Our Organisation

Friends of the Earth Ireland is a community at the heart of the growing movement in Ireland for a just world with zero pollution. Our mission is to campaign and build movement power to bring about the system change we need for a just world where people and nature thrive. Our work seeks to shift systems and influence decisions in areas where there are strong competing interests, so we value people who are committed, thoughtful, energetic and flexible.

Statement on Solidarity, Participation and Inclusion

A commitment to solidarity, participation and inclusion is one of the fundamental values of Friends of the Earth. We therefore endeavour to ensure that everyone, particularly marginalised and disadvantaged groups who might be affected by policy are considered and included in the conversation. We acknowledge our privilege as people working in an NGO and understand the fact that there may be barriers to participation. We strive to expand and diversify civic engagement, by creating spaces for everybody to participate and be included in activism and political change.

As part of this commitment to the values of solidarity, participation and inclusion we strongly encourage applications from those with identities under-represented in the environmental movement, for example: people of colour, LGBTQIA+ people, people seeking international protection or with refugee status, people with a disability/disabled people, or people are who members of an ethnic minority including Irish Travellers.

About the Role

Friends of the Earth Ireland is recruiting a Climate Policy Officer who will be responsible for delivering policy analysis and advocacy on climate action and fossil fuel phase-out.

The Climate Policy Officer will enhance the influence and reach of Friends of the Earth’s policy engagement. The postholder will contribute to research and policy development, engage political representatives and advance advocacy priorities in support of campaigns on faster and fairer climate action and ending reliance on fossil fuels.

Reporting to the Head of Policy, the successful candidate will collaborate with a dedicated and experienced team.

Contract duration: This is a 2-years fixed-term contract, subject to organisational funding. As a non-profit organisation all roles are subject to funding. A 6-month probation period applies.
Hours per week: This is a full time post (35 hours per week). There is a possibility the organisation would consider a proposal from the successful candidate for flexible working patterns or a slightly reduced working week.
Location: The position is based in our office in Mount Street Upper in Dublin 2, however we continue to facilitate hybrid working in so far as practicable. The post-holder will need to be willing and able to be in Dublin on a weekly basis for certain meetings and activities as required by the role, including at short notice.
Salary: The starting fulltime gross annual salary for this post is between €42,589.79 to €47,985.70 depending on experience, with incremental pay increases every 12 months.

Read the full job description for Climate Policy Officer HERE.

To Apply: Send your CV with a 1-page cover letter to jobs@foe.ie by midnight Tuesday 16th June 2026 – please include the role title in the subject of your email.

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Climate Policy Officer