EU Project Officer

EU Project Officer

Scope of the assignment
The client wants a consultant in the role as an EU Project Officer that needs to be dedicated to create a PanEuropean network of Industry Liaison Officer and Industry Contract Officer to strengthen the collaboration between Research Infrastructures and Industry, and this project focusing on the long term sustainability of our client in terms of scientific, technical, and socio-economic impact.
The candidate will be part of the Project Coordination Team of the EU grant and s/he will work closely together with the Project Leader and support him/her with the following tasks:
Managing the project with its Work Packages, consortium partner and budget Managing Work Package 1, which is dedicated to the project management of the grant incl. the contact to the European Commission, organisation of consortium meetings and internal communication Ensuring stakeholder engagement, and be a main point of contact Ensuring the timely accomplishment of all milestones and deliverables of the project in close coordination with the Work Package leaders Timely progress and administrative reporting to the European Commission Financial management and control of the entire grant budgetCo-management of the Work Package dedicated to communication and dissemination activities, and which include among others: interface with consortium partner leading the Work Package, update of project website, preparation of articles
Required education background and professional experience
Proven professional experience (2-5 years) from a similar role in communications and / or external relations Academic degree in a subject relevant to the portfolio of tasks Experience in working with international, cross-functional teams Strong communication skills Proven project management skills, including responsibilities for financial management and reporting Experience with working in an international environment is essential Excellent oral and written English skills are a prerequisite; knowledge of other European languages would be an advantage

Location: Lund, Sweden Number of hours: 100% Technical area: Project management Special expertise needed: EU project management All applications needs to presented in English (CV, motivation etc.)
This is a consulting assignment starting 2021-01-04 and 12 months (with possibility of extension of max. 12 months) If you have questions or concerns about the position, you are welcome to contact recruitment consultant Mari Möllerberg at Talent ME, mari@talentme.se We work with ongoing selection and interviews in this process, so welcome with your application as soon as possible.