Julien Jayed

Experience

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  Région Rhône-Alpes

  Nov 1995 - Sept 1996

  Officer

  I took part in the definition of policies addressing a well-balanced development of the regional territory, by writing notes and memorandums for elected representatives, in preparation of subvention allocations.

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  Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

  Oct 1996 - Jun 1997

  Economic Development Officer

  I took part in the definition of policies addressing a well-balanced development of the regional territory, by writing notes and memorandums for elected representatives, in preparation of subvention allocations.

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  Ville de Vaulx-en-Velin

  Jul 1997 - Sept 2000

  Head of economic development, Tax-Free Zone Officer

  I enforced local economic development strategy from the Mayor’s decisions, by:• Managing the economic development municipal team (5 people)• Installing various projects supporting economic activities, in partnership with France, Greater Lyon, Rhône-Alpes Regional Council; drafted and reviewed funding memosI was also in charge of the Tax-Free Zone (a disadvantaged urban area designated to tax and social security derogations, in exchange for commitments from investors and business people to employ significant local communities).In order to optimize the effects of legal and fiscal derogations, I:• Developed supporting programs addressed to business creators and local employment• Built partnerships with local businessmen and their representatives After 3 years, we had achieved a result of 350 newly based companies and 1.000+ jobs created, among them more than 40% addressed to local communities (compared to national objective of 20%). Show less

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  CCI LYON METROPOLE Saint-Etienne Roanne

  Oct 2000 - Feb 2005

  Technical Advisor / Business Officer

  Member of the Trade Direction, I supported business creators and local trade unions with marketing and development strategies. I represented the Chamber of Commerce near local authorities.In association with 20+ local Councils, I developed a global supporting project for outdoor markets sector:• Creation of « Association pour le Développement et le Promotion des Marchés » (www.les-marches.com), gathering all public and private stakeholders. The association became the 1st professional network in France for outdoor markets and developed since across several other regional areas.• Implementation of supporting programs to stakeholders (training for businessmen and municipal civil servants - training for business creators – editing templates for outdoor markets regulation and good professional practices – developing marketing and communication action plan)• Drafting and reviewing funding records from the European Union, France and Regional Council• Developing partnerships with local Councils in order to create innovative and inclusive funding for our supporting programs.As a result of this global strategy, the market share of outdoor markets for food expenditures had increased for the first time in more than 20 years (source : Five-year survey of Retail activities, Lyon Chamber of Commerce, 2005). Show less

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  ADEQUATION

  Mar 2005 - Mar 2008

  Lead Consultant

  I developed and managed the activity of the « Services to Public Authorities » branch (TO €700K per year), which included drafting and reviewing bids and prices, managing of the consultants’ team (5 people) and the projects’ profit margin.From scratch, by concluding relevant partnerships and by proposing an original process based on our real estate regional monthly surveys, we got a strong reputation on the market and were able to build an additional permanent activity, addressing:• Local Housing Programs (definition of global strategy for housing development; identification of priority areas; quotation/planning of priority project developments)o for Chambéry Métropole – 263 km², 125.000 people, President : M. Louis Besson, former French Minister of Housingo also for Villefranche sur Saône, Valence, rural Pays Diois• Urban strategies and programs for new mixed-used or urban renewal areas (in Lyon, Valence). Show less

