Senior Consultant Trade Policy Brussels

il y a 5 jours


Brussels, Belgique Hanover Temps plein

Hanover Brussels is looking for a talented EU public affairs professional to join its trade policy team.

We’re a fast-growing team of political specialists who advise some of the world’s biggest brands on EU policy and regulatory issues. Our consultants are policy experts, who enjoy becoming genuine extensions of their clients’ in-house teams.

We require someone who has experience in EU and international **trade policy and ideally another EU policy area** (preferably related to ESG) as well as an in-depth understanding of the workings of the EU institutions and the Brussels stakeholder environment.

For the right person this will be an exciting role, with the opportunity to contribute towards managing interesting clients and building a market-leading team that provides valued strategic advice and insight to clients.

**Requirements**:
**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Conduct client and/or topic-specific analyses and draft bespoke briefings
- Provide timely and relevant support in advising key clients and prospective clients, informed by sector knowledge and broad intelligence-gathering on policy developments
- Develop close client relationships and support day-to-day contact with the clients related to the execution of advocacy and communication campaigns
- Oversee the work of junior colleagues and ensure timely deliverables to the client
- Participate and contribute to client meetings and internal account management meetings supporting the team leads in reviewing progress, monitoring capacity and allocating tasks
- Work closely with the team leads to continue to build a competitive, best-in-class Trade policy team and offering; this entails coaching and mentoring junior colleagues
- Support the central marketing team in implementing the marketing strategy for the team

**SKILLS & EXPERIENCE**
- Prior experience in a relevant position within either a public affairs consultancy or in-house, trade association or the European institutions
- In-depth understanding of EU and international trade policy, including its technical and legal aspects
- Solid understanding of one additional relevant EU policy field (ideally related to ESG)
- Knowledge of the interaction between EU, international and national policy and the business impact that this can have on clients
- Strong analytical and project management skills
- Effective time-management and ability to meet deadlines
- Drive to make an impact and work closely as a team
- Excellent project management, written and verbal communication skills
- Desire to support and develop junior team members

**Benefits**

In addition to a competitive salary, your core benefits package will include:

- An annual performance-related bonus plus additional bonus potential linked to recruitment, new business and long service
- 20 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus 5 discretionary days
- Hospitalisation insurance
- Group insurance, with 5% employer contribution
- Lunch vouchers

Team members also have access to a wide range of opportunities and initiatives, including:

- Summer Fridays finish (3pm) - early Friday finish the rest of the year (4pm)
- The Hanover Academy, which incorporates training, coaching, mentoring and reverse-mentoring opportunities to support personal development and career progression across all levels, with a generous training budget
- International secondments as well as the opportunity to collaborate with all offices across the AVENIR GLOBAL’s network
- A wellbeing programme, featuring (but not limited to) pre
- and post-maternity leave coaching, a working parents’ group, subsidised gym membership, LiveSmart sessions on mindfulness, sleep, etc.
- Our Culture Club, with a robust social calendar all year round, Trailblazer of the Month award, Lunch & Learns, CSR activities, and an opportunity to win an Out of Office activity fund

Hanover is an equal opportunities employer, committed to encouraging a balanced workforce within our company and the wider industry.


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