Senior EU Advocate

Who we are

CHEM Trust is a highly respected environmental and health NGO dedicated to preventing synthetic chemicals from causing long-term harm to wildlife and human health. Every day, people and nature are exposed to hazardous chemicals that can disrupt hormones, contribute to disease, and threaten biodiversity. We work tirelessly to ensure these harmful substances are regulated and replaced with safer alternatives.

Our work focuses on and influences chemical policy at the highest levels and ensures that health and environmental concerns remain a priority for governments, regulators, and businesses.

CHEM Trust is a collaboration between CHEM Trust, a UK registered Charity and CHEM Trust Europe eV, which is a charity (eV) based in Germany. Both legal entities work closely together on projects under the name CHEM Trust.

Benefits of working at CHEM Trust

• 31 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Generous pension package: 8% employer contribution, 4% employee
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements with a London office base
• Supportive policies for staff with caring responsibilities
• A family-friendly and inclusive organisational culture

Summary of the role

A large part of CHEM Trust’s work is focused on the EU level, as the EU is an important global economic bloc, has democratic decision-making processes, and is a global leader in most aspects of chemicals policy. However, these policies need improvement to properly protect human health and the environment.

This senior EU advocate role will support the implementation and management of our EU work, including policy, advocacy, and campaigning work, in association with the Director of Policy and Advocacy, other team members, and our network of expert consultants around the EU. This job will require travel to Brussels and other European countries.

We are looking for someone who has experience in successfully influencing decision-making processes, including working with civil servants, experts, elected politicians and civil society. You should be comfortable working with detailed technical scientific issues and should ideally have a scientific background. You must also have the right to live and work in the UK.