Contacting Civic Consulting
Civic Consulting Alleweldt & Kara GbR
Potsdamer Strasse 150
D-10783 Berlin
Phone: +49-30-2196-2295
Fax: +49-30-2196-2298
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Job opportunities at Civic Consulting
Civic Consulting is an economic and public policy consultancy supporting the European Commission, the European Parliament and international institutions as well as national governments through research, policy evaluation and impact assessment. We have special expertise in the areas of consumer policy, consumer financial services, food chain and animal health policies and economics.
We are currently offering the following positions:
- Economic / public policy consultants
- Trainee - law and economics (duration 18 months)
- Trainee - food chain / agricultural economics (duration 18 months)
- Trainee - economic and public policy (duration 18 months)
You will contribute to the work of a small, dedicated and multi-cultural core team in Berlin that focuses on producing high-quality studies that are known for their accuracy and independence and provide a solid basis for decisions of policy makers, parliamentarians and stakeholders.
At Civic Consulting you will (or as Trainee, be trained to):
- Provide high quality research and analytical inputs for public policy research, evaluation and impact assessment for European Commission and other clients;
- Design and apply quantitative and qualitative data collection tools, conduct economic and policy analysis;
- Contribute to and coordinate work on EU 27 studies under the direction of senior team members, take personal responsibility for their completion and ensure deadlines are met;
- Contribute to analytical reports, coordinate and edit contributions of external experts;
- Support preparation of proposals for studies.
If you apply as an Economic / public policy consultant, you will have the following qualifications and experience: +++ Postgraduate degree (or equivalent professional qualification) in economics, or in other relevant fields such as law or political sciences if combined with some formal qualifications in economics. +++ Three to five years of professional experience after graduation, of which two years or more include writing analytical reports, policy notes or academic articles in the field of economic or public policy. Previous work experience in a consultancy or European/international institution would be an advantage. +++ Evidence of a good knowledge and understanding of European policy, governance and economic issues. +++ Broad knowledge of, or demonstrated capacity to acquire expertise in one or more of the following policy areas: consumer policy and markets, consumer financial services, food chain and agriculture. +++ Evidence of ability to understand, analyse and recommend policies and solutions to complex economic or policy problems, ideally in the EU context. +++ Evidence of ability to work on and, where appropriate, lead multi-disciplinary/multi-country studies. +++ Demonstrated capacity to design and use quantitative and qualitative research tools, such as survey questionnaires, guidelines for expert interviews, etc. +++ Evidence of a high level of verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex issues. +++ Proficiency in Word and Excel. Ability or demonstrated capacity to use specialised statistical/econometric software packages would be an advantage.
If you apply as a Trainee, you will have the following qualifications and experience: +++ Postgraduate degree (or equivalent professional qualification) in law and economics (Trainee law and economics), in agricultural economics or other relevant field (Trainee food chain/agricultural economics), in economics, law, political sciences or other relevant field if combined with some formal qualifications in economics (Trainee economic and public policy). +++ Two years of professional experience after graduation. Previous work experience or internships in a consultancy or European/international institution would be an advantage. +++ Evidence of a good knowledge and understanding of European policy, governance and economic issues. +++ Knowledge of, or demonstrated interest in one or more of the following policy areas: consumer policy and markets, consumer financial services, food chain and agriculture. +++ Evidence of ability to understand policies and solutions to complex economic or policy problems, ideally in the EU context. +++ Demonstrated capacity to design and use quantitative and qualitative research tools, such as survey questionnaires, guidelines for expert interviews etc. +++ Evidence of a high level of verbal and written communication skills (including writing of analytical reports, papers or academic articles) and the ability to communicate complex issues. +++ Proficiency in Word and Excel. Knowledge of specialised statistical/econometric software packages would be an advantage.
We expect all applicants to possess excellent knowledge of English at the level of a native speaker. Knowledge of German or French and other EU languages would be an asset. EU citizenship or work permit required. We also invite applicants from the US, Canada and Australia, for whom we can facilitate obtaining a work permit, if needed.
Please apply by email with the following: CV; cover letter; copy of most relevant report, policy note or academic article where you have been lead author and details of current salary (for consultant position only). For trainees gross salary at start of traineeship is Euro 1,900.00 per month.
Applications should indicate the position for which you are applying in the subject line.
Closing date for applications: Monday, 23 August 2010
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