Framework Contracts Manager

**20681BR**

**Requisition Number**:
20681BR
**Description**:
Position: Framework Contracts Manager (FWC Manager) for the Framework Contracts Unit (FWC Unit)

At Stantec, we believe that growing a great consulting services company happens from the inside out. We look for people who are drawn to use every talent they possess, plus imagination, determination, and a drive to do the extraordinary.

Stantec’s Belgium office is the seat of the International Division unit. We provide management support to international institutions, such as the European Commission (EC), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and EU bilateral donors. We provide expertise for sustainable solutions to development challenges mainly in developing countries.

Stantec Framework Contracts Unit

Stantec’s Belgium office is also the hub of the Framework Contracts (FWC) activities managed in collaboration with the above-mentioned international institutions EC and EIB, as well as with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the French Development Agency (AFD) and with the Department for International Development (DFID -UK).

As of today, we are currently managing more than 15 different FWC (including FWC SIEA as Consortium leader) covering sectors such as environment, renewable energy and energy efficiency, climate change adaptation, water management, sustainable urban development, trade, private sector development and transports.

Job description

In a fast-paced environment, you will be actively managing the whole cycle of the request processing, from the TORs understanding and CV selection to the offer submission. You will be reporting to the FWC Leader.

Tasks and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the FWC Leader, the FWC manager will lead the management of individual “Requests for services” and cover the following tasks:

- Coordination of efficient communication with clients, partners, and experts.
- Coordination of the methodology preparation process; liaise with the Technical Lead and Quality Controllers to ensure high level quality standard of the final output.
- Preparation of the budget for each request, ensuring that the financial proposal complies with the eligibility criteria.
- Identification of high-quality experts and tailor CVs for specific assignments; negotiation and agreement on working conditions with the experts.
- Support the preparation of annual reports for the clients.

What Stantec has to offer
- A permanent contract with a dynamic Belgium-based company integrated in a fast-growing multinational consulting services company, with very good development prospects, specialising in the implementation of sustainable development projects all over the world and in particular in developing countries
- Integration in a dynamic international team, working in close collaboration with equally young and dynamic Project Management and Business Development teams
- Opportunities to regularly update and enhance technical skills and qualifications and other professional competences, through: (i) support for the acquisition and implementation of very diverse FWC assignments and (ii) participation in training and other capacity building activities

**Title**:
Framework Contracts Manager

**Qualifications**:
Requested profile

Applicants should as a minimum have the following qualifications and skills:

- A relevant degree with a minimum of at least 2 years of relevant experience.
- Understanding of EU technical assistance projects with an external aid focus; experience managing FWC requests would be a strong asset.
- Analytical skills to identify the specifics of the requests (expertise and methodology)
- Experience in CVs screening and assessment
- Strong skills in planning and capacity to undertake several requirements simultaneously.
- Experience in budget preparation.
- Adaptability and resilience: ability to work under strict deadlines and pressure, with hands-on problem-solving skills.
- Excellent knowledge of English, and a proficient level of French (both spoken and written).
- Good drafting and reporting skills: ability to synthesize and structure information, convey clear messages.

**Employment Type**: Full-Time

**Job Type**: Regular

**Job Category**: Project Management

**About Stantec**:
We’re active members of the communities we serve. That’s why at Stantec we always design with community in mind. We believe growing a great design company happens from the inside out. We look for people who are drawn to use every talent they possess, plus imagination, determination and a drive to do the extraordinary.

The Stantec community unites approximately 22,000 employees working in over 400 locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring projects to life. Our work as architects, engineers, and consultants from initial project concept and planning through design, construction and commissioning is built on a solid history of success. So when we take on a project we see the oppo