Deputy Director


Tasks

The Deputy Director will support the ACA Director in all matters. He/she will

• Be involved in the policy development of ACA
• Take a central role in the management of the ACA Secretariat
• Be in charge of membership relations, and sustain and increase ACA’s membership base
• Liaise with ACA’s main stakeholders, i.e. the European Commission, national government, higher education institutions, private foundations and like bodies
• Be centrally involved in ACA research and analysis projects
• Be involved in the development and the delivery of ACA events
• Support the ACA Director in the outside representation of ACA

Profile

Candidates for the post of the Deputy Director of ACA should

• Normally have at least five years of professional experience in the area of (international) higher education
• Be creative and innovative
• Show a high level of commitment to the concerns of ACA and to its further development
• Be highly motivated, flexible, willing to work unusual hours and able to perform under stress
• Have very good communicative skills, and be able to address ACA’s various and often high-level target audiences effectively
• Have demonstrable advanced skills in the area of higher education research, and be able to lead larger-scale projects independently
• Have good fund-raising abilities and be cost-conscious
• Have a near-native-speaker command of English and hopefully master further foreign languages
• Be an easy and compelling speaker
• Avail of advanced organizational skills
• Preferably have worked outside of her/his country of birth

A full application set consists of

• A detailed CV
• A motivation letter
• At least two samples of recent work (journal articles, research reports, etc.)
• The contact details of two referees

The preferred start date of the ACA Deputy Director is 1 January 2010. The deadline for applications is 30 November 2009.

The salary is to be negotiated and dependent on experience and quality of the applicant.

Applications can be submitted by post or email. Emails should be addressed to info@aca-secretariat.be. Applications by mail should be sent to: Isabelle Deneyer, Office Manager, Academic Cooperation Association (ACA), 15 rue d’Egmont / Egmontstraat, B-1000 Brussels.

Project Officer:

Tasks

The ACA Project Officer will

• Be involved in ACA’s research and analysis projects, taking lead responsibility for one or two of them
• Be involved in the delivery of ACA events, taking lead responsibility for one or two ACA European Policy Seminars per year
• Be centrally involved in ACA’s information and public relations work
• Help sustain and develop membership relations
• Be involved in organizational matters

Profile

Candidates for the post of the ACA Project Officer of ACA should

• Hold a higher education degree at Master level, preferably in empirical social sciences or related fields
• Have at least two years of professional experience in the area of (international) higher education
• Show commitment to the concerns and advancement of ACA
• Be motivated, flexible, and a team player
• Be able to conduct small and medium-scale research projects independently
• Have a good command of English and, preferably, master further foreign languages
• Be organised
• Have demonstrable international experience, through study or work outside of his/her country of origin.

Depending on developments, ACA reserves the right to fill the position part-time.
A full application consists of

• A detailed CV
• A motivation letter
• At least one sample of recent work (journal articles, research reports, etc.)
• The contact details of two referees

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