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  Egis

  Apr 2008 - Oct 2015

  Being a Project Director within the Cities & Transports division of the EGIS Group, I took part to our development into the Middle East, Asia and Africa. I drove and implemented an integrated vision of urban planning and development, combining innovative technical resources to project set-up and financial issues as well as effective project management.During 2 years 2013-2014, while managing the complex and large project of the new city of TAIF (KSA), I was in charge of several major bids in the Philippines, Democratic Republic of Congo, India and GCC countries.In 2015 during 10 months, I represented the EGIS Group within the "Bahrain French Town Planning Initiative", a cooperation partnership between France and the Kingdom of Bahrain, supporting a strategic and operational vision of urban planning and development policies in Bahrain. I traveled to Manama twice in order to understand better the local priorities and issues before building on the program. Show less AERIA has been operating Abidjan International Airport by concession from approx. 20 years, and was asked in 2011 to develop an integrated new urban area around the airport on 37 km² (6 km² for phase 1), called “Abidjan Airport City” (www.transports.gouv.ci/unesuite.php?rd=129).Locally based and managing the preliminary local team (5 people), I drove feasibility studies, including:• Detailed and phased urban program and design• Preliminary complete urban and engineering studies, up to Development Design• Translation of the project into statutory planning (Plan d’Urbanisme de Détail).Total civil works were estimated to €180M (€85M for phase 1).Reporting to Aeria board as well as to French executives, I also built strong governance for the project:• Drafted and reviewed the contract, business plan & business model with Ivorian Presidential and Ministerial advisors• Organized workshops and coordination with the different Ivorian Ministries involved (Economic Infrastructures, Transports, Urban Planning, Employment, Home Office), as well as with local authorities, in order to get the largest political approval for the project• Identified partners and possible funders (shareholders, banks); drafted and reviewed related information memos.When it came to final approval, we created a project-dedicated local company, developed marketing and communication strategy in direction of investors and local communities and launched pre-sales of land lots for private building projects.I eventually got the urban project approved by Ivorian Council of Ministers in February 2013, and got formal expressions of interest from the West Africa Development Bank and an Ivorian private investor. Show less Member of the Executive Committee, I was in charge of urban consulting activities (15 people team) and responsible for the financial margin of related missions. I increased the turnover by 50% and the gross profit margin by 15% in 3 years, by developing proactive commercial strategy and partnerships, hiring and mentoring junior consultants, as well as by optimizing production processes and developing internal training.I personally drafted and reviewed bids and prices, proposed team leaders. I also directly managed missions of:• Program managemento 2011-2012/Greater Lyon/Western Ring Road of Lyon Metropolitan Area (€2.5B of civil works): traffic design and modeling of different scenarios for the infrastructure, urban design and planning for interchanges’ neighborhoods, definition of the scope of technical preliminary studies, legal and financial set-up, preparation of statutory public consultationo 2008-2010/EPADESA/Paris-La Défense metropolitan area (5,64 km²): definition of global strategy for housing development in accordance with CBD needs; identification of priority areas and projects; work with private & public housing developers to make them include specific objectives in their projects (% of social housing in every building, sustainable building criteria…)• Urban programming related to infrastructure projectso 2009/Egis Rail/Lisbon (Portugal): identification & quotation of additional revenues for the new Lavradio high speed railway station (commercial activities, car rentals…); business plan & business model optimizationo 2008-2010/Réseau Ferré de France/Urban strategy & master program for the renewal of railway areas in Marseille (0.34 km²), St Etienne (0.2 km²), Pau (0.16 km²)• Project management o 2008-2011/Greater Montauban: urban renewal of Eastern suburbs o 2008-2012/Lisieux & St Désir municipalities: urban renewal of northern suburbs Show less

  • Project Director, Cities & Transports Division

    Sept 2013 - Oct 2015

  • Project Director, Airport Operation Division

    Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Principal consultant, Cities & Transports Division

    Apr 2008 - Jul 2012
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  Collège Maria Montessori des Aiglons

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2024

  Non Executive Director

  Our middle school welcomes 25 to 30 students every year from 12 to 15 on boarding from Monday to Friday. I founded it from 2014 with Montessori 12-18 educator Mrs Sylvie Coffre. As a non-executive director, I work distantly on HR and finance processes. I also take part to strategic meetings and development strategy.

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  Indépendant

  Apr 2016 - now

  Education Consultant & Trainer

  I support school creators and owners, existing schools and national organisations into the development of Montessori education worldwide on topics such as curriculum implementation, strategic planning, governance, organisation and HR recruitment/management, enrollment, marketing and sales, community building, working with teachers and parents. I’ve worked with schools and training centers in France, Switzerland, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa and Bahrain.

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  L'école de la Vie - École Montessori d'Annecy

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  Chairman of the Board

  The school was created in 1995 and offers a full AMI Montessori curriculum from 3 to 12. I have been supporting the directress and founder of the school in preparation of her retirement, so she could transmit her experience to the rest of the team and keep up with the students' numbers.

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  Montessori Action

  Jun 2018 - now

  Editor-in-chief

  I am in charge of the websites content. Working with the different authors in order to provide the best quality content to our visitors and followers. We provide French version and English version websites.

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  Ecole Montessori du Pays Rochois

  Oct 2019 - Oct 2020

  Interim HOS

  I supported the school for one year after the burn-out of its founder, and reorganized the staff in order to provide a more sustainable organization while managing to recruit more families despite the Covid-19 period.

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  Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)

  Feb 2020 - now

  AMI Trainer for School Administrators and Leaders

  I offer online or on-site training courses to Montessori school leaders or creators. I work with accredited training centers in France, Switzerland and Canada.

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  Higher Ground Education

  May 2021 - Dec 2021

  Senior Director of Growth - Europe
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  Gaia MONTESSORI

  Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

  Co-Founder & Manager

  Gaia MONTESSORI Kita & Kindergarten offers trilingual EN / FR / DE Montessori environments for children aged between 1 and 6 years old.