Senior Consultant - Employment and Social Affairs
Ramboll
Brussels, Belgium
Experienced consultant to join Ramboll Management Consulting’s European Policy and Economics team in Brussels.
Do you want to work with evaluation and research in an international environment? With challenging and very dynamic projects on current European issues? The department for European Policy and Economics in Ramboll Management Consulting provides evaluation and research services for the European Commission, the European Parliament and many European agencies. We carry out evaluations, economic analysis, impact assessments and studies in the areas of internal market, taxation, enterprise development, innovation and research policies, transport, energy, employment and social affairs, education, equal opportunities and migration.
We are now looking for an experienced consultant to join our Brussels office.
The job
You need to be able to work in several of the fields in which we carry out assignments, however, the ideal candidate has both strong evaluation skills and sector expertise in the field of employment and labour market policy.
You will find yourself engaging with several different projects at a time, interacting with teams composed of employees with diverse professional backgrounds and nationalities and carrying out a broad spectrum of analysis, evaluation and strategy development activities. As a project manager of large scale EU projects you will enjoy a great deal of responsibility for client relations, the design and direction of the project and the final product.
Your responsibilities will cover the whole project cycle, from acquisition to project completion. Together with other team members, you will be responsible for delivering high quality products and services, from the management of projects, through planning and data collection, to the final analysis of results and the preparation as well as presentation of reports. Sometimes the data collection will take place in other EU countries, thus availability and flexibility to travel is essential.
Your profile
You'll need:
- Master degree in political science, law, economics, business or similar field;
- At least 5-8 years of relevant professional working experience with research, evaluation, feasibility studies and impact assessments. Experience in winning and successfully delivering research and evaluation projects and contracts for the European Commission, governments and agencies;
- High motivation to take on responsibility and create results through own effort and strong teamwork and an excellent ability to build and maintain relationships with both key clients and partners as well as internally with colleagues across the Ramboll Group;
- An exceptional analytical capacity which you are able to take advantage of through your brilliant writing, communication and presentation skills. We expect you to be fluent in spoken and written English and command fluently 1 or 2 other EU languages;
- Excellent project management skills, including ability to attend to detail as well as maintaining overview while taking into account quality, time and budget constraints and while keeping the client’s needs in focus. Ability to work on multiple projects under tight deadlines in a fast-moving professional environment.
It is considered a significant advantage if you have practical experience from working on evaluation assignments with the European institutions.
What we offer
We offer an exciting, informal and professional working environment, where knowledge and expertise are shared across departments and competence fields, and where you will find many opportunities to work closely with national sector experts as well as evaluation specialists.
We are a young and dynamic team and our working environment encourages the free exchange of ideas in an atmosphere of trust and support. This is also why we are fully dedicated to the personal and professional development of our people.
In the competence centre for European Policy and Economics you will find around 25 committed colleagues, with competencies within political science, sociology, law and international business. The European Policy and Economics team works both from our Head Office in Copenhagen and our Brussels office.
We offer a full time position as a senior consultant and a salary packet to match your skills and previous experience.
We will provide you with opportunities to receive training in project management and to become certified in evaluation though our extensive range of internal courses.
How to apply
If you need more information please visit our web-site:
If you would like to discuss this position further, please contact Helene Urth, Head of European Policy and Economics on +45 5161 8218.
If you are ready to apply, please apply online by the following link on this page. Please note we will only consider on-line applications. We look forward to receiving your application by 31 May 2013.
Company profile
Ramboll Management Consulting is an international consulting company with more than 400 permanent employees. We provide consultancy services within Management, IT, Research and Survey. Our offices are located in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Hamburg, Berlin, London and Brussels. We are part of the Ramboll Group with more than 9,000 employees and one of Europe’s largest consulting groups.
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