DirecciónAPPLiA – Home Appliance Europe is looking for a motivated individual with an interest in environmental and chemical policies to join its Environment team for a 6-months paid internship, with possibility to extend. Please note that candidates must be eligible for a Convention D’immersion Professionnelle (CIP).
About APPLiA
APPLiA is the trade association representing home appliance manufacturers in Europe with 25 Direct Members and 26 National Associations. APPLiA promotes the industry's mission to advance sustainable lifestyles, increasing appliance performance while reducing its impact on the environment. It plays an active role in the fields of sustainability, circular economy, energy efficiency, ecodesign, energy labelling, e-waste, resource management, chemicals, digital economy, trade, consumer protection, safety and standardisation.
Position summary
The successful candidate will report to the Senior Policy Director and Policy Manager for Environment and play a proactive role in APPLiA’s environment team in policy tasks related to the EU Green Deal, Circular Economy, Repair, Chemicals, Substances of Concern, Critical Raw Materials, F-Gases, Sustainable Plastics, Batteries, WEEE, Food Contact Materials, Packaging, and Green Claims.
What you’ll do
● Monitoring, intelligence gathering and analysis of documentation and legislative proposals related to the current EU environmental policy agenda.
● Assess the impacts on the home appliance sector of regulatory and policy initiatives and draft position papers;
● Coordinate internal member working groups - news alerts, preparation of emails, meeting agendas, minutes, presentations, documents and logistics;
● Prepare briefing materials and presentations for stakeholders, regulators, member organisations and senior management;
● Support in coordinating and mapping advocacy activities with national actors and other European industry sectors;
● Arrange outreach and support in organising policy events;
● Represent APPLiA’s environment team at external events/meetings, building up and maintaining a network of key contacts for the related Environment Policy fields.
Where you shine
● Relevant Bachelor or Master’s Degree. Specific studies in European affairs and/or environmental topics are an asset;
● Excellent command of English (written and oral); knowledge of other European languages would be a strong advantage;
● Project management and presentation skills;
● Ability to draft and edit engaging reports, briefings and position papers;
● High level of IT literacy including Google Docs, MS Office, Google presentations, spreadsheets, databases, web-meeting platforms;
● Data and information driven, with an ability to work autonomously and simultaneously on competing demands and deadlines;
● Capacity to work effectively in a cross-cultural and diverse stakeholder environment.
Why us
● The opportunity to get a foot into a career in an EU related environment within an innovative industrial sector;
● A young, motivating, multilingual and multicultural working environment;
● On-the-job mentoring, coaching and training;
● Modern office with a bird’s eye view of Brussels and a team full of high spirits;
● Regular team-building events and travel;
● 6 months paid internship, with possibility to extend to a longer contract after.
Please note that the candidates must be eligible for a Convention D’immersion Professionnelle (CIP).
To apply, please send your CV and motivation letter to Korrina Hegarty, Senior Environment Policy Director, at korrina.hegarty@applia-europe.eu and Franziska Decker, Environment Policy Manager, at franziska.decker@applia-europe.eu by 5 April 2024.
Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis, therefore you are encouraged to send yours as soon as it is ready.
Due to the high number of applications, please note that only the selected candidates will be notified for further process and interview.
Applicants should have a valid EU working permit.
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