Description:
The European Training Fondation (ETF) is an EU agency that helps transition and developing countries to reform their education, training and labour market systems.
The purpose is to improve people's lives, increase local prosperity and create sustainable growth. Our work in human capital development (HCD) is part of the external relations policy.
Eligibility:
-be a national of an EU Member State or ETF partner sountry or territory
-have fulfilled any obligations imposed by law concerning military service
-be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post
-have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least four years attested by a diploma, followed by at least
six years of appropriate professional experience or have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least
three years attested by diploma, followed by at least seven years of appropriate professional experience
-have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the Communities and have a satisfactory knowledge of another, to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.
-to be able to serve a full 3-year term before reaching the retirement age of 65
Experience:
Candidates are required to demonstrate at least 6 years of working experience in analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice analysis and policy advice in in at least two at least twoat least two at least twoat least two of the following fields of the following fields of the following fields of the following fields of the following fieldsof the following fields of the following fieldsof the following fields of the following fields of the following fieldsof the following fields of the following fields :
-labour markets in developing and/or transition countries;
-links between employment and education and training policies (e.g. returns to education, transition from school to work, human capital development and employability of youth);
-anticipation and matching of skills;
-employment policy solutions for socio-economic development, poverty reduction, social inclusion;
-linkages between labour migration and skills and its impact on local labour markets;
-monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of employment policies and programmes.
Techical:
-a solid understanding of EU policies in the field of employment;
-good project management skills;
-excellent skills in drafting thematic papers and policy documents;
-excellent presentation and public speaking skills;
-excellent writing, reading, speaking and listening skills in English.
Core:
-very good analysing skills – i.e. the ability to grasp and analyse complex and wide-ranging questions, issues or information, to tackle issues
and problems in a logical, step by step way, to have a systematic approach to analysing ETF issues;
-very good communication and negotiating skills – i.e. the ability to organise and present (in oral and written terms) information, express
opinions, views and concepts in a concise, understandable and interesting way for a variety of multi-cultural audiences within the ETF
and/or externally.
-very good team working skills – i.e. the ability to establish and maintain excellent working relations at all levels in the multicultural context
of the ETF both at team and individual levels. The ability to share a common goal and the responsibility for achieving it.
-very good service orientation skills - i.e. the ability to discover ETF customer/stakeholders’ underlying needs and/or to deliver solutions that
meet needs, to provide added value and exceed expectations. To take care of both internal and external customers and to be able to
anticipate their needs.
Deadline: 06 December 2012
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