Emerging jobs

A digital revolution, new environmental issues, the globalization of markets: all these changes impact the labour market. Several new jobs already have a bright future ahead of them.

DATA SPECIALIST: THE WIZARDS OF BIG DATA 

“In 2020, the volume of digital data should be ten times its current level,”announced IFC, the consulting firm. As such, Big Data specialists should become the stars of the labour market.

We call them "Chief data officers" or "Big data architects", as their official name has not yet been defined. Their asset: high skills in various fields. They are developers, data analysts, and statisticians skilled in mathematics all at the same time. They must analyse and be able to clarify masses of various data, be it scientific, social, marketing or financial.

• Required skills: mathematics applied to statistics, IT engineering.

INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY MANAGER: HR MANAGER WITHOUT BORDERS

Globalized markets have increased employees' international mobility. An International Officer, aka International mobility manager, must follow employees during their stays abroad, be it for a short mission or an expatriation. He defines the general conditions of mobility in a company and the expatriation or reception policy. As such, he is an expert in all issues regarding international mobility: law, social protection, taxation.

• Required skills: human resources, international law, intercultural management.

LARGE DONOR MANAGER: THE KEY TO ASSOCIATIVE LIFE

The general decrease of public financing in Western economies boosted the number of non-profit organizations. The financial health of those organizations is often in the hands of the large donor manager. As a direct link with donors, he is a financial lobbyist. He targets characters that support the same cause as the one of the association and identifies the potential large donors. His goal is to develop a network of prestigious ambassadors and retain this relation in the long term with generous benefactors.

• Required skills: communication, marketing, financial strategy, foreign languages.

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER: IN THE HEART OF SOCIAL NETWORKS

Today, companies must take care of their e-reputation: a social media manager draws up the communication strategy of a brand on the Web, depending on the marketing objectives. He doesn't intervene directly on the platforms, for this is the role of the community manager.

• Required skills: marketing, journalism, digital strategy

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