Subject: ISSA / Secretary General
From: Bruno Coquet <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 14:57:10 +0000

Dear Sir,

You represent your country in the ISSA Council, which is due to elect the
new Secretary General of the ISSA on 7th December in Geneva.

I am candidate to this position. The ISSA already sent you some
information about my application and profile. Nonetheless, I believe indispensable
and courteous introducing myself directly to you, beyond disembodied documents. I therefore write you to complement
the information you already have, and I take advantage of this opportunity to
outline my vision, my project and my assets to manage the ISSA.

The ISSA has a prestigious legacy, but needs new momentum. The election
of the Secretary General is therefore strategic for its future. You know,
because it is your daily commitment, that strong demand of Social Security both
at global and local level raises huge operational and financial challenges.
ISSA purpose is to help you finding efficient and innovative solutions, and at
the same time to promote the cause Social Security worldwide to ease and
strengthen your action.

To achieve these goals ISSA must become more visible, more influential
with other stakeholders, more effective, so that it should no longer lose
members and restore its attractiveness. To catch up, ISSA must work more closely
with all other stakeholders of international social protection, including the
ILO, build on its work of recent years, strengthen good practices sharing among
members, within a transparent and quality governance.

ISSA needs leadership and a vision for its future, relying on a manager
with a broad experience and strong skills, able to encompass the large range of
issues in all the domains that ISSA members administer (health, pensions,
unemployment, etc.). Being the only ‘outside’ candidate having successfully
completed the whole selection process and agreed by ISSA Selection Committee,
demonstrates that my personal and professional profile are adequate and
convincing, in particular my commitment and expertise in social protection
issues, but also my managerial experience at the highest level in two highly
relevant domains for ISSA, namely public policies and international relations.
I strongly believe that my comprehensive and diversified career is a real asset
to lead the ISSA in the years to come, at a key moment of its existence.

I attach to this e-mail a document detailing my vision of the ISSA, and
the main orientations that I will propose as Secretary General, as well as a
complete CV, with all the information to contact me.

I would be pleased to answer the additional questions, hear about your
expectations or your needs as a member, or any other the issues you would like
to be taken in consideration in this election. If you wish it is possible to
organize an interview by telephone or Skype, in French or in English.

I sincerely hope you will be convinced by my motivation and the quality
of my profile to lead the ISSA, and therefore that you will vote in my favor in
the upcoming election.

Yours sincerely,

Bruno Coquet