Digital Policy Officer

European Consumer Organisation

Length of contract
12 month

About the Organisation

BEUC collaborates with other international consumer organizations and stakeholders to strengthen consumer advocacy globally. It is also a key player in building a consumer-friendly digital and sustainable economy in Europe. Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs (BEUC), the European Consumer Organisation, is an umbrella group representing consumer organizations across Europe. Founded in 1962, BEUC promotes and defends European consumers' rights by advocating for policies and legislation that improve consumer protection and well-being.

About the role

BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation – is currently looking for a Digital Policy officer to reinforce its Digital Team in Brussels, Belgium. Reporting directly to the Head of Digital Policy, you will be in charge of coordinating BEUC’s advocacy work on simplification of the EU digital rulebook and supporting team members on specific files.

Responsibilities

• Devising strategies to advance BEUC’s mission;
• Drafting and coordinating the development and promotion of policy documents with BEUC members;
• Creating and cultivating relationships with policymakers, regulators, donors, and external stakeholders such as NGOs, academia, industry, and other potential partners;
• Representing BEUC in meetings, conferences, and other external events;
• Helping other colleagues and teams with questions related to digital rights;
• Working alongside the communications team on event organisation and the public-facing angle of campaigns, including on social media and in the press.
• Supporting the organisation’s fundraising and reporting obligations to donors.

Skills, Competencies & Experience

• Relevant experience of 3+ years on EU digital rights in an environment such as NGO, regulator, EU institution, EU trade association, consultancy, law firm;
• Good working knowledge of how the EU institutions and regulators responsible for enforcing various EU digital rules work;
• Demonstrable interest in and understanding of EU telecoms’ rules would be an asset.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills in English are essential; knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage.
• Relationship builder able to process information quickly to develop knowledge and narratives supporting BEUC’s mission to advance digital consumer and fundamental rights;
• A highly organised, structured, strategic and independent professional, capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously;
• An individual who shares our commitment to an inclusive and diverse team and our culture of being open-minded, ambitious, respectful, and self-aware.

Required Qualifications

• An advanced university degree (master’s degree) in Law, EU law, Computer Science, or related fields. A specialisation in digital and/or consumer law would be an advantage.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Fringe benefits, Extra-legal paid leave
• Partial homeworking and the potential to be renewed;
• Networking opportunities with numerous stakeholders and decision makers;
• A non-routine job involving action in several topics related to digital and telecommunications.
• The opportunity to deliver positive impact in an exciting organisation with a dynamic, committed, and fun team in the heart of Brussels.

Conditions of employment

• Candidates must be committed to official registration in Belgium

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the Brussels office and remotely

How to apply

• Applications for the position should be sent by 10th August 2025 by e-mail to [email protected] with the subject line: Digital Policy Officer.
• Your application should include the following documents:
  • A curriculum vitae, with no photo;
  • A short motivation letter.
• In a separate file, answers to the following questions:
  • Why would you like to work at BEUC? [Briefly explain the main reasons that motivate you to work at BEUC, using a maximum of 250 words.]
  • What ideas would you have to advance BEUC’s digital rights priorities in the current political and economic context? [Using a maximum of 250 words.]

Interviews

• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• The first round of interviews will take place the week of 25th August 2025, and the second round the week of 8th September 2025.
• The expected entry into function is October 2025.

Policies

BEUC is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. To avoid unconscious bias, CVs are anonymised during the selection process. Please do not include a photo in your CV.

Privacy notice: In line with BEUC’s privacy policy, the personal data we process during hiring processes is only used for the purposes of carrying out the selection process and is deleted once the process has ended. For shortlisted candidates, we may ask for their consent to keep their information for 6 months after the end of the selection process in case other vacancies that could fit their profile open up.

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