We are looking for a France-based Country Advocacy Lead who will (1) lead and execute Carbon Gap’s country-level policy work in France, (2) support CDR demand development across Europe and (3) ensure coordination of CDR policy between Paris and Brussels. 
This role is suited to someone who understands how decisions get made and implemented, whether from policy, business, consulting, or advisory environments, and who can translate between political intent, market realities, and execution constraints. 
This is a delivery-oriented role at the interface of policy design, stakeholder engagement, and market development. You will help shape and advance policy pathways that can unlock durable, high-integrity CDR—while also supporting initiatives that translate policy into credible demand signals (e.g., public procurement, buyer coalitions, and other mechanisms aligned with quality and equity principles). 
You will work closely with colleagues in our EU policy team and with partners across European capitals. The role is based in Paris. Other locations may be considered but the role requires regular presence in Paris for meetings, convenings, and relationship-building.

1) France country policy leadership (primary) 

• Monitor, analyse, and engage with French policy developments relevant to CDR (e.g., climate targets, carbon management, procurement, industrial policy, innovation funding, standards/MRV, infrastructure, and governance).
• Develop policy recommendations and advocacy plans, including clear rationales, stakeholder mapping, and sequencing-with explicit attention to feasibility, incentives, and implementation constraints.
• Engage with decision-makers and influencers across ministries, agencies, Parliament,regional-level actors where relevant, and adjacent institutions.
• Produce high-quality written outputs (briefings, memos, consultation responses, positions, and analysis) and support communications colleagues in translating insights for public audiences.
• Develop and maintain our trusted network of experts and stakeholders (academia, NGOs, labour, industry, project developers, buyers, think tanks) to strengthen Carbon Gap’s country awareness and connection to key national stakeholders.
• Develop Carbon Gap's presence and credibility in France.Represent Carbon Gap at relevant meetings, workshops, and events in France and contribute to European convenings as needed.

 
2) European CDR demand creation support (secondary, cross-cutting) 

• Support Carbon Gap’s efforts to stimulate and shape credible demand for high-integrity CDR across Europe, including:
  • Public and PPP demand levers (e.g., procurement approaches, purchase programmes, advance market commitments,CfD-like instruments where applicable).
  • Buyer engagement initiatives (e.g., coalitions, platforms, sectoral approaches) and alignment with quality criteria.
  • Compliance and regulatory mechanisms across multiple sectors.
• Help design and deliver stakeholder workshops and consultations that connect policy design to demand-side realities (who buys, under what rules, with what safeguards).
• Contribute to cross-country learning by identifying transferable policy and demand-design patterns from France and other European contexts.

 
3) Team and organisational contribution 

• Contribute to internal planning, learning, and quality assurance across the policy team.
• Support shared products,including trackers, stakeholder databases, and internal briefings.
• Work in a way that reflects Carbon Gap’s commitment to integrity, transparency, equity, and environmental and social co-benefits in carbon removal policy.

You need strong analytical judgement, comfort making decisions with imperfect information, and the ability to learn and apply policy frameworks quickly in a technically and politically dynamic environment. 
You excel at building and maintaining productive relationships with a wide range of actors. 
You do not need to be a long-time carbon removal or climate policy specialist. 
We care more about how you think, how you prioritise, and whether you can turn strategy into real-world outcomes than about prior policy pedigree. 
 
 
Essential experience and skills 

• 3–5+ years of experience in roles involving complex decision-making, stakeholder management, and strategic execution, across public policy, government affairs, management consulting, corporate strategy, public affairs, or adjacent fields.
• Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes in complex systems (e.g. shifting decisions, aligning stakeholders, changing organisational or political trajectories),and to explain how you assess impact.
• Working familiarity with French policy-making processes and stakeholders, or the ability to build this quickly through structured engagement and learning.Ability to conduct high-level and deep-dive analyses under time pressure, with clear prioritisation and sound reasoning.
• Excellent writing and synthesis skills: you can turn complexity into decision-useful outputs for policymakers and stakeholders.
• Stakeholder management and relationship-building: you build trust,maintain momentum, and collaborate effectively across diverse groups.
• Professional fluency in English and French (written and spoken).
• Ability to reason about incentives, costs, risks, and scalability-and to test whether policy ideas are compatible with real-world implementation and market behaviour.

 
Strong Plus 

• Experience in climate policy, carbon markets, industrial decarbonisation, innovation funding, procurement, standards/MRV, or infrastructure policy.
• Familiarity with EU policy processes, or experience working on issues spanning multiple European countries.
• Experience with convening and facilitation (multi-stakeholder workshops,panels,roundtables).
• STEM literacy or comfort engaging with scientific and technical material.
• Comfort working with data in policy and market contexts, including structuring and cleaning datasets, conducting basic analysis, and using data to inform recommendations and decision-making.
• Strong visual and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex analysis into clear, well-structured presentations, charts, and tables that support policy and stakeholder discussions.

• A mission-driven role with meaningful responsibility and visibility in a high-impact policy space.
• Competitive, market-aware compensation (details shared during the process).
• Flexible working arrangements within France, with structured collaboration and travel to regions and Brussels as needed.
• Strong professional development support, including opportunities to publish, lead projects, work with leading experts, and engage directly with policymakers and stakeholders.
• A values-driven team culture emphasising empowerment, accountability, and intellectual honesty.

Carbon Gap is committed to building an inclusive team. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in the climate and carbon removal ecosystem. You do not need to meet every listed requirement to apply - if this role aligns with your skills and motivation, we would like to hear from you.

Please submit: 

• A CV
• A short cover note (why this role, why Carbon Gap, and what you would prioritise in the first 6 months)
• 1–2 writing samples (policy memo, briefing, op-ed, consultation response, or similar) 

We accept applications for this role until Friday the 6th of March (23h59)