you want to be part of the talented Friends of the Earth team working for a just energy transition? Then this job is for you. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of an environmental-justice NGO working at the European level and a vibrant European network.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Support and strengthen the European movement for a socially fair energy transformation, including supporting FoE Europe member groups, social-justice allies and grassroots groups;

  • Work to develop FoE Europe’s policies, expertise and campaign strategies on climate justice and energy;

  • Build coalitions and alliances beyond the current environmental campaign network, in particular with the social sector.


Expected Outcomes

  • Coordinate activities and strategies with key allies and alliances;

  • Support and strengthen the European climate-justice movement and amplify sustainable solutions – such as community energy, renovations and a just energy transition – including supporting FoEE member groups in campaign preparation;

  • Produce press releases and a range of online (social-media) and offline communication materials (briefings, reports, studies, blog articles, infographics, videos, op-eds) in close cooperation with communications colleagues;

  • Develop and implement activities (e.g. stunts, petitions) in close cooperation with other members of the Climate Justice and Energy team;

  • Maintain an overview of key research, events and policy developments;

  • Contribute to the strategy and tactics of the ECJ programme beyond the specific work on energy savings and energy poverty;

  • Represent FoEE externally, including to the media and at external events;

  • Manage and coordinate events and webinars;

  • Use social media effectively and creatively.


Team Membership

  • Actively participate in staff meetings and events;

  • Report to and advise the ECJ-team coordinator on the campaign;

  • Carry out and deliver on annual planning, budgeting and fundraising;

  • Give and receive constructive feedback and support to/from colleagues;

  • Undertake training and self-development as required.


REQUIREMENTS:

Essential

  • Strong commitment to, and passion matching, the values, vision and mission of Friends of the Earth Europe;

  • Clear understanding of – and commitment to – intersectional campaigns for climate justice;

  • Experience managing campaigns (fund-raising & reporting, research, planning, coalition and alliance building, advocacy, event management, communications);

  • Minimum three years’ experience working with an NGO or social-justice organisation;

  • Experience engaging stakeholders from varied backgrounds (decision-makers, MEPs, NGOs, grassroots groups, social-justice organisations, trade unions, activists, lobbyists, researchers, media, etc.);

  • Project-management experience, with proven ability to adjust plans rapidly to changing circumstances;

  • Good understanding of energy and/or climate issues;

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English (additional European working languages an advantage);

  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team;

  • Motivation to exchange with and learn from colleagues;

  • Creative, “out-of-the-box” thinking to find new ways to campaign;

  • Ability to attend evening/weekend meetings and undertake travel, mainly within Europe.


Desirable

  • Experience managing projects funded from European programmes;

  • Negotiation and interpersonal communication skills;

  • Oral and written communication skills in another European language;

  • Previous experience working with an environmental or civil-society NGO.


WHAT WE OFFER:

  • This position is offered for 5 days per week in Brussels, Belgium for a period of 9 months subject to potential extension;

  • We offer a monthly salary between € 3 866.12 and € 4.533,94 gross, depending on a competency assessment;

  • FoEE offers an attractive benefits package, including a 13th month salary, lunch vouchers, an additional 5 days of holidays per year, pension scheme, hospitalisation and comprehensive travel insurance. We also offer full coverage of train travel in case of commuting within Belgium. FoEE offers a motivating working environment in an international office located in an environmentally-friendly NGO building;

  • The position is open solely to persons with the right to live and work in the EU. To carry out the job, the team member must be based in Belgium. The job is subject to FoEE's teleworking policy, which allows for hybrid working;

  • FoEE actively welcomes candidates of all descriptions, regardless of age, sexual orientation, marital status, wealth, religious, philosophical or political beliefs, language, present or future state of health, disability, physical or genetic characteristics, gender, pregnancy, parental status, change of sex, nationality, race, skin colour, ancestry, nationality, descent, national or ethnic or social origin. FoE Europe strives to make our office as diverse as possible.


HOW TO APPLY:

Send your CV (max 3 pages, no photos) covering education, employment, activism, volunteering and other relevant experience and a motivation letter (max 2 pages) explaining how you meet the requirements by 13 July 2025, 23:59 CET to climateandenergyjobs@foeeurope.org.

Interviews are scheduled for the 23rd and 24th of July 2025. The ideal starting date of the post is as soon as possible.

Due to the volume of applications, we will contact only short-listed candidates - thank you for your understanding.
Apply now

Apply for this job

To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter to: climateandenergyjobs@foeeurope.org

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