Belgium

Required qualifications

• Minimum 3 years relevant professional experience;
• Working knowledge of EU institutions and processes as well as expertise on the EU building policy development
• Familiarity with broader climate, renewable energy and energy efficiency policies at the European and national level;
• Experience of working with NGOs, preferably in a network environment;
• Experience in advocacy work;
• Excellent interpersonal and team-working skills, time management, flexibility, and reliability;
• Ability to produce results according to schedule and respecting deadlines;
• Fluent written and spoken English; excellent communication skills;
• Ability to work on multiple issues in parallel.

 

Preferred/desirable qualifications

• Experience with EU circular economy policy development;
• Experience in fundraising and reporting would be an asset;
• Experience in writing research papers, reports.

Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe), recognised as Europe's leading network working on climate and energy issues, is currently seeking a highly motivated, dynamic and results-driven  Buildings Policy Coordinator to join our team in Brussels. This position will offer the successful candidate an opportunity to be at the center of the largest movement for global change that will affect people and the planet for centuries to come.

The successful candidate will work on several topics related to EU buildings policies, including the coordination of NGO engagement on the Renovation Wave and related legislative initiatives relevant to the improvement of the energy performance and the decarbonisation of buildings in Europe. She or he will thereby closely work together with other policy coordinators in the CAN Europe team, and with experts in the broad CAN Network all over Europe.

 

Required qualifications

• Minimum 3 years relevant professional experience;
• Working knowledge of EU institutions and processes as well as expertise on the EU building policy development
• Familiarity with broader climate, renewable energy and energy efficiency policies at the European and national level;
• Experience of working with NGOs, preferably in a network environment;
• Experience in advocacy work;
• Excellent interpersonal and team-working skills, time management, flexibility, and reliability;
• Ability to produce results according to schedule and respecting deadlines;
• Fluent written and spoken English; excellent communication skills;
• Ability to work on multiple issues in parallel.

 

Preferred/desirable qualifications

• Experience with EU circular economy policy development;
• Experience in fundraising and reporting would be an asset;
• Experience in writing research papers, reports.

Main duties will include

• Undertake and support advocacy and outreach activities related to EU buildings policy development and related legislative initiatives, in particular those relevant to the improvement of the energy performance and the decarbonisation of buildings in Europe;
• Plan advocacy opportunities and together with NGOs in our network develop an advocacy strategy as well as a network position on priorities for the decarbonisation of buildings, increasing renovations and moving to a fully renewable based heat supply;
• Monitor the implementation of existing policies on buildings such as the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the development of the national long-term renovation strategies
• Represent our network and do advocacy work;
• Engage with relevant stakeholders working on issues relevant to buildings policies such as research institutes, think tanks, the private sector and local authorities and actors.
• Contribute to fundraising efforts related to relevant policy dossiers.

 

This position is based in the CAN Europe secretariat, which houses our team of 25 staff members, in Mundo-B, the sustainable NGO office space near the St. Boniface neighbourhood of Brussels. The bright, sunny office provides an exciting work environment with a restaurant serving organic food, an outdoor terrace, two gardens and plentiful bike-parking spaces.

 

This full time or 4/5 position is based on a Belgian open-ended contract. Please note that the title of Coordinator refers to CAN Europe's role as coordinator of our 170+ members network and not to internal management responsibilities. Remuneration for the job will be between 3400 and 4100 Euro gross/month (Full time equivalent) depending on the years of relevant experience (from 0 to 20 years) and subject to Belgian taxes. Extra benefits include lunch vouchers (7EUR/day), culture & eco vouchers (30EUR/month), phone compensation (39EUR) & full reimbursement of local transport costs.

 

To apply, please send a letter of motivation and CV in English to jobs@caneurope.org with “Buildings Policy Coordinator” as subject line.

