Executive – Public Affairs DIGITALEUROPE

Brussels, Belgium

Duration: Belgian employment contract and attractive salary package, with health insurance, pension plan and other benefits.
Salary: Negotiable based on experience.
Responsible to: Director – Technical and Regulatory Affairs.

Job Descritpion

DIGITALEUROPE is the trade association representing the European digital technology industry in Europe. Our 100+ members include some of the world's largest IT, telecoms and consumer electronics companies and national trade associations from every part of Europe. We want European businesses and citizens to benefit fully from digital technologies and for Europe to grow, attract and sustain the world's best digital technology companies.

DIGITALEUROPE is looking for an enthusiastic, highly-motivated and service-oriented individual to join our public affairs team in Brussels with a focus on technical and regulatory issues.

Main functions of the job

• Monitor priority issues and provide services to members and colleagues including early warning, intelligence and policy analysis;
• Develop and maintain good working relationship with EU institutions and other stakeholders;
• Produce high quality deliverables for members, including meeting minutes, plans of action, briefings newsletters and content for the web, social media and wider communication;
• Organise internal and external meetings and events;
• Develop a reputation as an expert in technical domains including but not limited to ICT standardisation, radio spectrum, broadcast, and e-Inclusion;
• Support the senior management in representing DIGITALEUROPE members’ interests by successfully implementing advocacy campaigns;
• Provide other day to day operational support to DIGITALEUROPE’s technical and regulatory policy group and related working groups

The position is based in Brussels with some travel within the EU and from time to time internationally.

Qualifications/Education

• University degree or equivalent.

Experience

• 1-3 years’ work experience, preferably in EU public affairs;
• Some experience in working with technical and regulatory issues;
• Some experience of representing a range of clients or members with varying interests;
• Experience of working with the EU institutions and key stakeholders;
• Keen to acquire and to deepen your knowledge in ICT related technical and regulatory matters.

Desirable

• Experience of working in an association environment.

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of EU policy process, policy monitoring and policy impacts.

Skills

• Excellent ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team;
• Customer/service-focused;
• Good networker;
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentational skills;
• Fully IT and web literate;
• Editing & proof reading skills;
• Ability to speak another EU language (apart from English)

Personal Qualities

• Highly motivated, friendly and approachable manner;
• Prepared to work flexibly, travel and undertake additional duties;
• Ability to tackle challenges in a creative and dynamic manner;
• Ability to schedule own workload and achieve targets and deadlines.

Application

Interested candidates should forward their CV and salary requirements to Marianne Bonfond:Marianne.Bonfond@digitaleurope.org.