Trade and Investment Campaigner

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Job advertisement: Trade and Investment Campaigner
Deadline: 12th October 2025
Based in: Friends of the Earth Europe, Brussels


Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) is looking for a campaigner for our work on Trade and Investment, with an open-ended contract, starting ideally November 1 2025 and based in the FoEE office in Brussels.
Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) campaigns at the heart of Europe for sustainable and just societies and for the protection of the environment. We are the largest grassroots environmental network in Europe, uniting 31 national organisations with thousands of local groups as part of Friends of the Earth International. Our vision is of a peaceful and sustainable world, founded on social, economic, racial,
gender and environmental justice and free from all forms of domination and exploitation.
The campaigner will work within the Economic Justice (EJ) program. Our Trade and Investment work currently focuses on stopping the EU-Mercosur Trade deal and getting ISDS out of Trade and Investment Treaties. We also keep an eye on trade issues related to the EU-Israel agreement, the EU- US framework agreement and trade negotiations with countries such as Indonesia and India. The Trade campaign is cross program work in FoEE and the Trade and Investment campaigner will work together with colleagues in the EJ program and with campaigners in other programs.
The campaign involves both member groups from our European and International networks and it works closely with key NGO allies in Brussels and in different EU member states.
For this position we are looking for a highly organised, experienced, creative, energetic and motivated individual.

Gewenst profiel

Requirements for the role-holder

 

  • Strong commitment to, and passion to match, the values, vision and mission of Friends of the Earth Europe;
  • Three to five years’ experience in working with an NGO at EU or international level, including advocacy work and corporate campaigning;
  • Experience in managing campaigns including the various responsibilities involved (such as lobbying, organising actions, debates, events, fundraising, research, planning);
  • Experience in dealing with stakeholders from different backgrounds: decision makers at high- and working-level, MEPs, NGOs, FoEE member groups, activists, lobbyists, researchers, media, etc.;
  • Experience in project management including proven ability to effectively adjust plans to rapidly changing circumstances;
  • Good understanding of problems related to Trade and Investment;
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
  • Motivation to exchange with and learn from colleagues;
  • Creativity: able to think out of the box and find new ways to campaign;
  • Flexibility: able to attend evening/weekend meetings and undertake travel.

Ons aanbod

We offer

 

This position is offered for 5 days per week / full time but we are open to discuss an 80% position.

We offer a monthly salary between € 3.866 and € 4.412 gross, depending on experience and a competency assessment.

FoEE offers an attractive benefits package, including a 13th month salary, lunch vouchers, an additional 5 days of holidays per year, pension scheme, hospitalisation and comprehensive travel insurance. We also offer full coverage of train travel in case of commuting within Belgium. FoEE offers a motivating working environment in an international office located in an environmentally-friendly NGO building.

The position is open solely to persons with the right to live and work in the EU. To carry out the job, the team member must be based in Belgium. The job is subject to FoEE’s teleworking policy, which allows for hybrid working.

FoEE actively welcomes candidates of all descriptions, regardless of age, sexual orientation, marital status, wealth, religious, philosophical or political beliefs, language, present or future state of health, disability, physical or genetic characteristics, gender, pregnancy, parental status, change of sex, nationality, race, skin colour, ancestry, nationality, descent, national or ethnic or social origin. FoE Europe strives to make our office as diverse as possible.

Contact

To apply

 

  • Send your CV summarising your experience – education, employment, activism, volunteering, relevant lived experience, etc. (maximum 2 pages, no photos please) and a motivation letter (max 1 page) describing how you meet the above-mentioned requirements, latest by October 12th to: job.trade@foeeurope.org
  • Online interviews are scheduled for the end of October. The ideal starting date of the post is as soon as possible.
  • Due to the volume of applications, we will contact only short-listed candidates – thank you for your understanding.

 

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