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The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
The European Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Executive Agency (CINEA) is the successor organization of the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) and it started its activities on 1 April 2021. Its mission is to support stakeholders in delivering the European Green Deal through high-quality programme management that helps to implement projects contributing to decarbonisation and sustainable growth. CINEA implements parts of EU funding programmes for transport, energy, environment, and climate action: for the financial perspectives 2021-2027 the Agency has expanded its portfolio of programmes with strong focus on contributing to the European Commission’s Green Deal priority.
The main programmes managed by CINEA are:
The budget managed by CINEA in 2021-2027 period is ca. € 65 billion.
Working environment
CINEA is based in Brussels and has a multinational team of around 550 people. The number of staff will grow further over the coming years and the purpose of this publication is therefore to set up a reserve list, which will be used to cover the growing needs of the Agency. The reserve list may also be used by other Executive Agency upon agreement between the respective Appointing Authorities (AECEs).
More information on CINEA
Website: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/index_en
X(Twitter): @cinea_eu
LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3wtAjwd
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDic9AVxO1PP1SqoKbHMwrA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDic9AVxO1PP1SqoKbHMwrA
Description of the job
Working in the Innovation Fund Unit of the Agency’s Green Research and Innovation Department, the jobholder will lead and manage a team of specialist project management staff, as well as providing them with technical and administrative guidance on the projects and methodologies used during their full life-cycle. This will include proposal evaluation, project preparation, implementation, data processing and analysis; knowledge-sharing actions and providing feedback to Unit and Department management and the Commission on the projects’ results.
The job will address the following areas covered by the Innovation Fund:
1) decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries and carbon removal technologies including CCUS;
2) low-carbon and renewable hydrogen production and use;
3) knowledge sharing and data collection, analysis and processing.
The jobholder will also work closely and collaborate with a wider team of colleagues in the Agency and the European Commission.
Management and planning of the teamwork:
• Contribute to the definition of the Unit’s overall strategic objectives, work programme and specific objectives in the thematic area covered by the sector and ensure that the resources in the sector are efficiently allocated to achieving these objectives. Actively contribute to Unit’s work and resource planning and supervise implementation of the workplan in the sector.
• Ensure effective people management within the sector, support the team members and provide technical and administrative guidance on the thematic areas covered.
• Ensure that all team members are sufficiently aware and regularly informed on all relevant policy and strategic aspects affecting their work and get appropriate feedback on their conduct.
• Manage and monitor the team’s and its members’ workload and report on activities to the Head of Unit to ensure an optimal balance between workload and available resources.
Administrative and technical management of programmes and projects:
• Ensure the implementation of the projects managed by his/her sector in accordance with the Agency’s and the Innovation Fund’s procedures and deadlines.
• Maintain an overview of the technical progress and financial expenditure of projects under his/her responsibility.
• Supervise related procedures and provide the necessary assurance on the legality and regularity of all transactions, including conducting ex-ante/ex-post desktop and on-site verifications when required. Actively contribute to the evaluation of procedures employed and to their constant improvement.
• Ensure collaboration and co-ordination between the Agency and the Commission services responsible for policy issues in the thematic area of the team. Develop and contribute to implementation of effective feedback to policy making, under the leadership of CINEA’s management.
• Support the assessment of the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of the programme and projects in relation to Commission strategy.
• Prepare, manage and monitor the implementation of administrative and technical aspects of covered calls for proposals, competitive bidding schemes and calls for tender.
• Chair meetings with stakeholders on project-related issues and make public presentations on the Agency’s work in this area. Actively contribute to and conduct knowledge-sharing activities.
• Manage a small number of Innovation Fund projects (including grant preparation, monitoring, approval of deliverables, contacts with the coordinator, on-site reviews) when requested.
Qualifications and experience required
A. Eligibility criteria
Duration of the professional training
Professional experience
Less than 1 year
10 years
At least 1 year but less than 2
9 years
At least 2 years but less than 3
8 years
At least 3 years but less than 4
7 years
4 years or more
6 years
In addition, in order to be eligible a candidate must:
Please note that only candidates that comply with the Eligibility criteria will be considered for further steps of this Selection procedure.
B. Selection Criteria
Essential:
Advantageous:
Personal qualities essential for the position (evaluated during the interview):
The Agency will invite to an interview and written test phase the best candidates, with a maximum of 10 candidates.
Application Procedure
For more information regarding the application procedure, please access the following link:
Job Opportunities – European Commission (europa.eu)
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