Project Assistant

APCO Worldwide is currently seeking to fill a Project Assistant position within its dynamic and growing team in Brussels for a period of 6 months starting from October 2014 (asap).

The successful candidate will support consultants on one or more of APCO's diverse client practices while also conducting broad research and intelligence assignments for the general purpose of the Brussels office. He/she will be involved in both Public Affairs and communications campaigns.

About APCO:

Founded in 1984, APCO Worldwide is an award-winning, independently owned global communication, stakeholder engagement and business strategy firm, headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in major cities throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. APCO helps clients anticipate what's next and smartly manage reputational, communication and business opportunities and challenges that affect organizations, products, services or brands. Our diverse and hands-on global team of more than 700 experts comes from the environments clients need to reach, from former elected leaders, journalists and ambassadors to government officials and business executives.

The Brussels office consists of multilingual consultants with policy expertise in several areas, e.g. healthcare, financial services, ICT, competition, energy and transport. By operating in a collaborative environment, employees are encouraged to work across practice groups, offices, and regions.

Responsibilities:

The following are specific duties performed on a daily basis:

• Provide general research and intelligence to the office (e.g. monitoring media, institutional developments, policy and legislative updates)
• Develop understanding of different client/ industry issues through research and monitoring across a wide range of relevant issues
• Draft client materials (e.g. monitoring, policy and stakeholder mappings)
• Actively support new business opportunities by contributing to brainstorms, conducting research, compiling bios and preparing decks
• Support media relations (e.g. drafting press releases, producing media lists)
• Support event coordination
• Ad hoc translation
• Any other tasks as deemed reasonable

Qualifications & Desired Skills:

• Degree and/or post-graduate degree in European law or politics, media/communication or equivalent;
• Language skills: Fluency in English (spoken and written), excellent command of another EU Member State language (Spanish, German, Eastern European languages considered as a plus);
• Prior experience working in the European institutions, in-house, consultancy or within a trade association desirable;
• Solid understanding of EU policymaking
• Knowledge and experience in one of the following policy fields is considered a plus (Competition, Transport, Financial Services, Healthcare, FCP, ICT and/or Energy)
• Computer skills: MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Excellent communication & writing skills
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and perform under tight deadlines
• Initiative and enthusiasm
• Eligible to work in the EU

Thanks for applying using our online tool by clicking the following link:http://www.apcoworldwide.com/content/careers/job_opportunities.aspx

Please note that due to the high number of applications we receive, we will only be contacting successful candidates.