EU Policy Advisor

Job Description

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. And we are working for fossil freedom. To achieve this goal, and to ensure our EU affairs team is set for the challenges ahead, we are looking for talented and motivated people who want to make a difference and contribute to a more sustainable future through our work on EU climate and energy policy.

Job Description

Join a leading energy company and shape the future of EU energy policy.

Are you passionate about the transition, the energy sector and EU policy developments? Do you have a curious, analytical and strategic mind? Are you structured and thrive when working together? Do you enjoy writing and creating engaging content?

If so, you might be the perfect fit for our EU policy advisor role at Vattenfall.

What will you do as our EU policy advisor?

• Together with your colleagues, you will work to ensure an EU policy framework that enables Vattenfall to transition to fossil freedom, through:
• Initiating, coordinating and driving impact assessments and positioning of the company, with regards to energy and climate topics in the broadest sense and relating EU policy changes, closely aligning with the rest of the EU affairs team.
• Writing and editing impact assessments, policy papers, presentations, speaking points, briefings, newsletters, blog posts and other internal and external material on EU energy and climate topics.
• Engaging with EU institutions, associations and other stakeholders to represent Vattenfall's positions, views and interests.

Ideally you will work at our Brussels office, although working from our Vattenfall office in Stockholm, Berlin or Amsterdam can be an option.

Qualifications

You have a keen and demonstrable interest in EU energy and climate policy and the way they can/should facilitate the energy transition. You are a strategic thinker, with strong analytical skills and can balance between diving into a topic and seeing how it fits in the bigger picture.
Strong and proven skills in visualising our work and ideas is a benefit.

Next to this you:

• get energy from working together with others, actively seeking to find strengths in others where you may lack something.
• are an expert in giving and asking for feedback to ensure continuous growth.
• are a language wizard, finding the right tone to explain sensitive issues, understanding the views of others.
• have a master's degree or equivalent.
• have excellent written and oral communication skills in English and at least one other EU language, with a preference for Swedish, German, Dutch or Danish.

Additional Information

What can we offer you?

We offer an amazing opportunity to be part of a very international team of committed and driven individuals, spread over several European countries. You will be very autonomous in your work, yet always can rely on the support and engagement of your colleagues.

With a team of 8 colleagues, 5 nationalities, spread over 4 cities, the team embraces the European spirit. Our international company and diverse portfolio of business provides an excellent opportunity to broaden your horizon.

Next to this, we offer good remuneration, a healthy work-life balance, attractive employment conditions and plenty of opportunities for personal and professional development.

Interested?

We welcome your application in English no later than October 10th, including CV (under the heading “Resume”) and a motivational letter (under the heading “Additional attachments”), via the application button at this page. Please indicate your preferred location in your application.

We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

Applications will be handled continuously throughout the application period why we ask you not to wait until the last day before sending in your application.

For more information about the position you are welcome to contact Director Public & Regulatory Affairs EU, Helga Franse, helga.franse@vattenfall.com or recruiter Manon Stijnen, manon.stijnen@vattenfall.com.

We look forward to your application!

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.