Deputy Director

The Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) is seeking a full-time

Deputy Director

ACA is a European federation of nationally based organizations which promote internationalisation in higher education. ACA produces studies and evaluations, and it organises international seminars and conferences. For more information, please consult www.aca-secretariat.be.


Tasks

The Deputy Director will support the ACA Director in all matters. He/she will

• Be involved in the policy development of ACA
• Take a central role in the management of the ACA Secretariat
• Be in charge of membership relations, and sustain and increase ACA’s membership base
• Liaise with ACA’s main stakeholders, i.e. the European Commission, national government, private foundations and like bodies
• Be centrally involved in ACA research and analysis projects
• Be involved in the development and the delivery of ACA events
• Support the ACA Director in the outside representation of ACA


Profile

Candidates for the post of the Deputy Director of ACA should

• Normally have at least five years of professional experience in the area of (international) higher education
• Show a high level of commitment to the concerns of ACA and to its further development
• Be highly motivated, flexible, willing to work unusual hours and able to perform under stress
• Have very good communicative skills, and be able to address ACA’s various and often high-level target audiences effectively
• Have demonstrable advanced skills in the area of higher education research, and be able to lead larger-scale projects independently
• Have good fund-raising abilities and be cost-conscious
• Have a near-native-speaker command of English and hopefully master further foreign languages
• Be an easy and compelling speaker
• Avail of advanced organizational skills
• Preferably have worked outside of her/his country of birth

A full application set consists of

• A detailed CV
• A motivation letter
• At least two samples of recent work (journal articles, research reports, etc.)
• The contact details of two referees

The preferred start date of the ACA Deputy Director is 1 January 2010. The deadline for applications is 30 November 2009.

The salary is to be negotiated and dependent on experience and quality of the applicant.

Applications can be submitted by post or email. Emails should be addressed to info@aca-secretariat.be. Applications by mail should be sent to: Isabelle Deneyer, Office Manager, Academic Cooperation Association (ACA), 15 rue d’Egmont / Egmontstraat, B-1000 Brussels.