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Our EU branch, based in Brussels, is looking for an “EU Affairs Manager” for environment and maritime issues, preferably with a strong legal background. Please visit the EuroBrussels Job site for full details.

Knowledge & Attributes

• Thorough understanding of the structure and functioning of the EU institutions and legislative processes;
• Aware of major EU legislation and regulatory policies impacting oil&gas upstream operations and more widely the energy sector;
• Well informed on and personally open to international issues;
• Basic knowledge of the oil&gas/energy sector would be a plus but not a must;
• Excellent written and spoken English; additional EU languages would be an asset, in particular French would be a clear plus;
• Excellent team worker, having “solidarity” in his/her values;
• Good MSOffice skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Internet.

Skills and experience

• Ability to quickly gain an understanding of legal and technical issues and implications of draft legislative texts;
• Relevant legal experiences in EU environment, shipping and maritime areas are clearly an asset;
• Corporate law and access to information legal regime would be a real added value;
• Minimum of 10 to 15 years’ work experience;
• Understanding political landscape and environment;
• Government relations/public affairs experience at national and EU level;
• Able and constructive negotiator with good presentation skills, listening capacity and ability to identify compromises;
• Networking skills and ability to motivate others;
• Flexible, diplomatic, an ability to work with officials and member companies’ representatives from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds;
• Concise and clear written communication;
• Ability to provide key deliverables under time pressure;
• A team player willing to take on a variety of assignments and assist other secretariat staff at times of peak-load activity.

Deliverables for IOGP Europe

Representing the interests of IOGP members before the European Union by:

• Managing legal issues with EU institutions (Access to info, Ombudsman, etc.) and Belgian authorities (AISBL incorporation, managing boards, minutes etc.);
• Identifying emerging EU issues (environment and marine related, LNG as alternative fuel, liabilities, etc.) and keeping members informed of development of current legislative proposals and policies;
• Management of several committees comprised of member companies’ representatives, proposing and finding compromises, motivated by and motivating for action and drafting agendas, minutes of meetings, industry positions, etc.;
• Important representation role before the EU institutions in several (institutional) Forums and before many other related stakeholders;
• Liaising with other trade associations.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the above deliverables are provided timely and at optimal quality and in compliance with all relevant rules and regulations as well as good governance;
• Develops these deliverables together with the Director EU Affairs;
• Inputs to strategic decisions on the provision of deliverables;
• Contribute to a pleasant working atmosphere for all staff.

Internal:

• In charge of managing the EU Marine & Environment sub committee and of the coordination of the work with some of the London-based IOGP Committees (Environment, Geomatics, Arctic and Legal etc.);
• Together with Director EU Affairs, in charge of the preparation of the general assembly meetings, EU Committee meetings and stakeholder events in Brussels, Management Committee, AGM/EGM, etc.

Organisation

• Reports to Director EU Affairs.

Deadline

• 15 October 2019.

Please send your motivation letter and CV in English to:

Bernard Vanheule, In-House Lawyer
Tel: +32 (0)2 790 77 75
E-mail: bv@iogp.org

Job Description

Qualifications & experience

• Master’s degree in oil & gas upstream discipline; ideally some experience of working in a company or oil & gas institute / research body
• Interest in oil & gas upstream regulation, and in working with external stakeholders on E&P- related issue

Knowledge and attributes

• Fluency in English. Mastery of another EU language is a strong plus in particular French
• Strong ability to analyse and synthesize complex issues, with very good writing skills
• Ability to process lengthy and complex information pieces into short, actionable insights
• Eye for detail – spot what everyone else had missed
• Very positive mood and constructive mindset, enthusiasm for research and data gathering / report drafting
• Willingness to learn and exchange views
• Ability to juggle between numerous tasks
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Strong team spirit and excellent networker
• Foresight, business sense, proactive
• Flexible time-wise and task-wise
• Maintain composure in stressful work situations
• Full proficiency in computer software usage (MSOffice applications, Excel)
• Good understanding of /or open to learn / social media tactics and their implementation

Responsibilities

• Assist the upstream regulatory affairs work of the IOGP Brussels office in gathering and maintaining up-to-date information on EU policy developments relevant to the oil & gas E&P sector
• Help to organise and implement IOGP’s regulatory and stakeholder engagement relating to EU upstream-related regulation, including by preparing background briefs, reports, factsheets, and organising meetings with relevant stakeholders
• Work with relevant colleagues across IOGP and IOGP company members to gather technical material relevant to advocacy activities in Brussels
• Assist the communications and media team in preparing material, events, and activities
• Keep the team updated with relevant industry news and developments
• Attend IOGP meetings / conf calls to take minutes and follow-up on actions
• Flag and attend oil and gas events and report back
• Suggest ways to improve the user-friendliness of IOGP’s information and support regular engagement with member companies
• Assist members and other stakeholders with enquiries, documentation and other information

Role starting date late 2019/early 2020

Ever green Belgian contract (CDI), Brussels based. Please send your CV to Christine Glorieux at cg@iogp.org 09.2019