Junior International Consultant in New Frontier Services

Deadline: 24 February 2012
Open to: Individuals with an university degree, preferably with studies oriented towards auditing/investigation, engineering, environment, social science, economics, law, and/or political science, with at least 2 years of proven fulltime working in data processing and analysis
Remuneration: Provided

Description

NFS is a niche consulting firm providing evaluation and consulting services to both the European Commission and private sector organisations. Some of their recent consulting work for EU institutions has been acclaimed as best practice. Due to continuous growth they are looking for a Junior International Consultant.

It is an opportunity for a research analyst/ junior consultant in Brussels with a young, dynamic and fast growing consultancy company providing high quality evaluation and advisory services to international organizations, in particular to the European Commission, ILO-IPEC, NATO, UNDP and UNIFEM, as well as NGOs and other organisations.

The successful candidate will execute tasks regarding the different projects being carried out at New Frontier Services. S/he will work under the supervision of one of the directors, or senior consultants, and in close collaboration with other members of the NFS team.

Eligibility

For the position may apply candidates with:

• University degree, preferably with studies oriented towards auditing/investigation, engineering, environment, social science, economics, law, and/or political science,
• Minimum 2 years of proven fulltime working in data processing and analysis,
• Excellent knowledge of the standard Office and IT tools,
• Professional experience in international environmental and social impact investigation and/or relations with energy organisations will be considered as important assets,
• Excellent English written and spoken skills and good command of French. Knowledge of other EU languages would be viewed as an advantage.

Competencies:

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills,
• Ability to summarise and present information with attention to detail,
• Independence of judgement and ability to treat confidential matters with the greatest discretion,
• Excellent interpersonal skills,
• Ability to work both independently and in a team with an aptitude for close co-operation and co-ordination with other members of the team,
• Good organisational skills with a capability to prioritise,
• Initiative, result oriented and ability to work under pressure with rigour and precision,
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Application

Please email your application to recruitment@frontierservices.eu,enclosing:
a) A detailed CV in EU Consulting Format ( downloadable here)
b) A work sample of your written English and French as well as a work sample in any other European Language (papers, reports – they do not have to be completed just some pages to get a feeling of your writing style)
c) A cover letter explaining your interest in this possition
d) Current salary details.
Please be aware that any CV presented in any other format than the EU Consulting Format will NOT be taken into consideration.
Deadline for applications is 24 February. Only candidates short-listed for an interview will be contacted.

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