Job Details

The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is looking for a new director

The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an award-winning think-tank that seeks to achieve an open, outward-looking, influential and prosperous EU. It has two core missions: coming up with ideas and policies for making the EU more effective and successful; and improving the quality of the EU-UK relationship. It covers European economics, politics and security from its offices in London, Brussels and Berlin. The director will be based in London, but should travel frequently to Brussels and also to other European capitals from time to time.

Applicants should have expertise on the EU and Europe more generally, and a good network of contacts in Brussels and the major EU capitals. They should also be familiar with the debates on UK-EU relations. The next director should give intellectual leadership to the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s researchers, and should have experience of managing a multinational team spread across several locations, speaking to the media, writing policy-focused papers and fund-raising. Further details of what the job entails can be found on the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] website, https://www.cer.eu/job/director.

The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] operates an open and transparent recruitment process. It is strongly committed to non-discrimination on grounds of gender, race, sexuality or age.

How to Apply

Those interested should send a CV, cover letter and links to relevant publications to Sophie Valiant ([contact hidden]) by May 22nd. We plan to interview short-listed candidates in late June. The successful candidate would ideally take up their role in January 2027.