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Do you believe the world deserves excellence?

BSI (British Standards Institution) is the business standards company that equips businesses with the necessary solutions to turn standards of best practice into habits of excellence. Renowned for its marks of excellence including the consumer recognized BSI Kitemark™, BSI’s influence spans multiple sectors including Aerospace, Automotive, Built Environment, Food, Healthcare and ICT. With over 72,000 clients in 150 countries, BSI is an organization whose standards inspire excellence across the globe.

This role will pay £10.55 an hour - and is a 6 month contract. Please note, this is a full time position.

The International Projects Department brings together BSI internal expertise with selected associated Consultants and fields them worldwide. Since 2003, the Department has implemented a number of projects in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, as well as supporting the rest of the BSI Group to undertake its standards and quality management activities outside of the UK. Projects implemented by BSI cover:

• Support to quality infrastructure (assistance to standards associations and bodies);
• Institution building in standardization and certification;
• Improvement of the standards development process;
• Support to the development of technical regulations;
• Establishment and management of standards information services and WTO National TBT Enquiry Points;
• Establishment and management of product test facilities;
• Developing product certification and management system certification programmes;
• Metrology and Accreditation;
• Institution building for the application and enforcement of the legal instruments;
• Approximation of technical rules and standards;
• Adoption of standards supporting the new approach;
• Quality and conformity assessment activities; and
• Raising awareness and enhancing quality culture among the private sector and consumers.

These projects are funded by a range of donors (EU, ADB, IADB, TMEA, UNIDO, World Bank, etc.). Through its projects, BSI’s International Projects Department provides technical assistance to beneficiary countries in order to contribute to the removal of technical and legal barriers to trade and to ensure the free movement of goods and provision of services. BSI has a wealth of project delivery experience in providing technical assistance to improve the Quality Infrastructure of beneficiary countries in line with accepted international norms and standards, through the provision of studies, gap analysis and action plans, advisory, training, assessment and evaluation activities.

This exciting role provides immediate responsibility and accountability for business development and project acquisition work, project implementation of on-going projects, and managing international donors and business partners.

Do you believe the world deserves excellence?

As the leading global business standards company BSI helps 84,000 clients worldwide to improve their businesses. From business continuity to recycling waste, from medical devices to the exploration of space, we help businesses embed the habits of excellence so that they perform better, manage their risks more effectively and achieve sustainable growth and in doing so we touch the lives of many across the globe.

What we offer

We offer a highly competitive starting salary with 27 days annual leave with the opportunity to increase this to 30 days, company-paid private medical insurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your life-style. Plus, as we’re situated just above Gunnersbury Tube station it makes for a really easy commute, or you can use the free on-site parking if you’d prefer to drive.

Review our full standard benefits HERE

We carefully consider agile ways of working that allow for the best impact for our employees and clients. If the working pattern you are looking for is not specifically indicated below, we are happy to discuss further.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• The ability to speak Mandarin is an added bonus
• Studying towards a University degree in international development, economics, management, marketing or a related field
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good writing and editorial skills
• Sound research and analytical skills
• Ability to use search engines and tools
• Commercially driven, results-oriented and customer-focused
• Team player
• Flexible and adaptable approach
• Interest in international development issues and technical cooperation, in particular in trade and quality infrastructure areas
• Fluency in English
• Computer literacy, experienced user of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio)
• To be self-motivated, and a self-starter, with a drive to deliver

Our Excellence Behaviours: Customer Focus, Accountability, Respect, Communication, Achievement & Leading and Managing others