Senior Policy Officer (Remote, ET-CET)

About the role

Pathways International is seeking a Senior Policy Officer to join its global team and work closely with the CEO and the Executive Chair as part of the executive office. The role supports the CEO and EC in high-profile public and private engagements, manages several high-level strategic mandates, and helps prepare, run and follow up on senior meetings and Board meetings. It is a full-time remote position within the Eastern Time (ET) to Central European Time (CET) range, with flexible hours including meetings in those zones.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate strategic initiatives: oversee end-to-end coordination of strategic projects, tracking timelines, dependencies and deliverables across the executive office.
• Support stakeholder engagement with government, the private sector and other NGOs, and coordinate communication on social media channels.
• Write and analyse: prepare policy and briefing documents, and draft and edit confidential correspondence and emails.
• Organise meetings and events: prepare agendas, schedule meetings with senior stakeholders, record and distribute minutes.
• Support the CEO in organizational development, including integrating artificial intelligence into the organization's work.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field such as public policy, public affairs, political science or international development, or equivalent experience in diplomatic, private sector, political or chief of staff roles.
• Proven understanding of fields such as forced displacement, refugee protection, global migration, geopolitics and diplomacy.
• At least eight years of relevant experience in a fast-paced environment, preferably with executive offices.
• Excellent written and verbal English; Spanish and Italian are an asset.
• Strong confidentiality awareness, and a preference for candidates with lived experience of displacement or close ties to refugee communities.

Required skills

• Comfort with AI tools for correspondence and project management.
• Well-presented PowerPoint and Word documents, and use of Excel, Zoom, MS Teams and SharePoint.
• Editorial or copyediting experience is an asset.

The contract is a one-year term (renewable) with competitive pay commensurate with experience. Applications via the company's online application form by 15 November 2026 require a cover letter, CV and an unedited writing sample of no more than five pages.