Position description
Main tasks and responsibilities
- Monitoring standardisation activities and coordinating the work of SBS experts in European and International Technical Committees in a limited number of sectors;
- Monitoring and analysing policy developments at European level in those sectors;
- Contributing ideas and drafting of the SBS annual Work Programmes;
- Liaising and leading the reporting activities to the European Commission (intermediary and final reports);
- Represent SBS in different meetings with external stakeholders when relevant;
- Contributing to the organization of workshops, conferences and other SBS activities as required.
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Qualifications
- University degree in economics, law, political science, international relations, or relevant related fields;
- At least 2 years of relevant professional work experience;
- Understanding of the European Standardisation system and/or interest in learning about standardisation. Experience working for a national, European or International Standards Organisation or previous involvement in standardisation work is definitely and advantage;
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) and able of explaining technical issues to a non-expert audience;
- Proven ability to work on different projects at the same time, manage and prioritise tasks and respect tight deadlines. Experience in dealing with European projects would be an advantage;
- Team player, confident in contributing ideas and with a hands-on and solutions-driven work attitude;
- Be able to take initiatives and demonstrate pro-activeness;
- Fluent in English. Additional languages are an asset;
- Good computer skills, Word, Power Point and Excel in particular.
Application instructions
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