Junior Project Officer EU-Japan/South Korea Project

Position description

We are currently seeking to recruit a full-time Junior Project Officer to work with the project team of an SME internationalisation support programme with Japan and the Republic of Korea.

The EU programme Business to Business (B2B) Cooperation with Japan and the Republic of Korea contributes to strengthening the presence and visibility of EU companies active in the green, digital and healthcare sectors in the Republic of Korea and Japan. The programme facilitates trade and business cooperation with the two target markets by organizing 20 business missions of EU companies and startups in the above indicated destination countries complemented by a comprehensive coaching offer.

Tasks and responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be working in a team of three people in charge of the communication, promotion, and recruitment of companies for the business missions.

The Junior Project Officer is expected to implement the following tasks (non-exhaustive list):

• Stakeholders’ engagement and management including stakeholders mapping and development of outreach strategies towards multipliers and SMEs
• Management of social media and other communications outlets
• Support the programme promotion including drafting content and publications as well as update of communication material
• Assist with organizing and coordinating the programme launch campaign and related online events across the EU
• Represent the programme at stakeholders’ events, trade fairs and industry-specific exhibitions in Europe
• Support in the organization and coordination of online recruitment days (SMEs recruiting events for business missions). Follow up with attendees who expressed interest
• Applicant support, act as EU contact point during SME application process and develop tutorials and trainings
• Monitor partners performance and reporting
• Draft activity reports

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in EU project management and communication
• Strong organizational skills and proactive attitude
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent spoken and written English and good knowledge of at least one other European language
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and similar tools
• Ability to work both in a team or autonomously, and to appreciate and follow priorities
• Availability to travel to different EU countries
• Previous experience in international trade projects is an asset

Application instructions

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