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Chris Joseph

Policy Advisor

€150/day
Paris, FR
0-2 years
Policy Analysis & Strategic Advice
Research & Data Synthesis
Technical Writing & Communicatio
Project Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement
Multilingual Communication (French, English & Spanish)

Average response time: 1 hour

About Chris

I am an experienced policy analyst specializing in EU development cooperation and sustainable development projects. I deliver clear, actionable insights, research syntheses, and high-quality reports tailored to client needs. Fluent in French, English, and Spanish, I also provide professional translation services to ensure accurate and culturally appropriate communication. Flexible and reliable, I am ready to support your projects and urgent tasks beyond my core expertise.

  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Fluent

  • Portuguese

    Conversational

  • Italian

    Conversational

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • European Parliament – DG for External Policies of the Union
    Junior Policy Advisor – Committee on Development (DEVE) (Schuman
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    March 2025 - July 2025 (4 months)
    Brussels, Belgium
    • Provided analytical and strategic support to DEVE senior staff and MEPs during the High-Level Geopolitical Dialogue with Commissioners (EEAS, INTPA, MENA, ENEST), including drafting questions, preparing background materials, and summarizing outcomes to inform EP's oversight of EU external action and financing (NDICI–Global Europe)
    • Drafted background notes, policy briefings, and speaking points for high-level events (HLPF, FfD4, Nutrition for Growth, UNOC3), including MEPs' bilateral meetings with UN representatives. Led the drafting of a concept note for an official HLPF side event on the role of parliamentary institutions in advancing SDG 17, shaping the EU Parliament's multilateral strategy and visibility
    • Coordinated inputs for the DEVE Delegation mission to Mauritania (field visits, bilateral meetings), producing the official mission booklet in collaboration with EUDEL
    • Contributed to DEVE's policy recommendations for COP30 and EU–CELAC relations, aligning development priorities with broader EU foreign policy
    • Supported dialogue between DEVE and Member States (CODEV-PI), and attended exchanges with UN liaison offices representatives, fostering cross-institutional coordination and multilateral coherence on development policy
    • Reviewed DEVE-commissioned research on traceability of CRMs in Africa, analysing governance and socio environmental impacts of EU regulations (CRMA, CSDDD) on partner countries under the Global Gateway
  • Oxfam International – EU Advocacy Office
    Advocacy Assistant for Climate, Food & Economic Justice
    November 2023 - December 2024 (1 year and 1 month)
    Brussels, Belgium
    • Contributed to shaping the EU advocacy strategy of Oxfam International on the Critical Raw Materials Act
    (CRMA), developing policy positions on human rights, Indigenous Peoples' rights, environmental sustainability and mining governance
    • Engaged with key EU stakeholders (DG GROW, DG INTPA, DG TRADE, EEAS, French PermRep) to advocate for human rights-based approaches in EU strategic partnerships on CRMs in developing countries (DRC, Rwanda, Zambia)
    • Participated in meetings of the Global Gateway CSOs and LAs Consultative Platform (Green & Just Transition
    Subgroup), and contributed to dialogues on CRM traceability, transparency, and extractive governance, drawing on EU and international instruments (OECD Guidelines, ILO standards, EITI, EU Conflict Minerals Regulation)
    • Represented Oxfam within the EU Raw Materials Coalition, contributing to joint civil society advocacy and policy coordination on the CRMA and provided input to Civil Society Guidelines for the Regulation's implementation
    • Co-authored the policy briefing (Oxfam, 2024), which contributed to feed EU Council Conclusions on Food Security and informed the incoming EU institutional cycle. The paper was formally shared with the European Parliament DEVE Secretariat and all 50 MEPs of the Committee on Development, strengthening its political uptake
    • Supported the coordination of Oxfam's contributions to C7 and C20 working groups, aligning civil society positions on food systems with G7, G20, and EU policy agendas
    • Supported the Together Against Poverty project promoting climate-resilient agriculture in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria. Analysed EU programming documents (MIPs and AAPs) to identify food security priorities, financial allocations, and intervention targets, and engaged with EU institutions (DG INTPA, DG AGRI, DG SANTE, DEVE)

  • Energynews
    Critical Raw Materials Analyst - Volunteering
    February 2023 - June 2023 (4 months)
    Paris, France
    • Carried out research and literature review on critical raw materials (rare-earth elements, cobalt, lithium), monitoring French and EU policy developments impacts on the automative sector
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Education

  • International Master in Agribusiness Management
    Rome Business School
    2026
    International Master in Agribusiness Management
  • Joint Master in EU Trade and Climate Diplomacy
    University Luiss Guido Carli
    2021
    Joint Master in EU Trade and Climate Diplomacy
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Skill set

Project Management
administrative support

Categories

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