job announcement for the function of junior policy officer in the economic transformation and trade programme the european cent


Job announcement for the function of
Junior Policy Officer
in the Economic Transformation and Trade Programme
The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) in
Maastricht, The Netherlands, is looking for an entrepreneurial
professional to contribute to the Centre’s dialogue, networking,
policy research and capacity development activities.
Position description
The right candidate will have an economic degree with some experience
and knowledge relating to economic transformation, industrialisation
and reform processes in Africa, especially taking a private sector
perspective and understanding its role in promoting inclusive growth
for sustainable development. Awareness of novel approaches to
financing development, particularly relating to private financing and
domestic resource mobilisation initiatives would be greatly valued.
The candidate will have to demonstrate an interest and ability to
facilitate and engage in policy processes and pragmatic analysis and
to operate as a team player in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural
environment.
The Junior Policy Officer will actively contribute to the practical
analysis and the execution of other activities of the Centre’s
Economic Transformation and Trade Programme.
Language requirements: Fluent in English (speaking and writing), and
preferably in French as well.
ECDPM activities
ECDPM is a “think and do tank”. Our main goal is to broker effective
partnerships between the European Union and the developing world,
especially Africa. ECDPM promotes inclusive forms of development and
cooperates with public and private sector organisations to better
manage international relations. It also supports the reform of
policies and institutions in both Europe and the developing world. One
of ECDPM’s key strengths is its extensive network of relations in
developing countries, including emerging economies. Its partners
embrace multilateral institutions, international centres of excellence
and a broad range of state and non-state organisations. ECDPM was
established in 1986 as an independent foundation. www.ecdpm.org
ECDPM’s Economic Transformation and Trade Programme overall aim is to
facilitate and inform a process of change and economic reforms in the
countries and regions of Africa, as well as in the Caribbean, the
Pacific, favouring an economic transformation, industrialisation,
integration and financing agenda as set down by African actors
themselves, with an emphasis on economic governance and political
economy dynamics for sustainable and equitable growth. The programme
seeks to contribute to a more inclusive, better informed policy
dialogue between the public and private sector on economic
transformation dynamics at the local, national, regional, continental
and international levels. Our work is centred on the triangular
relations between developing countries, their partner countries and
the private sector in fostering inclusive and sustainable growth. It
is articulated around the key issues of trade and regional
integration, private sector for development, extractive resources and
linkages, innovative financing for development and domestic resource
mobilisation, and Africa’s partners. This includes paying greater
attention to industrialisation processes, notably through sectoral
linkages and value addition, harnessing natural resources and
integration into regional and global value chains, with appropriate
trade policies and infrastructure development, in a sustainable,
equitable and accountable manner. We put great emphasis on the
governance and political economy of reforms, including public-private
relations and financing instruments, accountability and legitimacy.
Job description
The selected candidate will be expected to contribute to the work of
ECDPM’s Economic Transformation and Trade Programme, including on
private sector for development, global/regional value chains,
employment for inclusive growth, extractive sectors and financing for
development projects, with a geographical focus on Africa and Europe.
She/he will be required to:
*
Strongly contribute to the work of the Centre on economic
transformation, governance and trade through the conduct of
targeted pieces of mainly desk research, writing and contribution
to ECDPM’s different newsletters and blogs;
*
Attend relevant events;
*
Contribute to outreach activities in order to increase the
visibility of ECDPM’s work on economic transformation, trade and
regional integration;
*
Support the conceptualisation and organisation of events related
to economic transformation;
*
Attend ECDPM internal meetings as a part of the team and make
inputs to these as appropriate.
Required competencies and experience
*
Masters degree in Economics or Finance;
*
Familiarity with and keen interest in development issues, and
particularly private sector contribution to sustainable and
inclusive development and private finance; good understanding of
the EU’s relations with Africa and the African, Caribbean and
Pacific Group of States is an advantage;
*
Willingness to carry out detailed research and to develop a solid
understanding of related issues;
*
Good writing, editing, analytical and synthesis skills, including
the ability to structure arguments and present options to policy
makers in a non-partisan way (stakeholder focus);
*
Good communication skills, including social media;
*
Excellent command of English and preferably also French (speaking
and writing);
*
Good organizational skills, commitment to quality and team spirit
and ability to work under pressure, tight time constraint and
conflicting demands;
*
Ability to operate as a team player in a multi-cultural
environment;
*
Entrepreneurial attitude;
The Junior Policy Officer is a full team member of the programme and
reports to the Head of Programme, the Deputy Head of Programme or
another member of ECDPM Programme Management depending on specific
projects. Taking into account specific personal qualities and
experience, and in accordance with the needs of the ECDPM’s other
programmes, other activities may be assigned to her or his portfolio
as well, notably in the context of the Africa’s development agenda.
Conditions
ECDPM will appoint the JPO position at a point on the gross annual
salary € 34,477.47 and € 38,541.34 dependent on relevant experience.
ECDPM offers a lively and attractive working environment, space for
autonomy and personal growth, and ample opportunity for participating
in exciting areas of policy development for international cooperation.
This post is based in the Maastricht office of ECDPM.
The appointment provides a generous package of leave (9+ weeks on
annual fulltime basis) and other benefits such as pension scheme and
training budget.
Applicants should fill in the application form that can be found on
www.ecdpm.org, under vacancies. Applications should be submitted
electronically to the email address [email protected], to the attn. of Mrs.
Karen Gielen, Corporate Officer Human Resources as soon as possible (deadline
14 June 2015). Please enter: “Application for JPO: Economic
Transformation” in the subject line. Applications without an
application form (i.e. just a CV) and three sample writings will not
be taken into consideration.
More information on ECDPM, its strategy and programmes can be found at
www.ecdpm.org
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