Job Alert – Never give up: Lessons from Iceland and the Euro

Who would have thought that a country with little more than 300 000 inhabitants makes it to the Euro’s quarter finals, and kicks out England on the way – thereby healing some post-BREXIT decision grudges…. We can learn at least two lessons for job-hunting from the Icelanders:

1. Have a plan – and practice
   Iceland’s football team did not win by accident. Ever since the turn of the century, Iceland has put a lot of resources into providing top-notch training facilities, youth coaching, and making the coaching profession a financially very attractive one. The first kids who benefitted are the ones who now showed us their great spirit and football.

2. Never give up
   Even with 4 goals against them, the Icelanders scored another two before having to give in to the French team. And even though they did not win, they are going home with an incredible boost in self-esteem. Plus, everyone loves them.

Translated into job-hunting: make sure you develop a career plan – a certain level you want to achieve, a sector you want to excel in, a corporate or a consultant or other career. Things may change over time, but a plan will influence your career choices, will help you develop a skills set that you need to advance – and will help you afterwards to explain them in interviews.

Never give up – everyone encounters ups and downs: in football just as much as in your private or professional life. Losers are only considered losers when they give up fighting – this also holds true in interviews and professional failures. It’s about how much you believe in yourself and how convincingly you bring this belief across.

In this spirit, find attached some jobs and as usual more on politjobs.eu.

Irina Michalowitz – im@politapps.eu

ONE seeks Policy and Research Manager
Responsibilities: Lead on commissioning research, working with thought leaders, stakeholders, and other partners on global security, development and humanitarian issues, and managing those processes to completion; Combine, analyze, and synthesis existing research and data into briefs for internal and external use; Develop analysis of any major report, research, publication or data on humanitarian and refugee crises for internal and external use; Monitor stakeholders and media outlets for breaking or major developments and announcements on humanitarian and global security issues; Manage relationships with multilateral institutions—World Bank, IMF, UN agencies, Africa Development Bank and communication flow between multilaterals and ONE; Organize and prepare studies, reviews and reports on humanitarian, emergency relief and related issues; organize follow up work to support policy development work and decision-making on important issues; Assist or leads, as appropriate, in the preparation of reports, studies, background papers, policy guidelines, correspondence, presentations, etc. […]

Erste Lesung bietet Praktikum Public Affairs
Angebot: Einblicke in die Arbeit einer Public Affairs Agentur; Einblicke in konkrete politische Inhalte und Prozesse in Berlin und Brüssel; Arbeiten in einem jungen und dynamischen Team; Eine sehr gute Arbeitsatmosphäre und enge Einbindung in die tägliche Arbeit; Eine durchgehende persönliche Beratung zur eigenen Positionierung auf dem Arbeitsmarkt; Hilfe beim Aufbau eines Netzwerks im gewünschten Karriereumfeld; Ein Heranführen an das politische Protokoll z.B. in Formulierungen und Veranstaltungen; Eine Schulung für die politiknahe Arbeit z.B. Schreiben von inhaltlichen Vermerken und kurzen Reden; Eine Einführung in die die notwendigen IT- und Softwarekenntnisse für die Büroarbeit […]

UEAPME seeks Secretary General (m/f)
Responsibilities: The UEAPME Secretary General manages the day-to-day operations of UEAPME both on lobbying issues and on internal management with the ultimate goal for UEAPME to become the only agenda-setter at EU-level concerning relation representation of European SMEs and crafts. He/she shall for that reason need a strong personal involvement, a professional and ethical attitude and be able to influence European political decisions at the highest level and with the most impact on European crafts and SMEs. Internal relations: the Secretary General is elected by the General Assembly of UEAPME. He/she leads the staff of UEAPME. He/she also advises all UEAPME bodies and assists the President. External relations: The Secretary General is at the highest level in direct contact with all relevant players in the context of the European decision-making process. This includes (without being exhaustive): the Council, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the ECOSOC, the Committee of Regions, the 3 other recognised European Social Partners, other lobbying organisations. […]

UNPO seeks Project Assistant (m/f)
Tasks: Interns are expected to have a mature and flexible attitude, display good time management skills, be able to undertake work independently and conduct accurate research. The intern should enjoy working in an internationally oriented office where a multitude of tasks will be assigned. The internship requires a high degree of responsibility and autonomy from the intern, but in turn promises an equally rewarding experience. Interns and volunteers are expected to undertake tasks that include the organization of conferences, seminars and other events, the monitoring of United Nations and European Parliament events (with possible attendance depending on the period of engagement), the conducting of research on UNPO Members; website management; advocacy and lobbying, project planning and implementation; the drafting of funding applications or small development projects. […]

Humane Society International seeks Expert Consultant – Policy & Finance
Responsibilities: As a consultant to HSI/Europe, you will help develop and implement strategies aimed at ensuring the consistency of EU and Member States‘ international investment policy with EU Farm Animal Welfare legislation. Your responsibilities typically include developing informational materials, organizing events in the European Parliament, engaging with MEPs and/or relevant officials in the European Commisson,building coalitons with stakeholders in the agricultural sector, and outreach to media. […]

Danfoss seeks EU Affairs Manager
Responsibilities: Interacting with internal stakeholders to disseminate information and contribute to the assessment of the impact of EU legislation on the Group’s strategy and contribute to the drafting of the Group’s policy positions or background documents; Contributing to shape Danfoss advocacy plans in close coordination with the head of the EU office, and advocate the company’s position towards policy makers; Representing Danfoss in trade associations and policy groups; Establishing and maintaining an active network of contacts with policy makers and relevant stakeholders […]

Burson Marsteller seeks Director Technology Practice
Responsibilities: Burson-Marsteller Brussels is seeking to recruit a Public Affairs Consultant for its Tech Practice. The successful candidate will require a solid experience in EU public affairs, a strong understanding of tech issues from a business perspective and an in-depth knowledge of EU tech policy. We are interested to hear from candidates with expertise across Digital Single Market related issues such as data protection, ICT standardisation, ecommerce, geoblocking and copyright. Knowledge and understanding of competition and taxation policy would be a plus. We also expect all our consultants to have knowledge of and experience in digital communications. This is a client facing and client management role. Your responsibilities will include providing senior strategic advice, designing and leading the implementation of strategic pan-European public affairs and communications campaigns on EU tech issues and managing all related financial aspects. You will also be expected to grow client business and play a leading role in identifying and driving forward new business opportunities. […]