Job advert - Adviser for the Director General's Cabinet
BusinessEurope is looking for an
Adviser
for the Director General's Cabinet
The position:
You are a dynamic professional tempted by a new challenge? You are interested in working for a strong brand together with the Director General and his cabinet? You think that the voice of European business has to be heard throughout Europe? You are excited by the enormous potential lying in the network of BUSINESSEUROPE and its 39 member federations in 34 countries?
Then you could be the missing link in a dynamic team working for the future of jobs and wealth in Europe!
The successful candidate should:
- have a university degree, preferably in economics;
- have at least five years of relevant professional experience, for example in a business association, in public affairs, in a consultancy or in an EU institution;
- have excellent command of written and spoken English (native or equivalent) - good knowledge of other EU languages is an asset;
- have a convincing and outgoing personality;
- have a good understanding of economic and business issues as well as of the functioning of EU institutions and political processes;
- be familiar with the functioning of business associations;
- be able to contribute to overall strategic planning;
- have the ability to translate complex issues into clear and catchy messages;
- have proven competencies in speech writing;
- enjoy team working;
- be at ease with people of different nationalities and conscious of the many socio-cultural differences that characterise Europe;
- be a good organiser, independent and hard-working with the ability to make things happen;
- be willing not only to handle the creative and conceptual sides of the job but also to perform hands on;
- be computer-proficient (Microsoft Office software).
Closing date for applications: 6 January 2019
Interested candidates are invited to send a letter of application and full curriculum vitae to the attention of:
Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE
c/o Magali Janson, Human Resources Manager