OUR ORGANISATION
Friends of the Earth Ireland is a community at the heart of the
growing movement here for a just world with zero pollution. And we
provide the Secretariat for Stop Climate Chaos, the civil society
coalition campaigning ?to ensure Ireland does its fair share to
tackle the causes and consequences of climate change?.
Friends of the Earth?s mission is to campaign and build movement
power to bring about the system change we need for a just world where
people and nature thrive. We are trying to change the world on a
shoestring and in the face of opposition from powerful vested
interests. So we need committed, energetic people on our team. We work
collaboratively to advance the organization?s mission, vision and
values. And we look out for each other as best we can.
We are a small, nimble organization. This means there?ll be plenty
of opportunities to learn and develop new skills. It also means
you?ll need to be flexible and you?ll be expected to get stuck in
and do whatever tasks are required to ensure that work is completed on
time and to the highest standards possible. No matter what our role is
in the organization, whenever we go back to the office we all take
turns with routine office tasks from answering phones to putting out
the bins.
STATEMENT ON SOLIDARITY, PARTICIPATION AND INCLUSION
A commitment to solidarity, participation and inclusion is one of the
fundamental values of Friends of the Earth. We therefore endeavour to
ensure that everyone, particularly marginalised and disadvantaged
groups who might be affected by policy are considered and included in
the conversation. We acknowledge our privilege as people working in an
NGO and understand the fact that there may be barriers to
participation. We strive to expand and diversify civic engagement, by
creating spaces for everybody to participate and be included in
activism and political change.
As part of this commitment to the values of solidarity, participation
and inclusion we strongly encourage applications from those with
identities under-represented in the environmental movement, for
example: people of colour, LGBTQIA+ people, those seeking asylum or
with refugee status, people with a disability, or people are who
members of an ethnic minority.
WE ARE CURRENTLY RECRUITING AN ENERGY POLICY OFFICER
Friends of the Earth Ireland is recruiting an Energy Policy Officer
who will lead our policy analysis and advocacy related to the
decarbonisation of the energy and heating sectors. This means focusing
not only on Ireland?s climate and energy commitments but also
addressing the root causes of social and environmental injustice and
prioritising support for the most vulnerable.
You will drive our policy development and advocacy work in support of
our ?Faster and Fairer Climate Action?, ?Power to the People?
and ?No New Gas Campaigns? as set out in our Strategic Plan. You
will be joining the staff team at a critical and exciting juncture, as
the new climate law has come into force. The period ahead also sees
the rubber meeting the road when it comes to Government
implementation, particularly in terms of phasing out fossil fuels and
delivering a major retrofitting programme to **Apply on the website**.
You will be line managed by Friends of the Earth?s Head of Policy
Change.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIRED SKILLS IN ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION.
* CONTRACT DURATION: This is a **Apply on the website**-month
contract. There is a six-month probationary period. The future of the
post will depend on available organisational funding.
* HOURS PER WEEK: This is a full time post (**Apply on the website**
hours per week). There is a possibility the organization would
consider a proposal from the successful candidate to work 4.5 days a
week or an absolute minimum of 4 days a week. This role requires
flexible working hours including evenings and weekends (when our
volunteers and groups are available).
* SALARY: This post is on our Senior Programme Officer payscale. The
starting gross annual fulltime salary will be between Step 1
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experience.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Conditions are according to Irish legislation including the legal
ability to live and work in Ireland. Friends of the Earth Ireland
adheres to Irish law that prohibits discrimination on basis of age,
sexual orientation, marital status, birth, fortune, religious,
philosophical or political beliefs, language, present or future state
of health, disability, physical or genetic characteristics, sex,
pregnancy, childbirth, maternity, change of sex, nationality, alleged
race, skin colour, ancestry, national, ethnic or social origin.
The working language is English, but applicants are not required to be
native speakers.
APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE BY SENDING YOUR CV (2-PAGE MAX) WITH A COVER
LETTER (1-PAGE MAX) OUTLINING YOUR MOTIVATION FOR APPLYING TO THIS
POSITION TO **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** BY **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**.**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** ON WEDNESDAY **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**TH NOVEMBER **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.
We regret to inform you that we may not in a position to respond to
all candidates and can only guarantee a response to shortlisted
candidates.
_All documentation received by Friends of the Earth will be processed
in accordance with the Data Protection Acts, **Apply on the website**
and **Apply on the website** General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR;
**Apply on the website**). The information will only be used by
Friends of the Earth in the processing of job applications and for
ongoing administrative purposes with job candidates._
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
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