INFORMATION/KNOWLEDGE CENTRE ASSISTANT (B5)

The Energy Charter Secretariat, located in Brussels, is an international organisation which serves the Conference of the Energy Charter and which assists Member States in the implementation of the Energy Charter Treaty.

The Energy Charter Treaty, which entered into force in April 1998, includes more than 50 Member States and 29 Observer States most of them in the Eurasian continent. The Treaty establishes a legal framework for international energy cooperation in the areas of investment, trade, transit, and energy efficiency.

A Road Map for the Modernisation of the Energy Charter Process is being implemented with a view to enhancing its appeal to Member States, Observer States and potential new members. The objective is to develop the Energy Charter into an instrument of global energy governance. The Energy Charter Secretariat is currently engaged in this important and challenging exercise and seeks to recruit the appropriate expertise.

INFORMATION/KNOWLEDGE CENTRE ASSISTANT (B5)

In the Office of the Secretary General, the successful candidate will assist the Secretariat’s Senior Adviser with the Energy Charter’s Knowledge Centre, public relations, including preparation of reports and reviews for publication in English and Russian, preparation of press releases and events, the launch and maintenance of a new Energy Charter website (in English and Russian) and a database of international contacts.

The successful candidate is expected to have the following: • Excellent knowledge of both English and Russian with proven drafting skills • Ability to translate from English to Russian • Computer literacy • Experience with academic institutions, public affairs , press relations , and the energy sector will be advantageous. This post is at B5 (Coordinated Organisations scale) level.

Further details on the Energy Charter process can be obtained from the Energy Charter website at www.encharter.org

Please kindly note that only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

THE ENERGY CHARTER SECRETARIAT, Boulevard de la Woluwe 56, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium Tel: (+32-2) 775.98.00 • Fax: (+32-2) 775.98.01 E-Mail: recruitment@encharter.org • http://www.encharter.org