Junior Policy Officer
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OII Europe
- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
- Job type: Job
- Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
- Experience level: 0-5 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: €3,861 EUR / monthly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 09/01/2026
- Location: Germany, Berlin
OII Europe is looking for a 100% (40h/week) Junior Policy Officer to fill a vacancy in our policy team. As successful candidate you will work towards the implementation of human rights standards for intersex people in Europe. The position is initially temporary for one year, with the perspective of being turned into a permanent position.
As Policy Officer you will work as part of the Policy Team and report to the Executive Director, in his role as Advocacy Director. You will be responsible to contribute to all policy aspects of OII Europe’s work to, in particular but not limited to, advancing intersex persons’
As Policy Officer you will work as part of the Policy Team and report to the Executive Director, in his role as Advocacy Director. You will be responsible to contribute to all policy aspects of OII Europe’s work to, in particular but not limited to, advancing intersex persons’
- legal protection against intersex genital mutilation (IGM) and other harmful practices
- legal protection against discrimination, incl. legal protection on the grounds of “sex characteristics” or “sex”
- legal protection against bias motivated hate speech/crime
- comprehensive inclusion in equality measures on regional and national level
- access to human rights-based healthcare, to safe education and employment, to sports and to goods and services
- protection through work around intersex strategic litigation
monitoring
- the implementation of EU and CoE strategies and initiatives
- the implementation of national IGM bans
- strengthening
- the capacity of policymakers, civil society and professionals to instigate change in practice
Primary job duties include:
- (co-)draft policy briefs and submissions in the framework of regional and national consultations and monitoring mechanisms (e.g., European Commission, Council of Europe, ECRI, FRA)
- monitor policy and legal developments at regional and national level
- gather data; research and analyse complex information
- collect national and European good practice
- work with relevant stakeholders, including institutions on European level, such as the European Union and the Council of Europe
- support OII Europe member organisations in their national advocacy work
- foster exchange between national intersex organisations and regional and national policy makers, and human rights and equality bodies
- create capacity building advocacy and policy materials and documents
- collaborate with allied organisations working in the field of LGBT(I), Women’s Rights, FGM, Disability Rights, Anti-Racism, among others
- coordinate meetings
- keep documentation of processes updated
- contribute to internal and external reporting, and support the development of policy-related grant applications as needed
- carry out other policy and advocacy related activities
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