After 2 weeks at Invest Moldova - it feels like I've been here for months 😊 What have we managed to accomplish?
🤝 Team: From the old team of 14, we will continue to work with 8. Recognizing that the team and its people are the most important resource and tool for any organization, we have opened 8 new job positions. We are looking for:
✅ Head for Post-Investment Support team (new team)
✅ Legal Counsel
✅ Communication Specialist
✅ Senior Specialist in Country Image Promotion
✅ Office Manager
✅ Procurement Specialist
✅ Senior Specialist in Export Promotion
✅ Senior Specialist in Investment
📁 We have approved a series of internal documents, absolutely vital for the correct and transparent functioning of the Agency:
✅ Salary Regulation
✅ Hiring Competition Regulation
✅ Hiring Competitions Commission
✅ Procurement Procedure
✅ Procurement Competitions Commission
✅ Procurement Plan for 2024
✅ Updated internal contract models
🤝 In the first 2 weeks, I managed to have meetings with 2 existing investors in Moldova, 12 local business associations, and diplomatic missions from the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Austria, and Bulgaria. We hosted 2 potential investors, both from Germany, and with one of them, we signed a memorandum of understanding, along with the Moldovan Railway - a company in which the German partners have shown interest.
🎯 Two other investors have confirmed their investment plans in Moldova:
1️⃣ Moldovan-Belgian-Dutch company, Euro Carpet, planning to create 250 jobs in Ungheni.
2️⃣ Educational robotics manufacturer, Shape Robotics, aiming to produce robots in the Republic of Moldova.
There's a lot of work ahead, but - the best part - the work is much more interesting than I had hoped, and the openness of the team, partners, and authorities in both operational and strategic matters makes me believe that we can truly contribute to a beautiful transformation together.
We just need some time, a lot of teamwork, focused effort, and a great deal of professionalism at every step of the way.
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