International Policy / External Affairs

- Experience in the Economic development field
- Regular experience of preparing reports, presentations and regular working with senior personnel including Chief Executive and Political Leader of a major European City.
- Experience of managing a budget.
- Experience of managing and leading a team.
- Substantial experience in analysis and interpretation of policy development
- Evidence of building successful partnerships delivering tangible results
- Strong communication skills

Work Preferences

Desired Salary: 10000 RMB Negotiable per month

Availability: 01-Nov-2008

Desired Job Type: Full Time

Can Travel for Work: Moderately

Highest Education Level: Masters Degree

Current Location: UK

Willing to relocate?: Yes

Residency / Visa: I Require Sponsorship

Skills and Experience

Category		Yrs. Exp.	Until
Business Development	NA	3	2008
Hospitality / Travel / Tourism	Management / Supervisors	1	2008
Media / Public Relations / Events	Event - Conference Management	2	2008

Employment History

Job Title: International Policy Officer

Industry: Government / Public Sector

08/2005 to Current: -         I co-ordinate Newcastle's joint membership of the Eurocities network, distributing information to relevant Members and officers within the authority.

-         I also use the network of contacts I have developed across Europe, via eurocities, to gather intelligence to inform Newcastle City Council policy development.

-         Working with internal and external colleagues I organise detailed programmes and logistics for an average of 12 incoming visits a year, from organisations such as the World Bank, OECD, universities and other public authorities throughout Europe and the world.

-         I work closely with both universities in Newcastle, specifically on international issues and events concerning their international students.

-         I monitor news and information from both national and international sources which influence policy.

-         Where necessary I stand in for the Senior Corporate Policy Manager (External Affairs) to attend meetings, deliver presentations and input to policy development.

Job Title: European Funding Coordinator

Industry: Government / Public Sector

10/2003 to 07/2005: - Managing the application process for all European funded projects in County Durham
- Working with private, public and voluntary sector organisations to support their applications to the North East European programme
- Working within the European Team to monitor news, information and future developments in the European Institutions and to summarise their likely impacts on Durham County Council and make recommendations for action.
- Solely responsible for the research, development and delivery of new Web pages for the European Team, which are still in use today at: http://www.durham.gov.uk/Europe
- Chair and Secretary of County Durham Priority 4 (Community) Committee, a group which worked to distribute European funding to Community groups throughout County Durham on an 'equitable' basis. This included a politically sensitive period towards the end of the 2000 - 2006 programming period when resource was coming to an end.
- Development of County Durham Business Brokerage Partnership

Job Title: Bar Manager

Industry: Food, Beverage and Tobacco

07/2002 to 06/2003: - Managing a diverse team of 10 individuals from different countries and backgrounds
- Responsibility for financial administration
- Ordering and staffing the bar completing stocks and rotas

Job Title: Information Officer - Brussels Office

Industry: Government / Public Sector

09/2000 to 08/2001: - Production of a weekly information bulletin
- Infrequent briefings focused on specific EU policy areas
- Establishing a local, regional and European network of contacts
- Supporting any funding bids made by North East Organisations
- Developing the programmes for any visitng delegations from the North East to Brussels
- Regularly attending meetings at the European Institutions and feeding back any information

Qualifications

Completed	Institution	Degree / Qualification
2003	University of Newcastle upon Tyne	MA in European Politics - Passed with Merit
2002	University of Northumbria	BA (HONS) European Studies with French - Passed 2:1

Work Related Training & Certification

Completed	Institution	Training / Certification
2008	Newcastle City Council	Project Management Training
2008	Newcastle City Council	Advanced Email / Outlook use
2007	Newcastle City Council	Plaing English Course
2006	Newcastle City Council	HTML / "Writing for the Web"
2005	Durham County Council	Equalities and Diversity Training

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