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East FlandersHybrid38 hours/week<3months
As a policy officer, you will build expertise and strategically defend the interests of a specific target group. You will be part of a policy team.
What you do
- Build expertise on violence and discrimination against a specific target group and share this knowledge.
- Conduct literature research, monitor developments in the community, and stay up-to-date with current affairs.
- Participate in conferences, study days, or workshops as a participant or speaker.
- Contribute to research and ensure that experiences and perspectives of the target group are included.
- Advise colleagues on substantive questions about violence and discrimination.
- Translate expertise into well-founded positions, policy proposals, and strategies.
- Collaborate with policy colleagues and partner organizations.
- Work with communication colleagues to develop substantive messages.
- Develop project proposals.
- Defend the interests of the target group.
- Represent the organization at consultation moments with partners and the government.
- Engage in discussions with politicians and policymakers and build a network.
- Monitor current files on discrimination and violence.
- Provide recommendations on how the organization can strategically initiate and follow up on lawsuits.
- Continuously learn and improve.
- Track the progress, results, and impact of your policy work.
- Review what can be improved, adjust the approach where necessary, and formulate advice for the future.
- Monitor another policy theme for 20%, in consultation with the coordinator and policy colleagues.
Profile
- Legal expertise: knowledge of criminal law and legislation on discrimination (specifically on the target group, anti-discrimination law, gender law, and anti-racism law).
- Insight into judicial procedures and recognizing when additional legal advice is needed.
- Substantive knowledge: knowledge of the target group, the social context around gender and sexual diversity, and intersectional thinking.
- Analytical and substantiated: critically assess research, policy information, and signals from the community; distinguish main and secondary issues and translate analysis into substantiated positions and proposals.
- Strategic thinking: determine policy goals, arguments, actions, and stakeholders needed for social change; adjust the approach when the situation changes.
- Clear and convincing communication (written and oral): make complex information understandable, formulate clear messages, and tailor arguments to the interlocutor or audience.
- Constructive collaboration: listen to different perspectives, give and receive feedback, discuss disagreements respectfully, seek solutions, and contribute to joint decisions.
- Build relationships: establish and maintain contacts with policymakers, researchers, and partner organizations; motivate them to work on your theme.
- Structured and independent work: determine goals and priorities, estimate necessary actions, time, and resources to achieve these goals, maintain an overview and create a realistic plan, coordinate in a timely manner, and use results and feedback to improve the approach.
Practical
- The organization offers a warm and inclusive work environment with enthusiastic and committed colleagues.
- Opportunities for personal and professional development, including regular training.
- Flexible working hours: start between 8 AM and 10 AM, end between 4 PM and 8 PM.
- At least two days a week in the office, with Tuesday fixed in Ghent. The second office day can be in Ghent, Antwerp, or Brussels. Remote work is possible on other days.
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