Job responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of System Integration, you will lead our work on grids, flexibility and digitalisation. You will support our work on demand response to unlock additional grid capacity and address interoperability challenges. You will develop detailed policy recommendations and advocate for them to EU politicians.

The responsibilities of the position include the following:

• Coordinate one or two of SolarPower Europe’s Workstreams, which are task forces of solar company representatives focused on specific topics;
• Advance SolarPower Europe’s objectives in grids, flexibility, and digitalisation, with a particular focus on demand response. For grids and flexibility, your work will focus on supporting a better balance between grid development and flexibility solutions, ensuring that grids are planned and developed efficiently while fully integrating flexible resources. Regarding digitalisation, you will work to ensure the right level of harmonisation at the EU level for device communication, enabling seamless interoperability and technical integration across the energy system;
• Draft detailed, thought-leading policy recommendations based on research, solar market expertise, and practical insights from our members;
• Build and maintain a strong network with colleagues from the European Commission, Parliament, Council, EU ministries, ACER, CEER, and other EU associations, including ENTSO-E and EU DSO entities. This includes gathering insights on policy developments and communicating the solar industry’s recommendations;
• Represent SolarPower Europe on European stakeholder committees related to grids, demand response, and flexibility solutions;
• Deliver presentations and participate in panel discussions at conferences and trade fairs across the EU;
• Define and implement advocacy strategies to advance SolarPower Europe’s positions with EU decision-makers and stakeholders;
• Prepare briefing notes, presentations, and other materials for members, the management team, external stakeholders, and journalists;
• Contribute to SolarPower Europe’s communication channels, including newsletters, social media, and the website;
• Support SolarPower Europe’s business development, member recruitment, and retention;
• With support from SPE colleagues, organise webinars, workshops, and other events in collaboration with SolarPower Europe’s Events team.

Profile

The ideal candidate has the following professional profile:

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  Master’s degree in a relevant discipline in Energy, Electricity System, Applied Sciences, International Relations, or similar;
• At least 2 year of work experience in EU advocacy in the field of energy or sustainability;
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in advocacy and understanding of the EU policymaking process;
• Profound understanding of the solar PV or renewable energy sector in the EU or national markets, including key players, drivers, barriers, challenges, and trends;
• Knowledge of energy systems, electricity grids, and flexibility solutions is a strong advantage
• Skilled at delving into technical and complex challenges;
• Thriving on building deep knowledge across a broad range of topics and continuously expanding your skillset;
• Ability to coordinate multi-stakeholder projects with senior representatives;
• Analytical problem-solving skills and a results-oriented mindset;
• Strong communication skills in 1:1 conversations, public speaking, and writing;
• Proficient in English, both written and oral.

Our offer

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  A permanent Belgian contract with a competitive remuneration package;
• Employee benefits paid by SolarPower Europe make this offer even more attractive: public transportation allowance, work-from-home allowance, dental and hospitalisation insurance, and lunch vouchers.

Solar for All

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are at the heart of our mission to ensure that solar is at the core of a smart, sustainable and inclusive energy system. The more diverse our team, the more unique perspectives and ideas we can share to move this mission forward.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures and experiences to help make this a reality.

Application

A CV (maximum 2 pages) and a one-page motivation letter should be sent to recruitment@solarpowereurope.org until 18 September 2025, quoting “Policy Advisor” in the subject line.

Note that while we recognise the role of generative AI tools within the workplace, we would like your cover letter to share and demonstrate your unique perspective and approach to the role. For this reason, we discourage overreliance on such tools in your application.