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Support management of Enabling Strategic Alliances pillar.

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Overview

Support management of Enabling Strategic Alliances pillar.

You have:

Support the management of the Enabling Strategic Alliances pillar of the LGC.
Ensure business involvement in driving practical progress for sustainable investments.
Co-author analysis linked to Europe’s engagement with the Global South.
Assist in developing the Enabling Strategic Alliance pillar’s annual report.
Support in delivering sessions related to the Enabling Strategic Alliances pillar.
Contribute to guiding and structuring Forum activities on trade and investment linkages.
Prepare agenda inputs and briefing materials for the monthly meetings.

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Support the management of the Enabling Strategic Alliances pillar of the LGC, systematically integrating Global South perspectives into the pillar’s priorities, focus areas and outputs.

Outputs delivered by members of the Enabling Strategic Alliances pillar (articles, reports, podcasts).

Ensure business involvement in, and relevance of, the work in driving practical progress to:

Facilitate responsible and sustainable investments
Highlight developmentally successful FDI and the policies which enable it
Contribute to improving public-private efforts to mobilize and scale private capital for development
Help advance dialogue, transparency and principles on economic security policies

Work with community members to co-author analysis linked to Europe’s engagement with the Global South for the Forum’s digital platforms.

Number of pieces contributed to or authored.

Assist in developing the Enabling Strategic Alliance pillar’s annual report

Publication of annual reports in 2026 and 2027.

Contribute to Europe programme development for the Annual Meeting 2027 in Davos with a focus on ensuring that issues pertaining to Europe’s external relations, in particular with the Global South, are integrated into the programme.

Relevance of sessions at the Annual Meeting; sessions with a significant number of participants from the Global South; strength of contribution to overall programme.

Support the World Economic Forum in identifying and leading stakeholder consultations, and delivering sessions related to the Enabling Strategic Alliances pillar of the LGC

Number of sessions held at LGC meetings and engagement from participants from outside of Europe with a focus on the Global South. Summary notes and follow-up actions resulting from consultations and sessions.

Contribute to guiding and structuring Forum activities and partner engagement on the linkages between trade, investment, geopolitics and geoeconomics, with a point of departure in strengthening the integration of Europe and the Global South.

Development of a clear thematic framing outlining key priorities and linkages. Integration of these themes into relevant Forum activities, discussions and outputs.

Support in developing the agenda and joining monthly meetings with the teams of the Enabling Strategic Alliance pillar’s co-chair.

Preparation of agenda inputs and briefing materials. Follow-up on action points to ensure alignment with the pillar’s workplan.

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Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you integrated diverse perspectives into a project?	This question assesses your ability to include various viewpoints, particularly from the Global South.	Discuss a specific project where you successfully engaged diverse stakeholders.
How have you facilitated stakeholder consultations in the past?	The interviewer wants to understand your experience in managing stakeholder input.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies have you used to promote sustainable investments?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Discuss an experience in developing an annual report or similar publication.	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What methods do you use to assess the relevance of sessions in a large meeting?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you provide an example of how you contributed to a successful forum activity?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you align the agendas of multiple stakeholders in project development?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What challenges have you faced when focusing on economic security policies?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.