Policy and Advocacy Officer

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TGEU

Hybrid
  • Location: Germany, Belgium
  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Not specified
  • Remuneration: €46,981 EUR / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 08/01/2025
  • Location: Germany, Belgium
LGBTQI+ rights/ SOGIESC Trans rights
About TGEU
TGEU is a member-based organisation working primarily in Europe and Central Asia for the rights and lives of trans people. TGEU’s mission is to strengthen the rights and wellbeing of trans people in Europe and Central Asia and represents 200+ member organisations in 50 countries.
The Policy and Advocacy Officer will lead on:

Gender-based violence:

  • Develop and implement advocacy strategies combating anti-trans violence with a particular focus on strengthening the legal and policy framework, especially for vulnerable populations, such as sex workers, racialised trans people (in close collaboration with the TGEU and Community Building team) and detainees.
  • Advocate for EU Treaty Changes and the implementation of EU directives on gender-based violence.
Employment, housing, goods and services:

  • Strengthen the inclusion of trans people in gender equality measures and policies.
  • Advance the legal protection of trans people on grounds of gender identity and gender expression.
  • Advance trans people’s access to and position within the job market 
  • Ensuring the implementation of the Equality Bodies Directive at the national level through transposition and 
  • Work with member states on national LGBTIQ action plans.
General:

  • Support other policy team members leading on the anti-gender movement and TGEUs work with the UN
  • Work with relevant stakeholders, including institutions on the European level, such as the European Union and the Council of Europe 
  • Draft policy briefs and publications
  • Contribute to organising  TGEU’s biennial European and Central Asian Trans Council
  • Support planning and grant reporting 
  • Other tasks as assigned
Who are we looking for

For this position, we are looking for an advocate with a strong commitment and interest in trans people’s rights, the functioning of European institutions (EU, Council of Europe) and their human rights mechanisms, good knowledge of international human rights mechanisms, as well as a grounding in the needs and perspectives of trans communities in Europe and Central Asia. A commitment to intersectionality is also critical for this role. 

The candidate should be a self-starter and take initiative in driving the areas of work forward. We are seeking someone who applies a (self-)critical approach to their work and ideally accumulates a set of skills:


Experience

  • At least two years of experience in the areas of policy, advocacy, or European institutions work, particularly with the EU and Council of Europe;
  • At least two years of experience in a national or preferably international organisation;
  • Good knowledge of international human rights mechanisms; UN knowledge is preferable
  • Work or volunteer experience in LGBTI and/or human rights-related fields is desired.
  • Excellent knowledge of English (spoken and written);

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