(Closed) Job vacancy: Coalition Campaign Manager - Common Fisheries Policy

CCB • October 1, 2025

Job Title: Coalition Campaign Manager - Common Fisheries Policy


Position type: Full-time consultancy contract. Open to part-time arrangements initially if needed.


Contract duration: Short-term contract until end of March 2026, with possibility of extension subject to funding availability


Reports to:  Steering Committee


Location: Flexible(remote/home office) with regular travel. Working in Brussels is of advantage.


Starting date: ASAP


In close cooperation with the Steering Group of the coalition, lead, plan, coordinate, and support the campaign of an NGO network working together towards the implementation of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the evaluation thereof. The campaign manager's responsibility is to develop and ensure the successful and timely delivery of political advocacy and public engagement activities of the campaign, both at EU and Member State level. 


Job description 


Strategy & Planning

  • Develop and implement short-, and long-term campaign strategies aligned with coalition objectives, in close cooperation with the Steering Group.
  • Set clear goals, timelines, and performance indicators for the campaign and ensure timely delivery thereof. 
  • Analyse policy development, political climate, media and public opinion, and stakeholder landscapes to inform tactics.


Campaign Delivery

  • Manage day-to-day execution of the campaign activities at Brussels and Member State level.
  • Coordinate coalition partners and ensure communication between Steering Group and coalition members, as well as relevant groups/coalitions/experts and other stakeholders outside the coalition.
  • Advise coalition members on strategic delivery of advocacy activities at all levels, including Member State level.
  • Join Steering Group meetings in an advisory capacity. Report back to the Steering Group on the delivery of the campaign's activities, meeting of targets and milestones, and report back on activities, budget and impact.


Advocacy & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Build and maintain relationships with policymakers, key stakeholders, and allies to support campaign aims.
  • Analyse opportunities of engagement, advise on policy language.
  • Organise/coordinate/prepare and support relevant activities, including events, briefings, and advocacy activities in close cooperation with coalition members.
  • Ensure relevant knowledge management and information flow within the coalition and across partner organisations.
  • Liaise with communication experts on message framing, strategy and timelines.


Management

  • Support CCB administrative and finance staff managing grants to coalition partners.
  • Ensure coalition partners receive information and materials that enable them to effectively contribute to achieving campaign goals (political information, policy briefings, templates, policy language, opportunity analyses).
  • Support fundraising efforts as needed/requested by the Steering Group.
  • Lead on funders narrative reporting.


Qualifications & Skills required

  • The consultant must be legally authorised to provide services and work as a consultant within the EU, based in an EU Member State.
  • Fisheries and ocean expertise (preferred), or other environmental background.
  • Degree (or equivalent experience) in communications/campaign management, political science, resource management, fisheries, or related field.
  • Proven track record in designing and delivering successful advocacy or public campaigns at  EU or Member State levels involving a larger coalition.
  • Strong understanding of political processes at EU level and Member State levels, media landscapes, and public engagement.
  • Excellent project management and organisational skills.
  • Skilled communicator and coordinator, able to craft persuasive messages and engage a larger network into a common goal within tight deadlines.
  • Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances.
  • Fluency in English is required; additional EU languages are a plus.


Application

Should you be interested in applying for this assignment, please send your CV (max. 2 pages) together with a personal letter (max. 1 page) before 9 October 2025, COB, to secretariat@ccb.se

Please include your consultancy rate in your application inclusive VAT (if applicable).


Applications should be submitted in English.

Incomplete applications (e.g. lacking either CV or personal letter) will not be considered.


Any inquiries related to this assignment should be forwarded to the above email or to CCB Executive Secretary Mikhail Durkin at mikhail.durkin@ccb.se and +46 739 770 793.


In the application and hiring process, CCB will not discriminate against any individual based on race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social origin, property, disability, age, family status, sexual orientation and gender identity, economic and social situation.



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Don't reopen the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Implement it.

By CCB • June 15, 2026
The European Commission's evaluation confirms what environmental NGOs across Europe have long argued: the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)'s challenge is not its design, but its implementation.

Joint NGO recommendations on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2027

By CCB • June 10, 2026
The poor status and decline of many Baltic Sea fish populations have been thoroughly documented over several decades, indicating that the entire ecosystem is in great distress. So far, policy interventions have not reversed, or even halted, the negative trend concerning many of these populations. The European Commission itself recently recognised in its Common Fishery Policy (CFP) evaluation report that progress on stock rebuilding is lacking and the number of stocks “ threatened by collapse due to impaired recruitment has increased during the reporting period ”. Fish populations that once formed the cornerstone of the Baltic Sea fishery, such as the eastern and western Baltic cod and the western Baltic herring, are now doing so poorly that the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is advising zero catch for these stocks. Yet, even with the targeted fishery being closed for some years now, none of these three stocks are showing sufficient signs of recovery. The condition (such as size and weight-at-age) of many flatfish populations, such as plaice, also raises alarm bells. The salmon spawning migration has fallen short of the target level in the past three years5. As a result, even the healthiest salmon stocks are now unlikely to produce enough smolts corresponding to sustainable levels in the coming years. To address the crisis facing Baltic populations and the broader ecosystem, political will and ambition to improve fisheries management, alongside full implementation of the CFP provisions, are needed. The recent INI report on the Baltic Sea Multi-Annual Plan shows that the European Parliament recognises the importance of ecosystem-based fisheries management as well as the need for consideration of environmental legislation when making decisions on fishing opportunities.6 Fisheries managers must now act swiftly and decisively on the commitment the Commission and Baltic Sea Member States made at last year’s October Agrifish Council to rebuild Baltic Sea stocks. This document presents the joint NGO recommendations regarding Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2027, prioritising long-term ecosystem health and sustainable fisheries management over short-term economic interests. The recommendations are based on the ICES advice, the objectives and requirements of the CFP8 and the Baltic Multiannual Plan (MAP), specifically to apply the precautionary approach and implement an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management, and the objective of achieving Good Environmental Status (GES) under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Last year’s overarching joint Briefing Series on TAC-setting, co-signed by almost 30 organisations across the EU and the UK, including environmental NGOs, recreational fishers, and fishing rights owners, remains valid and provides further context, background and detailed explanations on the cross-cutting issues raised in this document. Read the Joint NGO recommendations on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2027 here .