SENIOR CONSULTANT - BRUSSELS / PARIS

Permanent, full time 

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to join our Brussels or Paris team as a Senior Consultant accountable for project managing day to day client activity on a portfolio of client accounts, generating high quality strategic communications and advice, establishing effective client relationships and building strong networks. Successful candidates will have 2 to 4 years industry experience most likely gained in a global PR agency/consultancy, an international outlook and an eagerness to develop new networks.

KEY TASKS

- To manage client relationships. 
- To generate high quality and concise documents required to provide strategic communications advice to our clients: research notes, media and political analysis, media articles, correspondence etc.  
- To produce content for publication on social media.  
- To prepare for and participate in client meetings.  
- To identify, map and meet with stakeholders.  
- To identify opportunities and propose new ideas for projects.  
- To conduct media and legislative monitoring.  
- To contribute to new client proposals, providing research, analysis and high-quality drafting.  
- To assist with organising events for clients. 
- To continually look for opportunities to develop your own and the company’s business, political, media and delivery networks, building relationships and maintaining database information for future use. 
- To supervise the work of consultants and/or project consultants, monitoring workflow, overseeing work and addressing issues when required
- To act as an ambassador for the company at all times, always sensitive to business opportunities for Project Associates and ensuring that all market intelligence is reported. 
- Ad-hoc tasks as required from time to time.  

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

- 2 to 4 years industry experience most likely gained in a global PR agency/consultancy
- Understanding of the European institutions, decision making process, Brussels media landscape.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an eagerness to develop new networks. 
- A self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset and international outlook 
- Interest in and knowledge of basic data science principles is a plus  
- Language capabilities: a second language (European or Arabic) a distinct advantage  
- Right to work in the EU

WHAT WE OFFER

Project Associates offers a generous compensation package which includes competitive remuneration, discretionary bonuses, a companywide profit-sharing scheme, pension, private medical insurance and 25 days holiday per annum. We operate a hybrid working policy and are proud to offer enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.  
 
We are a dynamic, diverse, and fast-growing company which believes in supporting our team members both professionally and personally. In addition to our teams in London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Nairobi, we have an Associate network of global leaders and experts in their fields who employees have the chance to work with and learn from.  
 
Project Associates has a friendly, non-hierarchical company culture with regular social events and a flexible working environment. We actively encourage employees to travel between our different offices and spend time getting to know colleagues in each country, as well as the cultures within which they operate. We have a formalised secondment scheme in place and due to the international nature of our clients, opportunities to travel are regularly available.  
 
Moreover, we give all our employees a high degree of autonomy and responsibility early on in their careers, accelerating their progression to the benefit of both the individual and the company. This is especially important because the pace of the work is often fast, in line with the critical issues and events we are involved in. We are a privately-owned family business, and our strength is in our people.   

TO APPLY

Please send your CV and cover letter to recruitment@projectassociatesltd.com with the subject line “Senior Consultant - Bru/Par”.  In your cover letter please include confirmation of your notice period, current salary, salary expectations and whether you are legally entitled to work in the EU. Please note due to the high volume of applications we receive; we may not be able to respond to all applicants.  

We value diversity and aim for our workforce to be representative of all sections of society. Our recruitment process is competency based and no applicant will be discriminated against regardless of their age, colour, disability, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, race, religion or belief and/or sexual orientation.

Job title: Senior Consultant 
Location: Brussels or Paris
Salary: Competitive (dependent on experience) plus benefits
Length of contact: Permanent full time
Posting date: 10th February 2023
Closing date: 9th April 2023