Bellona internship opening – Policy Assistant, Carbon Accounting

Are you interested to work at the intersection of climate technologies and policy? Are you motivated to promote the deployment of climate solutions in Europe? Do you want to work with passionate colleagues on meaningful projects? You might be just the person we are looking for! 

Bellona Europa is looking to recruit a highly motivated, talented and passionate Policy Assistant to support our EU policy work on carbon accounting and assessment of various climate change mitigation options, such as CO2 removal and circularity.

Who we are:?The Bellona Foundation is an independent non-profit organisation that aims to meet and fight the climate challenges, through identifying and implementing sustainable environmental solutions. Founded in 1986 as a direct action protest group, we have become a recognised technology and solution-oriented organisation with offices in Oslo, Brussels, Berlin, UK and Russia, and activities across countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Central-Eastern Europe and the USA. Altogether, some 60 engineers, ecologists, nuclear physicists, economists, lawyers, political scientists and journalists work at Bellona. We work towards reaching a greater ecological understanding, protection of nature, the environment and health. We are engaged in a broad spectrum of current national and international environmental questions and issues around the world.??

Description: Bellona Europa is looking to recruit a Policy Assistant to support our EU policy work on carbon accounting and assessment of various climate change mitigation options, such as CO2 removal and circularity. The position will also include assisting on project execution, management and communication as well as event coordination and planning.

Key responsibilities: 

• Analyse potential climate solutions and their climate impact
• Monitor relevant legislative and political developments in the EU
• Support the team’s communications and engagement activities in Brussels and abroad
• Draft articles and contribute to publications
• Represent Bellona in meetings, conferences and events, prepare meeting notes, write minutes
• Providing practical and substantive support to the organisation of conferences and events;

Expected skills and requirements: 

• A relevant master’s degree (e.g., in Environmental Science, Earth and Climate System Science, Sustainable Development, Environmental Governance or similar)
• Excellent spoken and written English and another relevant European language
• Awareness and understanding of various technologies and processes relating to industrial and transport decarbonisation
• Demonstrable commitment to the values and organisational goals of Bellona and the wider environmental movement
• A true team player, able to multitask and prioritize
• Ability to and willingness to travel internationally, as required (COVID permitting).
• Eligible to reside and work in Belgium

Desirable: 

• Good understanding of climate science and the climate system
• Demonstrable ability to engage with stakeholders and institutions of the EU
• Good knowledge of policy and regulatory frameworks in the relevant countries relating to climate change

We offer a paid internship on an initial 6-month contract (Belgian CIP), with the possibility of extension; starting as soon as possible. Please specify your preferred start date.
Bellona promotes a multicultural, flexible, inclusive and collaborative work environment.

How to apply?

Please send us your application respecting the following instructions: One PDF document including both your cover letter (1 page max outlining your motivation for the position) and your CV (2 pages max). Your PDF file should be named as follows: familyname_name.pdf. Please send your application by email to Mark Preston Aragonès mark@bellona.org, indicating ‘Bellona internship application’ in the subject line, by 14 November 2021, 17:00 CET at the latest. We strongly recommend sending your application as soon as possible however, as we reserve the right to take a recruitment decision earlier. Please also indicate where you found our vacancy.

We warmly thank you in advance for your application, your time and your interest in this internship position. Kindly note only short-listed candidates will be contacted due to the large amount of applications we expect. If you receive no feedback by the end of November, please consider you have not been selected.