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VVA Brussels is looking for a Senior Consultant to extend its current team of consultants and researchers.

The Senior Consultant contributes to proposals and projects. She/he will lead projects and proposals with the support of a project director, and will autonomously lead workstreams, including the coordination of project partners. She/He plans, develops and delivers in an effective and efficient way primary (interviews) and secondary (desk) research.

Focusing on the internal management, the Senior Consultant manages more junior resources, delegating and coordinating activities and monitoring the effective and efficient delivery of the outputs whilst meeting project deadlines.

On top of this, the Senior Consultant will also be in charge of the coordination of project partners when their contributions are expected in the dedicated workstreams, discussing with the project director the optimal strategy at the beginning and throughout the project.

Senior Consultants also contribute to implementation of tools and methodologies/innovation and to the identification and solution of problems. A critical mindset and creativity to support the development of new tools and methodologies are important skills which will be encouraged on the job.

She/He is also an active team builder within the company and coaches more junior staff.

As some of our clients are based in several different countries, the position implies – in normal times – limited travel outside of Belgium and outside the EU.

What we are looking for:

All of the above implies that the candidate has a strong background and experience in:

• Policy and/or economic consultancy, with 3 years of relevant experience;
• Project day to day management and tender preparation, with 1 year of relevant experience;
• management of work streams;
• Transport policy and/or innovative environments is a plus;
• desk research and stakeholder consultations;
• data analysis (qualitative and quantitative);
• economic modelling (cost-benefit analysis, market evaluations, …);
• report and proposal drafting in English;
• oral presentations to clients.

All our professionals are strongly oriented to problem solving, goal achievement and client satisfaction and show a strong basis of leadership. The ideal candidate has an entrepreneurial and proactive mindset and feels at ease in a dynamic company oriented to growth into innovative domains such as transport and smart mobility and focusing on the policy, market and economics aspects of innovation. Interest in digitalization and space downstream applications is a plus.

Selection of projects:

• Client: DG CONNECT, Title (project task): Study on scenarios and conditions for the implementation of Cooperative, connected and automated mobility (CCAM);
• Client, DG GROW, Title: Assessing synergies between EGNSS and Copernicus in the development and market penetration of applications;
• Client: DG MOVE, Title: Assessment of a GNSS-based monitoring system for commercial heavy vehicles aiming at improving the implementation of road transport legislation;
• Client: DG GROW, Title Overview of EGNSS downstream standardisation and assessment of gaps and future needs https://ec.europa.eu/growth/content/overview-egnss-downstream-standardisation-and-assessment-gaps-and-future-needs_en;
• Client: GSA, Title: GNSS Market Report Issue 5, June 2017 https://www.gsa.europa.eu/gnss-market-report-issue-5;
• Client: DG CLIMA, Title: Assessment of competitiveness impacts of post-2020 LDV CO2 Regulation https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/transport/vehicles/docs/competitiveness_ldv_regs_en.pdf;
• Client: Telecommunication Regulatory Authority UAE, Title: Consultancy Services – Spectrum Regulations Technical Studies – Project task: Market Assessment on ITS in UAE;
• Client: GSA, Title (project task): FLAMINGO - Fulfilling enhanced Location Accuracy in the Mass-market through Initial GalileO services (Market Analysis and Business Planning) https://www.flamingognss.com/;
• Client: GSA, Title (project task): SEASOLAS - EGNOS Maritime Safety Service (Cost Benefit Analysis). https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/space/research/horizon-2020/seasolas_en.

What we offer:

Excellent opportunities for professional development with high levels of autonomy and room for growth and a very dynamic and exciting work environment.

The position is based in Brussels.

Only pre-selected participants will be contacted and invited for interviews. Interviews will be held in Brussels or, alternatively, via teleconference.

If you are interested in this position, please provide your CV and a 1-page cover letter outlining why you are suited for the job.

this job offer is not open for applications