Principal Consultant (Brussels)

VVA Brussels is looking for a Principal Consultant to extend its current team of consultants and researchers.

The Principal Consultant leads proposals and projects and contributes to the development and implementation of the company strategy.

Coordinates and delivers tenders and contribution to tenders on time and to high quality, engaging comfortably in any sector/policy area and any type of project.

Focusing on the internal management, the Principal Consultant manages autonomously complex projects, delegating and coordinating activities with the team and monitoring the effective and efficient delivery of the project whilst meeting the expectations of the clients and ensuring their satisfaction. Moreover, she/he supports the professional growth of more junior resources through the implementation of line management processes and coaching consultants and senior consultants.

On top of this, the Principal Consultant will also be involved in the shaping and management of consortia in tenders, coordinating and delivering tenders and contribution to tenders on time and to high quality, engaging comfortably in any sector/policy area and any type of project. She/He will also be in charge of the coordination of project partners as integral part of the management of projects and proposals.

Principal Consultants also contribute to the design and implementation of the company strategy, as well as leading on the development and update of tools and methodologies.

As some of our clients are based in several different countries, the position implies – in normal times – limited travel outside of Belgium and outside the EU.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR:

All of the above implies that the candidate has a strong background and experience in:

• Policy and/or economic consultancy, with 5 years of relevant experience;
• Project and tender management, with 1-2 years of relevant experience;
• Management of project teams and coaching of more junior resources;
• Transport policy and/or innovative environments;
• Coordinating desk research campaigns and stakeholder consultations;
• Economic modelling (cost-benefit analysis, market evaluations, …);
• Coordinating data analysis (qualitative and quantitative) activities;
• Report and proposal coordination, management and development English;
• Management of client relationship and delivery of project presentations.

All our professionals are strongly oriented to problem solving, goal achievement and client satisfaction and show a strong basis of leadership. The ideal candidate has an entrepreneurial and proactive mindset and feels at ease in a dynamic company oriented to growth into innovative domains such as transport and smart mobility and focusing on the policy, market and economics aspects of innovation. Interest in digitalization and space downstream applications is a plus.

SELECTION OF PROJECTS:

• Client: DG MOVE, title: Supporting studies on several Activities of the new working programme of the ITS Directive;
• Client: DG MOVE, Title: Feasibility Study and Cost Analysis of Developing a Certified Application to be Used as a Tachograph;
• Client: DG CONNECT, Title (project task): Study on scenarios and conditions for the implementation of Cooperative, connected and automated mobility (CCAM);
• Client, DG DEFIS, Title: Assessing synergies between EGNSS and Copernicus in the development and market penetration of applications;
• Client: DG MOVE, Title: Assessment of a GNSS-based monitoring system for commercial heavy vehicles aiming at improving the implementation of road transport legislation;
• Client: DG GROW, Title Overview of EGNSS downstream standardisation and assessment of gaps and future needs https://ec.europa.eu/growth/content/overview-egnss-downstream-standardisation-and-assessment-gaps-and-future-needs_en;
• Client: GSA, Title: GNSS Market Report Issues, 4, 5, 6 https://www.gsa.europa.eu/market/market-report;
• Client: DG CLIMA, Title: Assessment of competitiveness impacts of post-2020 LDV CO2 Regulation https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/transport/vehicles/docs/competitiveness_ldv_regs_en.pdf;
• Client: Telecommunication Regulatory Authority UAE, Title: Consultancy Services – Spectrum Regulations Technical Studies – Project task: Market Assessment on ITS in UAE;
• Client: GSA, Title (project task): FLAMINGO – Fulfilling enhanced Location Accuracy in the Mass-market through Initial Galileo services (Market Analysis and Business Planning) https://www.flamingognss.com/;
• Client: GSA, Title (project task): SEASOLAS – EGNOS Maritime Safety Service (Cost Benefit Analysis). https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/space/research/horizon-2020/seasolas_en.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Excellent opportunities for professional development with high levels of autonomy and room for growth and a very dynamic and exciting work environment.

The position is based in Brussels.

Only pre-selected participants will be contacted and invited for interviews. Interviews will be held in Brussels or, alternatively, via teleconference.

If you are interested in this position, please APPLY HERE