Senior Policy Manager

il y a 4 heures


Brussels, Belgique Japanese Business Council In Europe Temps plein

**Senior Policy Manager in **The Japan Business Council in Europe**

**Job description**:
The Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE) is recruiting a Senior Policy Manager to strengthen its Brussels based secretariat. The JBCE is the multi-sectoral voice of Japanese Business interests in the EU and it represents the interests of more than 90 multinational companies of Japanese parentage operating in a wide range of sectors in Europe.

**Key tasks**:

- _
Manage and coordinate the JBCE Secretariat’s day-to-day operations in collaboration with the Secretary General and the respective policy managers / Administrative Assistant, including:_
- Ensuring business continuity (to take over Policy Manager's work during a temporary vacancy, as seconded staff from Japan are changed on a regular basis);
- Human resource issues and team building;
- Annual Plan and Budget coordination and implementation;
- Legal, financial and corporate governance management (including General Assembly, Board of Director meeting, Planning Committee meeting, etc.);
- Membership engagement.
- _Manage the smooth running of the work of the respective policy managers in charge of JBCE’s lobbying and engagement activities towards key EU stakeholders_, including:

- Coordinating the work of the respective policy managers in charge of each Committee and supporting the drafting and finalisation of all position papers and other external communication tools;
- Engage externally with EU institutions on key policy dossiers and drive successful advocacy work in the co-decision and comitology processes;
- Follow the advocacy KPIs set by JBCE committees within their key advocacy dossiers and successfully implement them in targeted lobbying campaigns;
- Gather reliable and timely intelligence on key dossiers in the co-decision and comitology process that are of interest to JBCE committees.
- Build trusted, long-term relations with key EU institutional staff.
- _Engage actively with JBCE committee Chairs and other corporate members and establish streamlined communication channels within the Association_, including:

- Ensuring that the JBCE's priorities and activities are at all times driven by the Committees, based on the needs of member companies;
- Further developing and targeting internal reports, events, seminars and webinars to reflect EU “hot topics”;
- Increasing membership engagement in the Committee meetings and organising events to ensure good communications amongst members.

**Requirements**:

- Advanced university degree in international relations, politics, law, economics, management or equivalent.
- More than 5 years management experience at senior level, preferably within a multinational / EU environment.
- Strong team management capacities: capacity to motivate a team and create a healthy and dynamic working atmosphere.
- Extensive experience of having worked with or within a trade association.
- Excellent drafting and verbal English communication skills.
- Previous experience of having worked within an EU Institution would be a plus.
- Previous experience of having worked with or within a Japanese corporate environment would be a plus.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
- Flexibility, adaptability and an open-minded outlook.
- Excellent computer and social media literacy.

**What we offer**
- Opportunities to grow, take initiatives and work within a dynamic and multi-cultural organisation.
- An attractive remuneration package (incl. several benefits) commensurate with qualifications and experience.

**How to apply**

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