Posted on March, 07 2025

Location: WWF European Policy Office in Brussels

Duration: We offer a fixed term contract up to 12 months, starting as soon as possible.

Main responsibilities:

The Sustainable Finance Policy Officer will focus on the following area of work: EU sustainable finance policy. Building on the initial recommendations of the High-Level Expert Group on sustainable finance, the EU laws sustainable finance and corporate accountability, the WWF/E3G/ShareAction 2025-2030 blueprint for EU sustainable finance policy, and wider issues, WWF together with other CSOs is working on several policy opportunities, against deregulation, and are advocating what should come next in term of EU sustainable finance policy reform. Being part of the WWF Sustainable Finance team, the policy officer will focus on five key generic issues: active policy engagement, joint NGO work, close work with WWF national offices, media outreach, fundraising.
Among other issues, the Policy Officer will notably work on prudential rules, and on the monetary policy of the European Central Bank, together with other CSOs.

What you need:

Required Skills and Competencies:

•  A very good understanding of the functioning of the European Union and its legislative processes;
• Very good organization skills;
• Impactful communication: excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, and an ability to communicate complicated messages clearly to different audiences; active listening and empathy skills;
• Flexible task management: well organised and flexible with a high sense of initiative and the ability to work independently and take on additional responsibilities when required. Ability to plan, prioritise and manage a heavy workload and a flexible and positive approach to problem solving;
• Effective collaboration: good team player prepared to contribute proactively to a variety of tasks. Ability to develop good working relationships. Ability to coordinate and manage networks and networking skills;
• Strategic and analytical thinking: excellent research skills and ability to present extensive technical information in a simplified form. Compile ideas into concise proposals and verify own conclusions; knowledge and understanding of the use of databases;
• Balanced resilience: keep performing with high quality and calm when put under the pressure; daring to go out of personal comfort zone and still securing a healthy work-life balance;
• Excellent word processing skills in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint;
• English proficiency is essential; other EU languages are an advantage;
• A firm commitment to WWF’s mission (“to stop the degradation of the earth’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature”) and the core values: Courage, Integrity, Respect & Collaboration.

 What we offer:

• A supportive and inclusive work environment in one of the world’s leading environmental NGOs;
• A 12 months’ contract with competitive salary and other benefits.  The indicative base salary of 3.200 € gross per month with the final figure depending on the skills, competencies and experience of the successful candidate;
• Additional benefits, including allowances for lunch, public transport and home working, health insurance, pension plan, paid holiday and additional month of pay in accordance with Belgian law.

Please consult the attached job description for more information on the position.

How to apply?

We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to make sure their application is considered.

Please send your application to recruitments@wwf.eu and write “Sustainable Finance Policy Officer” in the subject line, and include:

• A single PDF document with your up to date CV (with no picture and birth date and maximum 3 pages) together with a cover letter outlining why you would be a suitable candidate for the role (letter of maximum 400 words);
• Please also indicate whether you have the legal right to work full time in Belgium and tell us when, if selected, you would be able to start.

The deadline for applying is 23 March 2025 midnight, but please note that the vacancy could be closed earlier depending on the number of applications received. 
In such a case, the job advertisement will be updated with a revised deadline at least 2 days in advance of the new deadline. 

Indicative timeline for the interviews:
1st round: week of 31^st March-4 April
2nd round: week of 14-18 April

Please note that we can only respond to successful candidates.

WWF European Policy Office is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable working environment for all our employees. We welcome applications from all people regardless of background, and strongly encourage people with disabilities, people of non-European ethnic origin and nationality, people over 45 years old, to apply. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of age, ethnic or social origin, gender, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, or any other protected characteristic under EU law. We’ll strive to make adjustments to accommodate accessibility needs during the application process.