Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum is hiring a Policy and Advocacy Manager

Position Title: Policy and Advocacy Manager 

Organisation: Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) 

Location: Brussels, Belgium 

Duration: 1 September 2025 – 30 April 2026  

Workload: 100% 

Deadline for submissions: 31 July 2025 (applications reviewed on a rolling basis, early submission strongly encouraged) 

Description of the position

The Secretariat of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF Secretariat) is accepting applications for the position of Policy and Advocacy Manager with exceptional understanding of the Eastern Partnership policy and countries and strong advocacy experience in Brussels to join its team in the organisation’s office in Brussels.

The Policy and Advocacy Manager will be responsible for leading the organisation’s advocacy and working with EaP CSF members and Steering Committee to advance the priorities of EaP countries’ civil society. S/he will work in close connection with relevant EU stakeholders, advocating for EaP CSF’s goals, values and mission.

Key responsibilities:

• Implement the EaP CSF advocacy strategy, develop and implement yearly advocacy plans;

• Work closely with the EaP CSF National Platforms, National Facilitators and Working Group coordinators to formulate advocacy priorities;

• Draft statements, speeches, policy papers and briefing documents, advocacy letters to support EaP CSF’s advocacy priorities;

• Lead the conceptualisation of events, including the EaP CSF Civil Society Summit, EaP Youth Conference and Working Group meetings and ensure follow-up;

• Support the activities of EaP CSF Working Group (WG) 1 including the participation of members in official Eastern Partnership meetings and annual WG meetings, and support WG1 external advocacy;

• Maintain and update the advocacy database of contacts;

• Work closely with the organisation’s Communications Manager to advance advocacy priorities and press visibility;

• Maintain strong relationships with EU representatives, relevant stakeholders and EaP CSF members;

• Represent the Secretariat at conferences, seminars, official meetings and other relevant networks and fora;

• Reporting to donor organisations;

• Fundraising;

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Minimum five years of relevant working experience in an international setting (NGO, international organisation, consultancy) with at least three years of working experience in Brussels;

• Master’s degree in a related field (e.g., International Relations, Public Administration, etc.);

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, adept at engaging with diverse stakeholders;

• Excellent knowledge of and interest in the Eastern Partnership countries and the EU policies vis-à-vis EaP countries;

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite;

• Excellent written and spoken English; preferably, good knowledge of Russian;

• Strong ability to establish priorities, work within tight timelines and multi-task;

• Ability to work under minimal supervision with high level of resilience; Good team player with strong inter-personal skills;

• Strong attention to detail;

• Independent, team player;

• Multi-tasker with strong organisational skills;

• Flexibility to perform a wide variety of tasks in a small office;

• Ability to travel occasionally to the EaP partner countries and within Europe.

What we offer:

• An interesting and varied role in a thriving civil society organisation;

• Being part of a small, friendly, dynamic and international team in the heart of the Brussels EU district;

• CDD fixed-term employment contract;

• Attractive remuneration and competitive fringe benefits (meal vouchers, legal holidays + extra holidays between Christmas and New Year and during summer, representation and teleworking allowance, reimbursement of public transport costs, hospitalisation insurance, professional training).

About the EaP CSF:

The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) is the largest platform of civil society organisations from the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. We aim at promoting European integration, facilitating reforms and democratic transformations in the six EaP countries. EaP CSF is a non-profit, non-government, non-partisan civil society organisation with its headquarters in Brussels. The Secretariat of EaP CSF serves as an information, coordination and expertise hub for the participants of the Forum, the bodies of the Forum, and stakeholders in Brussels and Eastern Partnership countries. It works to support the activities of the Steering Committee and enhance the advocacy and visibility of the Forum.

Selection procedure

Interested candidates must submit their application documents including:

• CV (max. 2 pages) and motivation letter (max. 1 page) in English in one document (PDF format);

• Contact details of two references that will be available to provide information about your professional experience in case you are shortlisted for the role.

Candidates must fill out this form by 31 July 2025: https://forms.gle/hanpExGR56ujkKVR8

Interviews will be conducted in Brussels or online on a rolling basis. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The role is based in Brussels and the candidates must be eligible to work in Belgium. The selected candidate is expected to join the EaP CSF Secretariat team no later than Monday, 1 September 2025.