ACE International Consultants

ACE INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE: Trainee Deputy Xpert Centre™ (XC) Manager

DEPARTMENT: Economic Development, Trade & Competiveness Division (EDTC)

REPORTING: High level of Autonomy, with the supervision of the Director of EDTC, and/or his/her Senior Project manager

WORKING HOURS: 40 hours per Week

Mon – Thurs: 09:00 – 18:30 (1 hour break) Fri: 09:00 – 15:00

SALARY: 20.000-26.000 EUROS (DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE AND TRACK RECORD)

PROBATION PERIOD: 6 Months

DEADLINE: FRIDAY 20 AUGUST 2010

GENERAL POSITION DETAILS

MANAGEMENT OF Xpert Centr™ (XC)

- Deputise for Xpert Centre™ Manager (XCM) - Manage XC data base and data streams in the absence of XCM - Manage XCM day to day work in his/her absence.

EXPERTS RELATIONSHIP - Identify, negotiate and sign up international professional experts for aid development consultancy assignments - Maintain high level communication and relationship with experts on a distant support basis - Supervise formal and administrative aspects of expert workload - Manage and negotiate contractual issues - Personalised relations with experts

COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT - Support Network development: - Through ST and LT experts - Gather market intelligence through expert contacts - Provide ACE’s units with market intelligence.

SPECIFIC POSITION DETAILS

GENERAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

- Analytical and drafting skills. - Strong negotiating skills - Manage heavy workloads - Manage conflicting workloads - Adhere to strict and demanding timelines - Extensive understanding in ICT software - Basic knowledge of Aid development sectors (Economic development and International Trade; Public Finance Management and Budget Support; an advantage)

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Compulsory:

- + 2 years of working experience in international business environment - + 2 years of working with senior management ( Director level) - Extensive knowledge of research and analysis

Preferable:

- Project management experience - Experience in HR or Recruitment sector - Experience in sales a distinct advantage

TRAINING AND EDUCATION:

Compulsory:

- Fluent in English and French (Near Native) - Spanish Advanced level - Perfect use of MS Office and Internet searching skills

Preferable:

- Knowledge of database management

PERSONAL SKILLS:

- Communication skills - Interpersonal skills and capacity to work in different cultural environments - Analytical skills to identify the key aspects of ToRs AND propose winning experts - Experience in reading and appraising CVs - Negotiation skills (closing contract conditions with experts) - Capacity to work on tight schedule and meet deadlines - Capacity to simultaneously manage multiple programmes / Projects. - Planning and time management skills - Organised and systematic - Flexible