Under the responsibility of the Director General, the Special Advisor of the Director General will work closely with the entire Permanent Secretariat team.

• Schedule & Organization
  • Coordination of the Director General’s schedule and organization of appointments
  • Meeting and interview preparation
  • Report writing and operational follow-up of meetings
  • Organization, planning and management of missions abroad
  • Contact management

• Monitoring & Political writing
  • Strategic moniroting of governance issues
  • Documentary and bibliography research
  • Speech writing and preparation of talking points
  • Briefing note and report writing
• If necessary, the Special Advisor may contribute to all activities of the Permanent Secretariat, especially transversal missions.

PROFILE

• A versatile individual with a political background, endowed with a great organizational rigour
• Ideally, the applicant would have a previous experience in advising or supporting the Head of an organization with an international dimension.
• Previous experience in the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs would be looked upon favourably.

REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent writing skills, in French and English;
• Analysis and synthesis skills, in French and English;
• Interpersonal and communication skills, especially with people from different cultural backgrounds;
• Good organization and methodological skills;
• Ability to work both as part of a team as well as independently;
• Proactive, responsible and able to work under pressure;
• Good knowledge of global governance actors and challenges.

CONDITIONS

Full-time permanent contract.

This position takes place within the Paris Peace Forum’s Permanent Secretariat, in Paris’ 15^th arrondissement.

Candidates must send a CV and a cover letter to job@parispeaceforum.org before 15 December. Please indicate ‘Special Advisor of the Director General’ in the email subject line.