We're hiring: Legal director

You are expected to demonstrate:

• An understanding of the EU policy-making process
• Be fluent in English and have good written and oral communication skills
• A good multi tasker and enjoy the idea of working on a number of policy issues at once

Objectives

• Expand and apply knowledge of European and global institutions in a real-time work environment.
• Conduct broad policy research and intelligence on specific European and international projects
• Develop relations with colleagues and other stakeholders of the Public Affairs sector and participate in meetings (internal and external), conferences and debates to develop your  professional network.
• Involved in drafting policy and public affairs collateral such as letters, briefings and other documents
• Support in the reaching out to political stakeholders
• Work on global accounts with an advocacy focus bringing your knowledge of European politics to support broader international activity. 

The following are specific duties performed daily:

• Participate in ongoing projects for EU focused and international clients and provide assistance to consultants with tasks including but not limited to:
• Work on integrated client accounts and manage around 4 accounts simultaneously
• Monitor media, institutional calendar, regulation, and legislation updates
• Provide support to client work and new business opportunities
• Draft client materials
• Oversee account servicing including responding to client queries, diarising internal and external meetings and booking rooms or setting up conference calls, keeping meeting minutes, writing status reports etc.
• Conduct policy research and produce mailings
• Conduct industry and/or client research
• Conduct audits and mappings
• General admin support tasks (e.g., update databases, translations)

Job Title: Legal Director
Location: Hybrid: Angel/remote working 
Basic Hours of Work: 24 hrs per week (days to be agreed)
Offer: TBC

89up is Europe's first impact agency. We campaign for great causes, build technology, tackle complex problems and inspire action. 89up was founded with a clear mission: to create a powerful integrated communications agency for the world’s most important causes. In the last eight years, we’ve become one of the Financial Times 1,000 fastest growing companies in Europe, twice and won awards for some of the biggest non-profit campaigns around the world.

We are a fully integrated communications agency with four main teams:

• Our Studio team crafts beautiful content including graphic design, animation and live action video
• Our Advocacy, Insights and Mobilisation team delivers data-driven insights for impactful strategies to mobilise audiences
• Labs team builds innovative websites and bespoke advocacy tools to engage consumers and decision-makers
• Our PR team makes sure our campaigns make the headlines. 

From freeing political prisoners to taking on the banks who fund the climate crisis, to EU campaigns against fossil fuels to PR campaigns for the world’s biggest charities, to global challenges that excite people to make change, make a difference in your career at 89up. 

Job Title: Legal Director
Location: Hybrid: Angel/remote working 
Basic Hours of Work: 24 hrs per week (days to be agreed)
Offer: TBC