Deputy Director, Spain

Do you want to play your part in changing transport’s climate impact and continued reliance on fossil fuels? Transport & Environment (T&E) is looking for a talented and dynamic Deputy Director for T&E Spain to support the implementation of T&E’s work on addressing the climate impact of transport. The Deputy Director directly reports to the Spain Director, providing guidance on the strategic direction of the Spain team’s work plan, while ensuring the current objectives and projects are successfully implemented.

We are searching for a candidate who is excited to address the transport sector’s challenges, identify opportunities and help turn them into advantages for economic and environmental sustainability.

So if you are someone who gets excited about steering Spain’s energy and transport future towards a sustainable future, and want to have a real impact, then this is the job for you!

Job description:

• Speaking and (re)presenting T&E’s advocacy work in industry, policy or NGO events

• Providing strategic input and guidance to the Spain Director on political strategies and fundraising efforts;

• Supporting the Spain Director in the implementation of the Spain team’s projects, by turning long term goals into short term objectives, managing budgets and staff resources;

• Coordinate with other T&E National offices, as well as Brussels-based teams on issues that are reflected in the Spain work programme;

• Building and maintaining contact with policy-makers and T&E members working in this field;

• Leading the work on building formal and informal coalitions with key industry players, research institutes, partner NGOs;

• Identifying, commissioning and delivering impactful research tailored to the needs of the policy campaigns;

• Support the overall functioning of the team;

Skillset we look for: 

• Five to seven years of relevant experience of managing projects and/or staff in either the transport sector, energy sector, government advocacy;

• Ability to analyse complex data and translate them into concrete policy and regulatory initiatives;

• Excellent coordination skills, with an ability to engage with, build and manage multi-stakeholder coalitions;

• Strong interpersonal and team-working skills, and a willingness to develop a network in Spain;

• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines; eager to learn, with a positive and optimistic attitude when faced with challenges;

• The confidence to think and act with initiative, to engage and influence policy-makers of different stripes, industry representatives and other stakeholders at the highest level;

• The ability and motivation to learn technical, economic and legal information, to independently develop new political, economic or legal arguments and evidence and use them to convince key stakeholders;

• Project management skills;

• Good writing, communication and presentation skills;

• Excellent command, spoken and written, of Spanish and English.

How to apply

Apply by submitting your CV and motivation letter at jobs.transportenvironment.org

The deadline for applications is October 27, 2024.

This position is a full time position for 1 year based in Madrid, Spain, with the possibility to extend it dependent on funding. While we offer a flexible working environment, there is an expectation that there are at least two days per week spent in the office.

The start date would be as soon as possible.

The salary package depends on experience. We are an equal opportunities employer and offer competitive salary and benefits.

About Transport & Environment

Transport & Environment (T&E) is Europe's leading environmental association for clean transport. Our vision is an emission-free mobility system that is affordable and has minimal impact on our health and the environment. Since our foundation 30 years ago, T&E has helped shape some of the most important environmental legislation in Europe. We pushed the EU to set the world's most ambitious CO2 standards for cars and trucks, but also helped expose the Dieselgate scandal; we have successfully lobbied for the elimination of palm oil diesel, a global ban on dirty marine fuels and the creation of the Aviation Emissions Trading Scheme, the world's largest aviation carbon market, to name just a few.

We develop fact-based solutions and concepts, and create our own analyzes and commission studies. We conduct an intensive dialogue with representatives from politics, business and civil society. In addition, we set up cross-industry projects with companies and organize public events on current transport policy developments. Our staff in Brussels, Rome, Madrid, Paris, Berlin, Warsaw and London work with our 63 national member and partner organisations. In total, our members and supporters represent more than 3.5 million people.