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The Internal Market & Consumers Team has a high-profile, expanding project portfolio including for the European Commission and its agencies across range of policy issues such as SMEs & entrepreneurship, industry & sustainability, (digital) access to information, consumer empowerment & awareness & safety. We currently run projects and framework contracts for DG GROW, DG JUST, CHAFEA, EP IMCO and ITRE committees and others.

Our success is due to our excellent team of consultants and researchers and we are now looking to strengthen our team with the appointment of a Senior Research Manager who will be focusing on qualitative and quantitative policy research and analysis.

Role description:

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

The Senior Research Manager 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 research in an effective and efficient way using research tools including desk research/literature review, interviews, surveys, workshops and focus groups.

Focusing on the internal management, the Senior Research Manager 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 Research Manager 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 Research Managers 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 the following desirable experience and competences:

• Between 3 to 5 years’ work experience within the context of EU policies;
• Experience of writing competitive bids;
• Ability to write and communicate with clients, partners, experts and colleagues in excellent English;
• Expertise in internal market and consumer policy;
• Ability to take initiatives and work in an autonomous way;
• A relevant master’s degree.

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.

Selection of projects:

• Client: CHAFEA, Behavioural Study on Strategies to Maximize the Effectiveness of Product Recalls;
• Client: CHAFEA, Provision of actions to extend the availability and improve the quality of debt advice services for European households;
• Client: DG GROW, Study on the feasibility of possible initiatives at EU level and establishment of a multi-stakeholder platform on quality of tourism accommodation services;
• Client: DG Grow, Economic aspects of geographical indication protection at EU level for non-agricultural products in the EU;
• Client: DG Grow, Study assessing the challenges and opportunities for market surveillance activities in relation to new technologies and digital supply chain;
• Client: DG Grow, Impact assessment study on fragrance labelling on cosmetic products;
• Client: IMCO Committee, The impact of COVID-19 on the Internal Market;
• Client: IMCO Committee, Online advertising: the impact of targeted advertising on advertisers, market access and consumer choice.

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.

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