Job Opportunity: Executive Office Coordinator

Are you interested in being at the forefront of building a clean, secure, and resilient energy future? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, international environment where no two days are the same? Do you bring a can-do mentality, take ownership, and enjoy working with senior leaders and global stakeholders?

The Hydrogen Council, the global CEO-led initiative comprising the world’s leading companies and investors in hydrogen, is recruiting for a highly motivated Executive Office Coordinator to contribute to its mission and seize existing career growth opportunities within this role.

As the Executive Officer Coordinator, you will work closely with the Council’s – and our member companies’ – top management, while supporting and coordinating the organization’s global team based across key international markets.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the CEO, with a dotted line reporting relationship to Hydrogen Council’s Head of Operations:

• Governance (50%): Support the CEO and Head of Operations in planning and preparation of key statutory and governance meetings of the organization – especially Management Board and General Assembly meetings. Help ensure their smooth execution, follow-up and coordination, while assisting with compliance-related procedures and the board election process, among other key responsibilities.
• Executive Support to the CEO (30%): Agenda and calendar management, coordination and scheduling of meetings, logistics, email and correspondence management, document preparation, and support with a range of administrative tasks, including expense administration. Based on the successful candidate’s profile, there may also be opportunities to support the CEO with strategic content work.
• Membership (20%): Working closely with Hydrogen Council’s Operations team, contribute to membership key account management, ensuring that membership-related information and databases are complete, accurate, and up-to-date, and members receive top-quality services relevant to their company priorities and interests.

Qualifications and skills 

• Experience: at least 5 years of experience in similar roles, including experience  supporting and working with international senior executives. Experience within business associations, together with an understanding of the energy sector, and hydrogen in particular, is considered an asset. Optional: interest in growing into a “chief of staff” role.

• Education: Postgraduate degree in Business, Environmental Studies, International Relations, Law, or a related field. 

• Languages: Native-equivalent or full professional proficiency in English, with excellent written and verbal communications skills. Knowledge of additional languages is a plus. 

• Team player: Highly collaborative, adaptable, and able to work with and coordinate effectively cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and members to achieve shared objectives. 

• Excellent writing and presentation design skills: Strong experience in crafting clear, impactful messages and develop compelling presentations tailored to diverse (senior) audiences. 

• IT skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, incl. PowerPoint and Excel, with a willingness to learn new tools. Experience with project management and collaboration tools is desirable. 

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail: Comfortable managing complex tasks, processes, and databases, while ensuring high levels of accuracy and efficiency under tight deadlines. 

• Professional conduct: Diplomatic, culturally aware, discreet, and tactful in all interactions. Capable of representing the Hydrogen Council and its leadership with integrity, maintaining positive relationships with both members and external stakeholders. 

• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, multicultural, and hybrid work environment. Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively across different time zones and adapt to varying work requirements.  

• Service mindset: Strong fit for a membership-based organization with a demonstrated ability to thrive in a member-driven trade group environment. 

• Flexibility: Given the Council’s global nature with member companies across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, reasonable flexibility is required for accommodating meeting times and fostering collaborative relationships. 
• Travel: Willingness to travel, depending on the candidate’s location. 

Other information 

• Contract type: full-time employee  

• Expected start date: as soon as available. Please indicate potential earliest start date and notice length (if applicable). 

• Remuneration: competitive, based on experience 

• Location: preference for candidates based in Brussels, but open to considering highly-qualified candidates based in or close to Central European (CET) time zone who have the ability to travel to Brussels to work with the CEO and team in person at least a few days every month. 

Application process 

• Closing date: October 11, 2026. Interviews will begin shortly thereafter, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
• How to apply: Please send your CV (max. 2 pages) and a short letter (max. 1 page) outlining your motivation and why you are the right person for the role, also indicating your earliest start date and salary.expectations to vacancy@hydrogencouncil.com using ‘Executive Office Coordinator’ as the email subject line.

• Please note: Only applications sent through that channel and containing both the CV as well as the letter will be considered. Due to anticipated volume of applications, please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted with further information. We regret that we cannot accept applications via LinkedIn or similar platforms.