Senior Political and EU Affairs Officer

SENIOR POLITICAL AND EU AFFAIRS OFFICER

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in RigaJob scale: 9 (local, starting from 2,579,- gross per month, depending on experience)

Number of hours per week: 40 hrs

Starting date: 01.07.2025, temporary position for 1 year, with possible extension.

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Political & EU Affairs Officer is responsible for contributing to the political reporting of the Embassy.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Result area:

• Actively following developments on topical EU areas in Latvia, in order to contribute to the Embassy political reporting.
• Actively following developments in security and defense in Latvia, in order to contribute to the Embassy’s reporting.
• Maintaining and developing an extensive network in the areas mentioned among representatives of government, parliament, civil society, think tanks and other organisations.
• Monitoring of the local news relevant to the Embassy’s policy priorities, as well as news about the Netherlands and the EU, in close cooperation with the Senior Political & Public Diplomacy Officer at the Embassy.
• Co-develop Public Diplomacy policy and organise events relevant to the Embassy policy priorities, in close cooperation with the Senior Political & Public Diplomacy Officer at the Embassy.
• Regular attending of seminars and meetings within sectors of interest to the Netherlands and forwarding of the information to relevant (government) institutions in the Netherlands.
• Coordinating the aforementioned activities with the colleagues in the broader “Nordic Baltic Network” (Dutch embassies in the Baltics, Scandinavia and Finland).
• Organizing visiting programs for Dutch delegations to Latvia.

SCOPE OF FLEXIBILITY

• The main workplace will be the premises of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. When needed attendance is requested at events being held at the Residence of the Ambassador.
• Receiving on a rotating basis possible emergency telephone calls outside the office hours.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• A university degree

OTHER KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Broad experience and/or knowledge of the EU, its workings and topical issues;
• Clear knowledge and affinity with EU and foreign policy issues;
• Good research, analytical and writing skills;
• Excellent networking capacities;
• Strong command of the Latvian and English languages, spoken and in writing;
• Experience with working with different IT applications and systems (MS Office, Archiving and Contact Management System).

PROFILE

• Enthusiastic, proactive, flexible and result-oriented team player;
• Networker with creative ideas, who is able to work independently;
• Committed to find effective ways of promoting and intensifying relations between the Netherlands and Latvia;
• Prepared to travel when necessary;
• Please be aware that a certificate of a non-criminal-record will be required after the applicant passes the selection process. The costs will be reimbursed.

• The embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Riga is a small-sized bilateral diplomatic representation in a fellow-member state of the European Union.
• The team at the Embassy in Riga is devoted to “modern diplomacy”. The working environment is open, informal, trusting and result-oriented.
• There is an opportunity for work-related and personal development training in Latvia or in the Netherlands.
• Senior Political & EU Affairs Officer will closely work with the other colleagues in the team and if necessary step in for other colleagues. Taking on new and sometimes unexpected assignments is part of the job.
• The Embassy is a trustworthy employer with favorable secondary employment conditions (e.g. entitled to Latvian and Dutch public holidays, health insurance, provisions for working from home, duty phone allowances and arrangements to compensate for overtime).

DEADLINE & CONTACT

• Please send your application (CV + motivation letter) no later than 05.05.2025
• Please do not hesitate to call the embassy (+371) 67326147 pressing extension Nr. 9