The Berne Union has an opening for the position of
Secretary-General of the Berne Union
The responsibilities include:
• Leadership in export credit and investment insurance
• Actively develop, execute and monitor visions and strategies together with the President and Management Committee
• Manage the Berne Union Secretariat, including staff, finances, IT and target setting
• Oversee the planning, coordination and follow-up of all meetings and activities of the Berne Union and the Prague Club
• Plan, coordinate and follow-up meetings of the Management Committee, and one or more of the Short Term / Medium Long Term / Investment Committees, the Prague Club, and/or specialist groups
• Represent the Berne Union to stakeholders; being an ‘ambassador’ of the industry
Applicants should possess:
• Broad experience in export credit / investment insurance
• Recent experience in hands-on management, ability to work with and manage a team
• Strong strategic skills: ability to recognise what the Members will need in the future and to translate this into objectives
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to effectively communicate at various levels
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Competence in an additional language is preferred.
• Excellent networking skills: ability to build rapport and credibility with a broad international network of stakeholders
• Ability to plan and execute organisational budgets
• Ability to travel internationally
Applications should be received by Lennart Skarp, Acting Secretary-General, lskarp@berneunion.org.uk by 11 January 2012.
