Vacancy at the Netherlands-Romanian Chamber of Commerce

Job Title: Executive Director

Job Description

The duties of the Executive Director include the daily management of the Chamber, representing the Dutch interests in diverse settings and initiating relevant events. This includes, but is not limited to, the following tasks:

• Through an active management add value to the members and therewith attract more members
• Organise and prepare monthly Board Meetings
• Participate and contribute, with the Dutch perspective in mind, in Coalition meetings and Task Forces
• Organise and prepare a yearly Strategy Meeting
• Organise and prepare the yearly General Assembly of Members, at which the Members Directory is issued
• Initiate and organise events like networking events, knowledge centers, events with other bilateral Chambers of Commerce and other Business Associations
• Maintain good and productive relationships with the Netherlands Embassy in Romania as well as with sister organisations like Dutch Romanian Network (The Netherlands) and Dutch Business Club (Cluj-Napoca)
• Continue the process of involving more and more members in the Chambers’ activities
• Issue a monthly newsletter
• Build out the membership in the country
• Maintain a healthy financial situation
• Conduct a member survey
• Organise a yearly Dutch flagship event: the OrangeNight (25 April 2014)

The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors, in particular to the Chairman of the Board. He is responsible for performance and wellbeing of the Operational Manager of the Chamber. The position is based in Bucharest.

 Job Requirements

 Key requirements include but are not limited to:

• University degree
• Previous management experience in the private sector in Romania, showing increasing results
• Experienced people manager with good listening skills
• Good communicator and good relationship builder
• Consultative sales attitude, looking for customised solutions
• Very well organised and easy in summarizing and briefings
• Knowledgeable about social media to increase visibility and impact
• Fluent business level of English language is mandatory
• Knowledge of the Dutch and/or Romanian language is an advantage but not essential

 What we offer

The role of Executive Director of the NRCC provides:

• A full-time job, which can be filled in as part-time
• An attractive compensation package
• A bonus when objectives are met
• An independent position, without fixed office hours
• 1 smart independent colleague, who supports where possible

We are looking for an entrepreneurial, diplomatic, self-motivated individual, who can work as well individually as in a team, having relevant background. If you are interested and you meet the above mentioned requirements, please send your resume to info@netherlands.ro.