Job Title: Project Officer – Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and the Digital Economy (GRID)

Organisation: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Closing Date: 31 March 2021

Salary: Not Stated

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Working Pattern: Full Time

Sponsors international candidates? Not Stated

Role and Responsibilities

• The Project Officer will be responsible for preparing and managing projects with a network of partner institutes throughout Europe. He/she will work in close cooperation with CEPS research and administrative staff. The main tasks include:

• Management of ongoing projects including administrative work and budget planning;

• Overseeing and preparation of technical reports;

• Liaising with funding institutions and project partners;

• Writing tenders and project applications;

• Finding new initiatives and opportunities for business development;

• Regularly collecting information on project proposals submitted by the unit and keeping the unit informed about the outcomes;

• Organising events and training seminars;

• Travel as required for the purposes of projects (subject to COVID-19-related rules).

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Essential

• University degree in European studies, law, economics, political sciences or international relations; a postgraduate degree in EU affairs or EU funding is an asset;

• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience in project management, showing a good understanding of the EU funding programmes;

• Knowledge of and relevant experience with tendering procedures and funding programmes, especially calls for tender issued by European institutions and other public institutions, calls for proposals, in particular H2020, framework contract procedures;

• Knowledge of software for task and time management e.g. Monday.com;

• Excellent English writing skills, other EU languages are considered as an asset;

• Good analytical and organisational skills and ability to meet tight deadlines;

• Good networking abilities and interpersonal skills for an international environment;

• Attention to detail, accuracy and confidentiality.

Desirable

• Good knowledge of EU policy and institutions;

• Experience in social media engagement or willingness to develop these skills;

• Knowledge of other software or data visualisation programmes is a plus, i.e. Salesforce, Tableau, InDesign, MailChimp

Application Details

• Full job details in the attached job description.

• Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation, indicating your salary expectations and where you have read this advert, and a curriculum vitae, both in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be e-mailed to applications@ceps.eu with “Project Officer – GRID” in the subject line by 31 March 2021, 5pm.

• CEPS strongly values and actively pursues diversity. We encourage especially female, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates belonging to ethnic groups that are under-represented at CEPS.

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