Project Manager ISTO - International Social Tourism Organisation

JOB OFFER – PROJECT MANAGER

The International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO) is an international non-profit making association which mission is to promote everyone’s access to leisure, holidays and tourism. Project summary Following a call for proposals launched by the European Commission in the framework of the Calypso project, ISTO and a group of partners have been chosen to realise a web platform aiming at facilitating trans-national tourism exchanges by matching supply with demand. In this context, ISTO is recruiting a project manager with strong promotional and interpersonal skills who will be in charge of the general coordination of the project and its implementation.

Main tasks:

• Coordinate the work of the consortium members, lead the coordination committee and working groups, and manage the follow-up on actions and tasks to implement.
• Create and follow the realisation of the communication tools of the project.
• Promote the platform towards tourism stakeholders:
  - communicate with members of the consortium
  - inform ISTO members and partners in cooperation with the organisation’s public relations manager
  - inform other stakeholders potentially interested in the platform
  - develop a promotional campaign and a press kit
  - represent the platform at national or European tourism-related events
• Identify and recruit, according to the specifications to be defined, operators (for the supply) and intermediate bodies (for the demand) interested in joining the platform and create a database for all bodies.
• Commercialise the platform towards public and private bodies potentially interested, in exchange for visibility (sponsoring).
• Follow the impact of the actions of communication undertaken to evaluate their effectiveness and relevance.
• Prepare interim reports and the final report for the European Commission.

Specific requirements:

• Strong experience in leading promotional actions (min 3 years).
• Good experience in managing European projects – European institutions (around 3 years)
• Good knowledge of the tourism sector at the European level.
• Ability to work in an international environment and communicate in French and English (advanced level). A third language is an asset.
• Good knowledge of MS Office suite applications and internet (CMS, email campaigns) and knowledge on web development
• Demonstrate a strong ability to work in a methodical way, to multitask and to be flexible.

Conditions:

• Location: ISTO headquarters in Brussels
• Full time job (37.5 hours / week)
• Fixed term contract for 13 months (with possible extension)
• Competitive salary and benefits (luncheon vouchers, public transportation)
• Starting date: 1st June 2012

Candidates will send their curriculum vitae and cover letter by 30th April 2012 at the latest International Social Tourism Organisation Rue Haute 26-28, 1000 Brussels

info@oits-isto.org Only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview that will take place during the week starting on 7th May.