Senior Policy Officer - Passenger

Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies

About the Organisation

Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) brings together railway undertakings, their national associations, as well as infrastructure managers and vehicle leasing companies. The diverse and comprehensive membership made up of long-established bodies, new entrants, and both private and public enterprises, covers the large majority of the rail infrastructure network, rail freight business, and rail passenger operations in the EU, EFTA, and EU accession countries. CER represents the interests of its members towards EU policy makers and transport stakeholders, advocating rail as the backbone of a resilient, competitive, and sustainable transport system in Europe.

CER’s role is to represent the interests of its members on the EU policy-making scene, in particular to support an improved business and regulatory environment for European railway operators and railway infrastructure companies.

About the role

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Senior Passenger Adviser’s main responsibility will be to develop CER positions on a variety of passenger transport-related issues and to promote them as well as represent CER in internal and external meetings and events.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring policy developments and developing CER's position on several transport policy issues
• Working Groups management: preparation, running, and follow-up of internal working groups and working groups shared with stakeholders (passenger associations)
• Developing lobbying material (position papers, fact sheets), writing reports and articles
• Contributing to the organisation of conferences and workshops;
• Stakeholder management and strengthening the association’s relationship with partners in Brussels
• Helping to promote the CER positions towards the European Institutions
• Representing CER in external events and in meetings with partner associations
• Contributing to the weekly internal newsletter and other communication material.

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• At least 6-8 years of professional experience in EU affairs
• Full professional proficiency in English with excellent writing skills
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• A flexible and proactive attitude to work, combined with an autonomous working style
• An entrepreneurial outlook and solution-oriented attitude
• Ability to thrive under pressure and keep to tight deadlines
• Team player, able to build good working relationships with colleagues
• Recognised commitment to ethics and transparency
• Fast learner.

Required Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in a relevant field, in EU public affairs, economics, or engineering

Compensation & Benefits

• We offer a multi-cultural, dynamic, and professionally enriching working environment.
• Terms and conditions are competitive, depending on the experience and qualifications of the candidate.

Working locations

• Brussels, Belgium

How to apply

• Interested candidates should send a cover letter and a CV in English electronically to [email protected] in a file using the format First Name Last Name, CV.pdf. 
• Applications will be treated in confidence and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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