Job Opportunities – Europe, Middle East & Africa
To submit your CV for future employment opportunities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, please contact:
Denise Ela
HR business partner
APCO Worldwide
90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA
United Kingdom
Phone: +44.207.526.3600
or
Moscow
Administration Associate
Rome
Managing Director
Administration Associate
Moscow
APCO Worldwide is an international public affairs and strategic communication consultancy headquartered in Washington D.C. We currently have an opening for an experienced Administration Associate, looking for a career in a professional consultancy environment.
The Administration Associate works as the administrative function and support role in a small professional services team reporting to the Managing Director.
The Job:
- Manage the running of reception and all administration in the office
- Daily diary management for the office including travel arrangements, hotel bookings, meetings and ad hoc requirements
- Managing and tracking office expenses and billing including regular reporting
- Office administration duties to support office and client activities including filing, printing, photocopying, mailings and stock taking
- Manage third party relationships on behalf of the office
- Facilitating internal meetings and office events
- Day to day client liaison and management
- Research and drafting briefs
- Support media relations
- Support other team members as necessary in order to complete client projects through research and local/regional outreach
- Coordinate and execute meeting logistics and client events
The Person:
- Very fluent written and spoken English and Russian is essential
- Work experience in a multi-national professional environment with proven ability to meet tasks and competencies specified ideally with previous experience as an Administration Assistant
- University degree (Undergraduate) qualification minimum requirement
- Basic understanding of accounting is helpful
- Strong MS Office skills
- Strong planning and organizing skills and experience
- Professional presence and self-motivation
APCO WORLDWIDE INC. will make reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in order to enable them to perform the essential or primary duties for this position.
To apply for this role please send your CV with a covering letter to emeajobs@apcoworldwide.com
by Friday, 2 October 2009. We regret to inform you that we can only respond to those candidates short listed for the opportunity.
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Managing Director
Rome
The managing director is responsible for directing an office or region's overall client projects, administration and new business development efforts. Responsibilities include directing the team resources in Rome, managing all aspects of client projects, directing and assisting with new business development efforts and maintaining influential contacts in the business and political community. The managing director reports to the regional CEO.
Primary Position Responsibilities:
- Manage the office P & L and budgets
- Approve office client contracts up to a specified value
- Approve vendor contracts for non-billable, overhead expenses
- Coordinate with finance, operations and human resources in the office
- Make decisions regarding planning, staffing, organization, budgets, and overall operations, and execution of plans/policies/procedures
- Nurture the office growth through:
- Meeting new business development goals:
- Build relationships within the APCO organization to drive inward and outward business for the office
- Maintain and develop contacts with local and regional business and community leaders
- Maintaining broad marketing/new business development efforts
- Capitalizing on broad knowledge/contacts with the media, community and elected leaders to further the company's and clients' needs
- Developing and supporting senior team members' in marketing/business development
- Plan and execute complex media, communication or reputation building strategies
- Supervise project teams
- Monitor projects, including budgets as-needed
- Participate in overall firm business development, staff recruitment, training, supervision and retention
- Mentor staff to enhance each team member's abilities
- Market APCO's capabilities in Italy and internationally
- Report problems and issues to general counsel or regional CEO as appropriate
- Maintain 75% billability (6 billable hours per day)
Secondary Position Responsibilities:
- Participate on community boards or organizations that enhance or further the business goals of the office or region
- Other responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications and Standards:
Education: Undergraduate and or postgraduate qualifications in a related field required
Experience:
- Currently a senior director or managing director as a corporate communication professional or public affairs practitioner in an international environment
- Specialized expertise in practice area, for example, consumer goods, technology, health
- Proven leadership capability
- Experience running a P & L
- People management skills
- Fluent written and spoken English and Italian essential
- MS Office skills
Competencies Required:
- Client Service
- Communication Skills
- Writing
- Research & Analysis
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Innovation
- Initiative
- Team Work
- Planning & Organization
- Business Development
- Project Management
- Financial Management
- Strategic Thinking Skills
- Professional Presence
- Knowledge Seeking & Sharing
Office Environment: The physical abilities needed to perform the duties of this position, in addition to the office climate.
- Office environment is general office setting
- Domestic and international travel required
APCO WORLDWIDE INC. will make reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in order to enable them to perform the essential or primary duties for this position.
To apply for this position please email your CV and cover letter detailing your current salary and benefits to emeajobs@apcoworldwide.com. We regret that we will only contact those candidates shortlisted for the position.
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