POSITION APPLIED FOR Member of the European Social and Economic Committee WORK EXPERIENCE 01/10/1999-Present Director General Polish Confederation Lewiatan, Warsaw, Poland - organised from scratch the organisation of private employers (from 3 sectoral unions in 1999 to 54 regional and sectoral unions and 21 direct members) - built a strong, expert-based office of the Confederation in Warsaw and Brussels (to this day, it is the only organisation of Polish employers and entrepreneurs with a permanent representative office in Brussels) - representing the organisation vis a vis its members, the government administration, local authorities, presidential and European administration, the Polish Parliament and the European Parliament -working out and adopting the Confederation's positions and opinions on draft acts, regulations, directives, national and EU strategic documents on economic issues, labour relations and social dialogue, also in the course of the pre-accession consultations - working out and adopting Lewiatan’s positions on issues addressed by BusinessEurope of which Lewiatan is a member - preparing key programme documents of the Confederation (Capitalist Manifesto, Business Manifesto, European Manifesto, Poland 2015-2025 Manifesto, Lewiatan action programmes, reports - initiating and supervising projects strengthening the social dialogue and the social capital, social campaigns: Yes in the Referendum, Change the Country - Go to the Elections, Entrepreneurs' Image - cooperating in the organisation of the European Forum of New Ideas - responsible for organisation development, budget, image, formal matters - representing the Confederation and employers at Polish and EU conferences (tripartite summits under the Polish Presidency, meetings of minister of the EU Member States, sectoral conferences, BE meetings) - alternate membership of the EESC, work in the INT and ECO sections and working groups (since March 2013) - relationship building with decision-makers, the media, academic communities, opinion leaders - presenting Lewiatan's opinions and positions in the media - participation in the social dialogue and organising cooperation with business organisations and trade unions in developing solutions for social and economic problems - membership of the Supervisory Board of the State Fund for Disabled Persons - membership of the Supervisory Board of the Active Rehabilitation Foundation 01/10/1998-30/09/1999 Radio Advertising Monitoring Project Manager CR Media, Warsaw, Poland - managed an innovative project of radio advertising monitoring with the use of unique commercial slot recognition software - built a monitoring network involving the employment of disabled persons 01/04/1997-30/09/1998 Deputy Office Director
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Curriculum Vitae Lech Józef Pilawski
Polish Business Roundtable, Warsaw, Poland - responsible for organisational matters of the association - organised meetings and press conferences of the association - prepared positions and opinions on business matters - liaised with other business organisations - responsible for communication and PR activities of the association - built relationships with the government administration and the Parliament 16/03/1979-30/03/1997 journalist, editor Mutiny and Na Przełąj weeklies, PA Interpress National Editorial Office, Autograf publishing house, Nowa Europa daily, Businessman Magazine monthly, Warsaw, Poland 16/03/1977-15/03/1979 Deputy Manager of the Education Department Headquarters of the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association (ZHP), Warsaw, Poland 01/12/1974-15/03/1977 Senior Instructor, Lecturer Central School of ZHP Instructors, Oleśnica, Poland 01/09/1973-01/12/1974 Teacher of Mathematics and Physics 13th Janek of Czarnków High School, Czarnków, Poland 01/02/1973-30/06/1973 Teacher of Mathematics Primary School No 1, Swarzędz, Poland EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2002-Present Media, Art of Presentation, Management by Objectives, Time Management by Objectives, Outlook, Excel training Warsaw, Poland 01/10/1968-30/04/1974 Master of Physics Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue Polish Other languages UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 German A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Communication skills - very good communication skills - good journalistic and PR background developed at editorial offices of social and business magazines
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Curriculum vitae Lech Józef Pilawski
- ability to choose the right arguments supports with economic, business and legislative knowledge - extensive experience in public address – practical knowledge of the art of presentation Organisational / managerial skills - very good organisational skills acquired in business and social organisations, companies, and when implementing specific projects - special managerial skills developed through the management of a 70-strong team largely composed of outstanding experts - ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects which require the cooperation of many organisational units and members of the Confederation - ability to correctly prioritise objectives and tasks, draw on synergies Job-related skills - knowledge of macro and microeconomic business realities at the national, EU and global levels - understanding of the Polish and EU legislative process - understanding of the rules of business, finance (including public finance), rules of competition, taxation system, business law - ability to build lobbying and communication strategies - understanding of the objectives and functioning of the EESC (as a result of having been Alternate Member) - proficient in writing texts, programmes, reports, analyses Computer skills - good knowledge of office applications - efficient use of IT tools for planning, mobile management - using databases - efficient web-based acquisition of information and data ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Personal data processing clause I consent to the processing of my personal data for purposes necessary for the recruitment process, in compliance with the provisions of the Act of 29 August 1997 on the protection of personal data (Journal of laws of 2002, No 101, item 926, as amended). I acknowledge the fact that I have the right to review and correct my data.
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