 

The letter of motivation should clearly demonstrate why you want the job, stating why you wish to work for a climate NGO and how your skills and experience are relevant to the job requirements detailed above

 

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 3 June at midnight (CET)

First round of Interviews preferably between 8 and 12 June (online)

Second round of Interviews preferably between 22 & 26 June

Expected start date: as soon as possible thereafter

 

 

Contact  

Inquiries to Lionel Dehalu, Head of Operations, lionel@caneurope.org

 

Who Are You?

Education : you have a Master in Finance /Economy or equivalent by professional experience, work experience in a financial support or NGO environment is an asset

Your Working skills:

• You have IT technical knowledge of operational systems such as MS Office, especially Excel
• And an analysing and critical eye
• Accuracy and structured way of working are strengths
• You are solution-focused
• You have a good knowledge French, Dutch and English: good ability to communicate in speaking and writing
• YourUnderstanding & knowledge about Grant Management is an asset
• Basic accounting knowledge is an asset

We also expect:

• Ability to work in flexible teams, an international context and be committed in the organization, respecting the values of Plan International

• Respect the Safeguarding Children and Young People policy of Plan International

Plan International Belgium is an independent organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

 

Our global strategy has a specific focus on equality for girls, to ensure they can learn, lead, decide and thrive. This is our contribution to reaching the sustainable development goals, and in particular gender equality.

 

Background

The International Programmes Department is in charge of the design, the implementation (supervision and support), the control and the reporting (narrative and financial) of the entire programmes portfolio of Plan International Belgium across 16 different countries. The programmes are funded by either institutional donors through grants (the majority) or by own funding allocations. Practically speaking, the department is organised in 5 different working units.

 

This position belongs to the Programme Finance & Compliance Unit, which provides support and control in the field of budget design and financial control to the entire portfolio.

 

Purpose

The Junior Programme Finance Controller is responsible for the execution of result areas and roles in order to support the Programme Finance Controllers and the financial management of Belgium National Office (BNO)’s grants portfolio.  

 

Roles and responsibilities

Financial control of grant portfolio

• Learn and support the financial control process (check the eligibility of expenditures, the implementation of donor rules and requirements, internal procedures, local legislation) for a grant portfolio.
• Learn and support the process of the financial reporting of grants (funds from municipalities / own funded grants).
• Support the follow-up of income and forecast budget and expenditures of the International Programme department

 

Support the management of grant Knowledge centre

• Adapt the training material on FAD procedure
• Follow-up and development of training materials related to Y.O.D.A. (Your organisation’s data & analytics) program.
• Support the financial follow-up of grants in the Fr@me (internal platform for project management)

 

Support the preparation of external audits

• Support the audit preparation process (verification and organisation of supporting documents)
• Assist the Programme Finance Controllers and the Grants & Compliance Advisor during the audits of grants.

 

Donors’ rules and requirements  

• Learn BNO’s main institutional donors’ rules and requirements and support the coaching process internally to BNO as well as for COs and implementing partners.

Expertise en renforcement économique des familles, AGR, AVEC/ACEC

L’objet de la présente mission de consultance est de renforcer l’expertise de SOS Villages d’Enfants Burundi et SOS Villages d’Enfants RD Congo en matière de renforcement économique des familles.

Langue maternelle : Néerlandais

Parfaite connaissance du français

Bonnes notions en droit et en droit international

ASF recherche un contractant pour prendre en charge la traduction de contenu du français vers le néerlandais pour la période 2020-2022.

• Objet: fourniture de traductions
• Appel d'offre ouvert (agences et traducteurs indépendants)
• Date du lancement de l'appel d'offre : 16 juin 2020
• Date limite des demandes de renseignements :  13 juillet 2020
• Date limite de réception des offres (y compris du test) : 16 juillet 2020

Il s’agit principalement mais non exclusivement de la traduction :

• De notre rapport d’activités annuel.
• De "webstories" (news) publiées sur le site internet www.asf.be.
• De courriers de recherches de fonds destinés à nos membres et donateurs.
• De plaquettes consacrées à nos différentes thématiques et pays d’intervention.
• De communiqués de presse.
• De documents destinés à nos bailleurs de fonds (rapports de projets, propositions de projets...).

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Annexes A, B et C