Movement Associate

Position description

You are passionate about addressing plastic pollution and its root causes, and have experience in networks or movements. You are enjoying solving problems as well as empowering collective work at the service of systemic change. You understand the power of storytelling to shift narratives and inspire action, and are skilled at amplifying voices through strategic use of network channels, digital media and communications.

You are highly organised, process oriented and very good at anticipating challenges while jumping on opportunities. You have a particular appetite for relationships and synergy building, and are capable of running different tasks simultaneously.

You excel at personal relations and working in an agile international environment with colleagues and members across Europe and the globe.

About the Role

As the Movement Associate for the BFFP Europe movement you would be responsible for:

Manage BFFP Europe membership tools and requests

• Manage tools for the membership: members’ calendar, access to mailing lists and documents for incoming and outgoing members, yearly update of contacts;
• Lead processes around applicants and new members: conduct interviews with member applicants, execute background checks, collect relevant feedback and organise onboarding for new members;
• Act as first point of contact for BFFP Europe core members: manage requests as relevant and dispatch to relevant team members when necessary;
• Manage polls, invitations and email reminders for BFFP Europe movement online meetings.

Support the implementation of the movement building strategy for BFFP Europe

• Be part of the global Movement Support Group, update other regions’ counterparts on movement building developments in Europe and share back relevant information, peer learn, contribute to global processes as relevant;
• Support the European coordinator with the implementation of various pieces of the movement building strategy, including around resilience work.

Support the BFFP Europe Communications officer and the implementation of the BFFP Europe comms strategy

• Monitor members’ work (reports, resources, campaigns) for amplification on BFFP website & social media;
• Draft and create social media content on a regular basis, especially with regards to amplification of members’ work;
• Support website management (WeChooseReuse website).

Support on events

• Research and book venues, accommodation, catering, restaurants and equipment as needed;
• Contribute to the drafting of invitations, registration forms, logistics packs, attendance registers and other key documents;
• Assist with onsite events management.

Contribute to the BFFP Europe coordination team

• Attend team meetings, including weekly team check-ins and quarterly global team calls;
• Contribute to the organising of the monthly calls with the BFFP Europe movement, and in person team meetings.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in a movement or network setting;
• Experience in supporting communications, campaigns and/or projects;
• Experience in working with people from different cultures and nationalities in a way that facilitates an intersectional approach.

Desirable

• Experience working with membership and movement building;
• Experience running communications campaigns on social media;
• Experience in organising events.

Knowledge, skills and understanding

Essential

• Passion for social and environmental justice;
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to details;
• Excellent command of English, and the ability to communicate complicated messages clearly and appropriately to different audiences;
• Strong networking and team building skills appropriate for a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment;
• Solid IT competences with collaborative tools (Google Drive, Slack, Asana, Zoom, Google Groups);
• Interest in issues associated with plastics.

Desirable

• Command of main social media platforms;
• Ability to manage and, as relevant, mediate differences of opinion or disagreements;
• Other languages, apart from English, are a plus.

Personal qualities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills and team player;
• Excellent listener and communicator;
• Organised and able to prioritise;
• Capacity to run different tasks simultaneously;
• Impact driven, solution orientated, and resilient;
• Appetite for working in an agile European and international environment;
• Willingness to work with flexible schedule, as required.

Application instructions

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