PROJECT OFFICER

With offices in Canada and Belgium, Le Groupe-conseil baastel (Baastel) is an international development consulting firm established in 1989. Its mission is to ensure that practitioners around the world have the knowledge, tools and capacity to make informed choices about sustainable development.

Baastel focuses on three main areas of sustainable development: promotion of social equity, economic development and environmental management. Baastel has acquired a solid reputation as a leader in project management, especially in the areas of formulation, monitoring and evaluation.

Job Description and Candidate Profile

Baastel is looking for a Project and Business Development Manager for a permanent position based either in its Canadian (Gatineau) or Belgium (Brussels) office. The selected candidates will join the Corporate Development team whose objectives are to promote the growth of the company’s activities and build long-lasting relationships with clients and consultants. The Project Manager’s role will be to grow and develop business opportunities around the world. In addition, she or he will be responsible for responding to call for tenders, administrative management of won mandates, as well as the overall development of business opportunities.

Please note that this position does not require international travel and that candidates will be required to hold a valid work permit in Canada or Belgium prior to being offered employment.

Responsibilities

Business Development

• Conduct market research to identify new business opportunities around the world. Identify potential sectors and clients, build partnerships and seek strategic opportunities;
• Respond to calls for tender issues by potential clients and prepare proposals, including budgets;
• Collaborate in the recruitment and selection of experts required for mandates. Identify experts and potential partners, build a team, maintain a relationship with experts and develop partnerships;
• Keep up to date with our service offering, as well as market conditions, competitors’ practices and new industry trends;
• Analyze results and review lessons learned and best strategies.

Project Management – Client and Supplier support

• Build and maintain solid relationships with clients and suppliers (consultants);
• Act as the focal point between clients and consultants for all administrative, contractual and budgetary matters;
• Analyze contracts to determine the scope and expectations of the client;
• Manage contractual processes with clients and consultants;
• Support the team leaders for the logistics of the missions and the smooth running of the mandates;
• Carry out budgetary control and coordinate invoicing processes in collaboration with accounting.

Administration – Information Management

• Follow up on the administrative aspects of consulting mandates according to the deadlines and specific requirements of the clients;
• Prepare client invoices and review and approve consultant invoices;
• Analyze the results obtained and review lessons learned and best strategies;
• Ensure appropriate project information availability.

Other tasks

• Contribute to company-wide projects and working committees;
• Participate in the elaboration of the marketing plan, assist in the development/update of brochures, company presentations, update of the website and management of the LinkedIn;
• Perform any other duties within the scope of this position as directed by your immediate supervisor.

Required Skills and Qualities:

• Master’s degree in management, administration or commerce, or related field, with at least 3 years of relevant experience;
• Interest for and good understanding of international development, ideally with work experience in this sector;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Strong understanding of written and spoken French. Knowledge of Spanish is an asset;
• Good knowledge of office software;
• Excellent capacity to prioritize, multitask; ability to work well under pressure under tight deadlines;
• Attention to detail and to quality;
• Good judgement and critical thinking;
• Excellent mediation, negotiation and problem-solving skills;
• Affinity for office work involving remote collaboration and individual work;
• Good analytical and synthesis skills;
• Ease with numbers and budgets;
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural environments;
• Initiative, energy and enthusiasm.

Information on the Position

Location of work: 92, rue Montcalm, Gatineau, Québec or 55 Boulevard Adolphe Max, 1000 Bruxelles.

Conditions: Permanent position, full-time, from Monday to Friday. Baastel offers a flexible work schedule, with the possibility to work from home one day a week after the probation period.

Expected start date: as soon as possible

Application Process

Please send your resume and cover letter, specifying your intended work location (Canada or Belgium), at the following address: [email protected], by May 23rd, 2021.

Please indicate “Job offer: Project Manager” in the subject line.