Le Groupe-conseil baastel's (Baastel), a firm dedicated to research
and consulting, has a mission to provide the knowledge, tools and skills
necessary for decision-makers, managers and local stakeholders to make
enlightened decisions for the efficient and effective management of
their development and research programs. By helping to strengthen the
impact of policy, programming and development projects around the world,
Baastel has acquired a reputation as a leader in the fields of
monitoring, evaluation and results-based management.
Baastel focuses on three main branches of sustainable development, which are:
- Social equality – civil rights, poverty reduction, gender equality, good governance and conflict resolution;
- Economic development – microcredit, private sector development and promoting sustainable living;
- Environmental management – climate change, biodiversity, desertification, agricultural development and disaster risk management;
Baastel Europe is looking for a Project Officer with a Master’s
Degree in international development/ business/ management or related
field, or a Bachelor degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant
experience for a permanent position in Brussels’ office.
Expected start date: Late August or early September 2014. Employment start dates to be agreed with the selected candidate.
Compensation: Weeks of 38 hours, from Monday to Friday. 4 weeks of
holiday per year. Paid full-time position; Monthly gross salary of €
1,800 ; fixed-term contract after a trial period.
Location of work: Rue de la Croix de Fer 23, 1, 1000 Brussels - Belgium.
Responsibilities:
Corporate Development
- Expressions of interests, technical and financial proposal writing;
- Experts and partners recruitment and selection, negotiation of fees;
- Budget preparation;
- Analyse results and compile lessons learned.
Project Management
- Participate in planning processes and implementation phases of projects;
- Monitor projects to ensure adherence to clients’ timelines and objectives;
- Act as focal point between clients and consultants for all administrative, contractual and budgetary matters;
- Support team leaders for the organization of missions and related logistics;
- Maintain regular communications with team members to ensure quality throughout the implementation of projects;
- Carry out budgetary control and coordinate invoicing processes and payments in collaboration with the accounting division;
- Manage contractual aspects of projects, including the drafting of contracts and amendments and the coordination of signature processes.
Information Management and Administrative Support
- Website update management ;
- Database maintenance management ;
- Data update including CVs on computer network;
- Provide general administrative support such as scheduling meetings, answering calls, managing mails, invoices and contracts, ordering office equipment and kitchen supplies, etc.
Required skills and qualities:
- University degree preferably a Master degree in international development/business/management, or Bachelor’s degree with 2 to 3 years of relevant experience;
- Good knowledge of office software (MS Office);
- Perfect knowledge of English and French, third language an asset;
- Excellent writing skills in English and French;
- Good oral communication, excellent written communication;
- Ability with numbers and budgets;
- Organization and ability to meet deadlines;
- Prioritization and multi-tasking;
- Attention to details and quality;
- Analysis and synthesis skills;
- Ability to work in a team;
- Initiative, dynamism and motivation;
- Knowledge of international development would be preferable.
How to apply:
Please send your resume, cover letter and latest academic transcripts to the following address:recrutement@baastel.com by Sunday, July 20th 2014. If you want to know more about Baastel, please visit: www.baastel.com.Please ensure that you indicate the title ‘’Baastel Europe – Project Officer’’ in your subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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