Expert in political, economic, and socialcontext in Central-Eastern European and Balkan countries
Function in a professional context
The expert in political, economic, and social context in Central-EasternEuropean and Balkan countries:
- studies, describes and interprets origin,developments and dynamics in political, economic, social and culturaltransformation context in Central-Eastern European and Balkan countries;
- designs, directs and manages commercial and economic activities above allwith international relevance;
- manages investment and production projects of international relevance;
- works in the field of cooperation and development with Central-EasternEuropean and Balkan countries;
- operates as a corporate, economic organization, or institute professionaladvisor on Central-Eastern European and Balkan countries
- works in market analysis, sale and mediation;
- carries out think tank activities andanalysis in specialized research centres;
- carries out political assessment anddiplomatic mediation in governmental institutions.
Competencies associated with the role
The expert in political, economic, and social context in Central-EasternEuropean and Balkan countries has:
-knowledge of politics, economics, history and culture of the political,economic and socio-cultural realities of Central and Eastern Europe and theBalkans
- linguistic and communicative skills
- cultural mediation skills
- methodological research skills forwritten and verbal presentations.
Career opportunities
- public and private tertiary sectororganizations with international interests and activities in Central-EasternEuropean and Balkan countries;
- study centres of banks, corporations, foundations, International economicorganizations (World Bank, ECB, OECD etc.);
- sale companies and investing corporations;
-publishing andreporting activities for magazines, TV broadcaster and online newspapers.
Mediator, Area expert in conflicts resolutionand diplomatic relations
Function in a professional context
The Mediator, Area expert in conflicts resolution and diplomatic relations:
-organizes conferences and meetings, professional networks, cross-culturalevents;
-works in the protection of human rights through the monitoring, electoralobservation, tutoring, and production of reports;
-prepares and manages promotional programs and projects for the culture ofpeace, human rights and international solidarity;
- implements programs for the pacific resolution of conflicts, disarmament and demobilization,economic reconstruction in deeply divided societies;
- organizes security systems and adviseson institutional building processes.
Competenciesassociated with the role:
- knowledge of politics, economics, history and culture of the political, economicand socio-cultural realities of Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans
- linguistic and communicative skills
- cultural mediation skills
- methodological research skillsfor written and verbal presentations.
Careeropportunities
Employed by or freelance consultant working for:
- international institutions and bodies (UN,UNDP,NATO, etc);
- Ministries and public institutions
- Private and public research/study centers,foundations
- national and international civilorganizations and voluntary associations and tertiary sector institutions
-Academic and popular journals and magazines, publishinghouses, academically specialized on-lines portal.
International relations analyst
Function in a professionalcontext:
The international relations analyst
- carries out analytical research and studies in the referred sector;elaborates primary sources and provides arguments in
designing and implementing activities andprojects in/for East-Central Europe and the Balkans
- is able to outline scenarios;
- is able to conduct/manage cross-culturalcommunication projects;
- is able to implement feasibility studies orprovide assessments on the state of implementation of reforms or measures
adopted in a region/country of Eastern Europein relation to the EU integration processes;
- is able to elaborate primary sources ofinformation and refer with an in-depth knowledge of the Area of his/her ownexpertise.
Competencies associated with the role:
- knowledge of politics, economics,history and culture of the political, economic and socio-cultural realities ofCentral and Eastern Europe and the Balkans
- linguistic and communicative skills
- cultural mediation skills
- methodological research skills forwritten and verbal presentations.
Careeropportunities
Employed by or freelance consultant working for:
- Research institutes, foundations;
- EuropeanCommission, Parliament and other international institutions;
-Ministries, regional and local authoritiesworking in international activities;
-NGOs and INGOs;
- Banking, trade association or tradeunion research institutions
- Newspapers, magazines, online portalsspecialised in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
