EU Advocacy Adviser (maternity cover)
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International Planned Parenthood Federation Europe & Central Asia (IPPF Europe & Central Asia)
- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 0-5 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 06/02/2026
- Location: Belgium
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) IPPF works in over 145 countries delivering sexual and reproductive healthcare through our IPPF Member Associations (MA). IPPF is a leading advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all..
KEY TASKS
Brussels-based advocacy and representation:
1. Remain aware of key changes in the EU Institution; keep abreast of factors affecting SRHR and civil society/EU more generally, monitor anti-rights developments
2. Ensure strategic and regular institutional dialogue with relevant stakeholders in the 3 EU institutions. Coordinate regular meetings and nurture key contacts.
3. Monitor specific key EU processes relevant for SRHR and act actively upon them through strategic advocacy activities:
· Funding: the specific EU development cooperation financial instruments relevant for SRHR, the EU budget cycles (including programming) and the multi-annual negotiation.
· Relevant policy and political processes. related to global health, human development and gender equality issues. Specifically follow he implementation of the Gender Action Plan III and the renewal of Gender Action Plan IV.
4. Work collaboratively with other Civil society coalitions, in particular with the Brussels based SRHR partners and when/where relevant with other gender equality/ global health/ international cooperation networks and represent IPPF EN in relevant meetings
5. Be an active member in CONCORD, actively contribute to specific relevant working groups and meetings (especially the MFF task force and the Gender Equality Working Group), coordinate the input of Countdown 2030 Europe partners/ IPPF EN Member associations to CONCORD through their national platforms.
Project implementation:
1. Implement the Brussels based advocacy tasks and priorities of both “Countdown 2030 Europe” and “Protecting Gender Equality from backlash in EU external policies” projects incumbent upon IPPF EN as one of the partners 2. Overall, ensure coordination between Brussels- based and national partners, including keeping the information flow, responding to their information request; soliciting inputs on their national developments as EU member state; assisting them in nurturing relations with their Member State representatives in Brussels. and lead on consortium wide advocacy actions alerts related to the above key EU processes, especially on the MFF negotiations and the GAP renewal.
3. Actively participate in in both projects planning meetings and specific working groups, contribute to projects reporting and joint activities.
QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
· A post graduate qualification (or equivalent through experience) in political/social sciences, development or European Studies
· 3 to 5 years of work experience in European advocacy or advocacy for sexual and reproductive health and rights or similar development issues.
· Proven track record in networking and working in coalitions and alliances
· Thorough knowledge / understanding of EU structures and decision making, EU financial instruments for external action, EU development policies.
· Specific knowledge on gender / sexual and reproductive health and rights, particularly in international development
· Experience with Brussels policy arena and the role played by NGOs in the policy process
KEY TASKS
Brussels-based advocacy and representation:
1. Remain aware of key changes in the EU Institution; keep abreast of factors affecting SRHR and civil society/EU more generally, monitor anti-rights developments
2. Ensure strategic and regular institutional dialogue with relevant stakeholders in the 3 EU institutions. Coordinate regular meetings and nurture key contacts.
3. Monitor specific key EU processes relevant for SRHR and act actively upon them through strategic advocacy activities:
· Funding: the specific EU development cooperation financial instruments relevant for SRHR, the EU budget cycles (including programming) and the multi-annual negotiation.
· Relevant policy and political processes. related to global health, human development and gender equality issues. Specifically follow he implementation of the Gender Action Plan III and the renewal of Gender Action Plan IV.
4. Work collaboratively with other Civil society coalitions, in particular with the Brussels based SRHR partners and when/where relevant with other gender equality/ global health/ international cooperation networks and represent IPPF EN in relevant meetings
5. Be an active member in CONCORD, actively contribute to specific relevant working groups and meetings (especially the MFF task force and the Gender Equality Working Group), coordinate the input of Countdown 2030 Europe partners/ IPPF EN Member associations to CONCORD through their national platforms.
Project implementation:
1. Implement the Brussels based advocacy tasks and priorities of both “Countdown 2030 Europe” and “Protecting Gender Equality from backlash in EU external policies” projects incumbent upon IPPF EN as one of the partners 2. Overall, ensure coordination between Brussels- based and national partners, including keeping the information flow, responding to their information request; soliciting inputs on their national developments as EU member state; assisting them in nurturing relations with their Member State representatives in Brussels. and lead on consortium wide advocacy actions alerts related to the above key EU processes, especially on the MFF negotiations and the GAP renewal.
3. Actively participate in in both projects planning meetings and specific working groups, contribute to projects reporting and joint activities.
QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
· A post graduate qualification (or equivalent through experience) in political/social sciences, development or European Studies
· 3 to 5 years of work experience in European advocacy or advocacy for sexual and reproductive health and rights or similar development issues.
· Proven track record in networking and working in coalitions and alliances
· Thorough knowledge / understanding of EU structures and decision making, EU financial instruments for external action, EU development policies.
· Specific knowledge on gender / sexual and reproductive health and rights, particularly in international development
· Experience with Brussels policy arena and the role played by NGOs in the policy process
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