The European Leadership Network is looking to recruit a Policy Fellow to join the team at our London office. As a Policy Fellow, you would be responsible for contributing to the European Leadership Network’s policy impact, research and events agenda. Main duties include:

• Conducting research and analysis related to the core themes in the ELN agenda;
• Designing interventions on the back of this research and analysis to maximise real-world policy impact, and growing the organisation’s capacity for policy impact;
• Drafting briefing papers in English to a high publishable standard;
• Regularly publishing comment pieces on the ELN website and in other prominent outlets;
• Contributing to drafting speeches and presentations and representing the ELN at conferences and meetings;
• Doing media and briefing journalists on issues related to the ELN agenda;
• Helping to organise and manage events, conferences and overseas high-level delegation visits;
• Contributing to the growth of the ELN network and extending the ELN’s contact network;
• Helping to identify possible sources of research and event funding and sponsorship;
• Contributing to the drafting of grant applications and reports;
• Monitoring international news and events relevant to the organisation’s strategic projects;
• Helping to update the ELN website and associated social network sites such as Twitter and Facebook;
• Team working and staff management skills.

Candidate requirements

• Postgraduate university degree in international relations, security studies, European or Russian studies, or other related field;
• Specific expertise or experience with issues related to Russia-West relations, European Defence or Emerging Technology;
• Demonstrable research capabilities, including publications;
• Excellent oral and written command of English.

Not required but advantageous to your application:

• Experience of fundraising to support policy and research work;
• Experience of organizing high level events;
• Experience of public speaking, to the press or in delivering presentations to policy audiences at seminars or conferences;
• Good Russian language skills; knowledge of other European languages.

Duration: Permanent

https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/job/policy-fellow/