CENTR is a membership association which brings together national internet domain name registries such as the organisations that operate .de and .eu. Our members make the internet addressing system work.
We are looking for an experienced Director of Strategic Initiatives to join our small, fabulous team and serve our multicultural and multilingual membership.
If you read the sections below and you recognise yourself in them, we want to hear from you! If only some of it matches your skills, but you are renowned throughout the universe for helping people work together, we want to hear from you too.
The essence of this job is really about helping our members innovate by facilitating their collaboration.
You will be a project manager, coach, whip, MC, mediator, accountant, networker and advisor. All in one day.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Shape and lead large cross-community projects
- Manage and support collaborative research projects
- Follow trends in our industry and beyond: be our inhouse futurologist
- Set up community training programs both online and offline
- Organise and run training sessions on the internet ecosystem for policy-makers as well as the wider public
- Engage in outreach activities and stakeholder relations in close coordination with CENTR’s Policy and Communication Teams
- Support the group of Chairs and Vice-Chairs of CENTR’s six Working Groups and facilitate their annual Brussels meeting
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
- Strong interpersonal skills, self-organised, service-focused and diplomatic
- Excellent oral and written skills in English
- At least 15 years of working experience, of which ideally 10 years in a membership-based organisation
- Project management experience in a multicultural environment
- Experience with project management tools
- Familiarity with EU funding programs
- University degree, preferably in Business Administration, International Relations or a tech-related subject
- Fascinated by technology
What we offer
- Ideally a permanent full-time contract (we are open to discussing a part-time contract)
- Competitive salary package including personal bonus, group bonus and insurance
- Extensive training opportunities
- You will be based in Brussels with frequent travel in Europe and beyond
- Flexible working hours
To apply, please send a motivation letter (max 1 page) and CV to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 1 November 2019.
A first round of telephone interviews will take place in the week of 12 November 2019. Face-to-face interviews will take place on 18 and 19 November 2019 in Brussels.
