PROJECT MANAGER

Deadline for receipt of applications: 20 October 2021, 14:00h Europe/Madrid Time

The Institute is looking for a PROJECT MANAGER to give support to the Projects and Funding Department, contributing in the daily management of the same and reporting to the Department´s Senior Manager.

This position will be partially funded by the grant PEJ2018-001904-A, with resources coming from the European Social Fund (FSE) and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI).

Experience & Skills Required

  • Degree in International Relations, Economics, Business Administration, or similar
  • Minimum experience of three years in a similar position
  • Proficient level of spoken, as well as written English
  • Proactive, organized, with capacity to work on multiple tasks at the same time and a resolutive attitude.

Main Functions

  • Optimize the identification of calls for funding (national and international) that are of relevance to the general objectives of the Institute, and the diffusion process
  • Improve the preparation and submission of proposals for funding, providing the administrative and institutional content when required
  • Automate the financial and administrative processes to manage funded projects & grants, in compliance with the terms and conditions of the funding institution, including forecasting and planning
  • Implement KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to monitor project budget and its execution
  • Produce the justificative reports for submission to funding bodies for DAEMON
  • Simplify the data collection required to respond to project audits
  • Automate the preparation and release of reports, statistical data and reference information from the Projects & Funding Department
  • Review the implementation of the new ERP Project Management Tool in the Department, serving as point of contact with the IT Department to ensure a smooth and complete transition and the implementation of additional in-house reporting tool (Q4 2021)
  • Create new procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy and to comply with the rules of funding institutions.

  1. Remember to select the following option: Research Engineer & Support: [PROJECT MANAGER] [2021]
  2. Deadline for receipt of applications: 20 October 2021, 14:00h Europe/Madrid Time