Senior/Principal Consultant – EU Environmental and Climate Transition

Jobtailor; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Jobtailor in Belgium seeks an experienced policy and EU affairs professional to lead consultancy efforts on climate, energy and green transition topics. You will design policy analyses, manage complex projects, and help win new contracts with EU institutions.

You will coordinate teams across policy areas, deliver actionable reports, and communicate findings to donors, policymakers and stakeholders in a fast-paced, multicultural setting. English fluency required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in environmental science, economics, political science, or closely related field.
• Experience advisory and analytical services including policy and programme design, evaluation and impact assessment.
• Project management for EU institutions or technical assistance projects.
• Experience with or within the European Commission is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of EU environmental, sustainability and climate policies.
• Proficiency with both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Demonstrated success in leading proposal development and securing funding or contracts.
• Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
• Fluency in English; additional European languages are an advantage.

Responsabilités

• Manage tasks under tight deadlines and maintain stakeholder relations; willing to travel in Europe and worldwide.
• Contribute to project leadership and delivery.
• Contribute to business acquisition and portfolio growth.
• Help forge and promote the strategy around Green Transition in EU and national markets.
• Expand and manage project teams and coordination.
• Design methodological approaches to answer complex policy questions and trends.
• Generate new business leads, including bid writing for EU tenders.
• Lead projects of varying scales and complexities within project teams.
• Perform analytical and empirical work and draft reports for donors and policymakers.

Connaissances

Climate policy

Policy design

Evaluation & impact assessment

Proposal development

Team & client management

EU project mgmt

Research methods

Communication skills

Formation

Master’s degree in environmental science, environmental or ecological economics, political science, or a closely related field

Outils

Better Regulation Toolbox

Description du poste

Responsibilities

• Manage tasks under tight deadlines, manage relations with clients, partners, and experts, show strong communication skills, be willing to travel in Europe and worldwide, and be proactive.
• Contribute to project leadership and delivery.
• Contribute to business acquisition and growing the portfolio of works.
• Contribute to forge, implement and promote Technopolis Group strategy around Green Transition in the EU and national markets.
• Contribute to expand and manage a team.
• Design methodological approaches to answer complex policy questions and anticipate emerging trends.
• Contribute to generate new business leads, including bid writing in response to calls for tenders/calls for proposals (mainly EU institutions).
• Be part of project team and lead projects of various scales and of various complexities.
• Perform analytical and empirical work.
• Draft reports and policy papers, targeted to donors, policy-makers and target stakeholders.

Requirements

• Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant professional experience in a consultancy, think tank, policy-making body, or applied research organization, working in one or more of the following areas: Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy transition, Circular economy, Green innovation and research, Biodiversity and nature-based solutions, Natural resource management, Blue economy.
• A Master’s degree in environmental science, environmental or ecological economics, political science, or a closely related field.
• Extensive experience in advisory and analytical services, including policy and programme design, evaluation, and impact assessment (preferably with knowledge of the Better Regulation Toolbox).
• Project management for EU institutions or technical assistance projects.
• Team, project, and client management experience working with or within the European Commission is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of EU and international environmental, sustainability and climate policies, such as the EU Green Deal, Fit for 55, Circular Economy Action Plan, REPowerEU, and the Nature Restoration Law, along with awareness of broader sectoral and societal trends.
• Proficiency in both quantitative and qualitative methods, including research design, statistical analysis, big data analytics, ESG indicators, and economic/environmental impact assessment.
• Demonstrated success in leading proposal development and securing funding or contracts.
• Excellent communication, writing, and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information and provide clear, evidence-based conclusions.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced, multicultural environment, with an interest in developing further project coordination and management skills.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written) is essential; knowledge of additional European languages is an advantage.