JUNIOR TRADE POLICY OFFICER European Generic medicines Association (EGA)

About the EGA
The EGA is the official representative body of the European generic and biosimilar pharmaceutical industry, which is at the forefront of providing high-quality affordable medicines to millions of Europeans and stimulating competitiveness and innovation in the pharmaceutical sector.

We are currently recruiting a Junior Trade Policy Officer, who will have the following key tasks and responsibilities:
Key Tasks and Responsibilities

•  Coordinate the activities of the EGA External Markets and Trade Policy Committee;
•  Monitor developments in the area of trade related to pharmaceuticals and report back to the Committee members;
•  Organise Committee meetings and conference calls;
•  Follow closely the evolution of bilateral trade negotiations and regulatory dialogues;
•  Coordinate advocacy activities in the area of trade policy;
•  Represent EGA’s positions in meetings with the European Institutions and other stakeholders;
•  Draft correspondence, reports, records of meetings, background papers, statistical notes, etc.;
•  Perform research tasks into a variety of trade, industry policy areas related to pharmaceuticals;
•  Participate in the Market Access Advisory Committee (MAAC) Meetings at DG TRADE;
•  Participate in the Civil Dialogue meetings at DG TRADE;
•  Contribute to EGA’s monthly newsletter
•  Participate in and contribute to other activities as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

•  A university degree in law / economics / politics with a knowledge of applied economics and trade-related policy issues;
•  A minimum of 1-2 years of prior relevant work experience required;
• Good knowledge of the EU institutions and a good understanding of the EU trade policy and the EU intellectual property rights policy;
•  Strong writing and editing skills;
•  Excellent English language skills, other languages are considered an advantage;
• Good presentation skills;
•  Very strong organisational skills;
•  Excellent communications skills, self-starter, quick thinker, service minded;
•  Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and similar software.

Starting date: end January / beginning of February 2013

To apply, please contact info@egagenerics.com