Coordinator

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Coordinator

Practitioners' Network for European Development Cooperation

Brussels, Belgium

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Network Coordinator leads the Coordination team.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Network Coordination:

Provide strategic advice to the Presidency and Steering Committee (SC) for further developing the PN so its activities and outputs contribute to an effective European development cooperation in line with the European Consensus on Development and the SDGs;
Provide overall operational and organizational coordination of the PN, ensuring the PN functions in line with its Charter as well as legal requirements;
Under the guidance of the Presidency and SC, lead the preparation of PN annual work plan and budget;
With the Presidency, manage and maintain the PN membership (assessment of membership requests against membership criteria, communication on membership matters, ensure collection of membership fees);
Ensure knowledge management, learning and efficient information flow across the PN members (including between consecutive Presidencies);
Facilitate consultation and consensus-seeking processes among PN members;
Facilitate the preparation of conceptual and strategic papers, joint position papers and speaking notes, including drafting;
Conceptualise, with the Presidency, regular and special PN events (e.g. the Annual Meeting of the General Assembly, CEO meetings, Steering Committee meetings...), ensure follow-up;
Line-manage the PN Coordination & Communication Officer and the Finance & Administration Officer;
Oversee the financial management of the PN, including monitoring of expenditures and revenues in alignment with annual budget and work plan, and annual audit;
Manage the preparation of the PN annual report and other reports (e.g. minutes of events).

Support and orient the PN working groups:

In line with the objectives and priorities of the Network and its Presidency, provide strategic direction and support to the PN’s thematic working groups, workstreams and task forces to ensure their relevance and results-orientation, leveraging synergies where possible.

Representation and visibility:

Facilitate and ensure the representation of the PN vis-à-vis external stakeholders and at events, exceptionally represent the PN if instructed by the Presidency and approved by the SC;
Oversee PN communications and visibility plans and outputs;
Support the Presidency in identifying and managing partnerships with external actors.

Qualifications

A Master’s degree in Political Science, International Relations, EU Affairs or an academic degree in a relevant field;
Demonstrated understanding of the functioning of the European Union and its external policies, with a specific focus on European Development Cooperation, including policies, approaches and tools that promote joint work and collaboration among the EU and its Member States;
Min. 6 years’ work experience in a coordination role, including staff and budget management, of which min. 2 working in/for a network;
Previous experience working for an implementing agency of an EU Member State will be considered as an asset;
Excellent verbal and writing skills in English;
Knowledge of other European languages is an asset, especially French;
Excellent communication and presentation skills;
Strong facilitation and moderation skills;
Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications, and digital co-working tools;
Structured, with solid organisation and planning skills;
Proactive and creative individual, independent and autonomous way of working;
Strong team player.