It’s time to go places

Description

Ryanair Holdings plc, Europe’s largest airline group, is the parent company of Buzz, Lauda, Malta Air, Ryanair & Ryanair UK. Carrying c.200m guests p.a. on approx. 3,600 daily flights from 90+ bases, the Group connects 230+ airports in 37 countries on a fleet of 626 aircraft, with a further 330 Boeing 737s on order, which will enable the Ryanair Group to grow traffic to 300m p.a. by FY34. Ryanair has a team of over 27,000 highly skilled aviation professionals delivering Europe’s No.1 operational performance, and an industry leading 40-year safety record. Ryanair is one of the most efficient major EU airlines. With a young fleet and high load factors, Ryanair targets 50grams of CO₂ per pax/km by 2031 (a 27% reduction). 

Ryanair’s Public Affairs team is part of the Legal & Regulatory Affairs Department.  The team deals with a wide range of public affairs issues, both at national and European level. 

The Role

Ryanair is now offering a full-time position within our Public Affairs team.  The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic team that is responsible for Ryanair’s public policy and government relations both with the EU institutions in Brussels, and national Governments. The successful candidate will be based in Ryanair’s Brussels Office. Working within a multinational team, the successful candidate will be expected to:

• Monitor legislative proposals, relevant issues and decisions that affect Ryanair; 
• Develop and advocate public policy positions at EU and national level;
• Prepare briefing materials, position papers and presentations for decision makers, regulators and senior management; 
• Assist in the development of Ryanair’s public affairs strategy; 
• Develop and maintain network with policymakers at European and national level;
• Represent Ryanair in meetings with decision makers and trade associations;
• Arrange outreach and organise policy events;
• Provide administrative support for the Ryanair Brussels office. 

Requirements

• 3 – 4 years’ professional experience, preferably in the area of legal or public affairs;
• Master’s degree in law, political science, international relations, or other relevant field;
• Professional level spoken and written English and French;
• Working knowledge of another language would be beneficial;
• Knowledge of EU decision making processes, and of organisation of EU institutions;
• Outstanding drafting skills;
• Excellent organisational skills, in particular to manage multiple parallel work streams, and to identify which need to be prioritised;
• Experience in the aviation and / or transport sector would be an advantage. 

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Discounted and unlimited travel to over 250 destinations
• Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
• Unrivalled career progression

Competencies