Project Officer

The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), a €2 billion partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), funds projects advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe. The partnership is building on the success of its predecessor, the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), while addressing the current challenges facing the industry.

The Project Officer shall be responsible of the management of a portfolio of projects in their entire project cycle, including dissemination and communication of project results. He/she is involved in the organisation of calls for proposals and their evaluations, and in the grant agreement preparation of the proposals selected for funding. He/she shall deal with the European Union procedures linked to the H2020 and Horizon Europe programmes. He/she shall also support the implementation of other parts of the CBE JU Annual Work Programmes. The post will also entail contacts with Industry and Research Communities, as well the involvement in other horizontal activities linked to the core objectives of the Joint Undertaking. 

The Project Officer shall, in particular, be responsible for:

• Following up the projects’ implementation, monitoring their contractual obligations via the supervision of reporting activities, conducting checks and reviews with the support of external experts, attending project meetings and dealing with Grant Agreement amendment requests;
• Providing reasonable assurance with the “certified correct” that claimed costs are in line with the Grant Agreement and the principles of sound financial management for the projects under his/her responsibility, and that payments are executed timely and according to the Time-to Pay deadlines;
• Ensuring the timely delivery of project results as well as their communication and dissemination;
• Supporting the evaluation of the call for proposals by selecting appropriate experts, actively moderating the consensus meetings of the submitted proposals and preparing the ranking panels for the topics under his/her responsibility;
• Contributing to the Call Coordination process, if needed;
• Ensuring timely preparation of the Grant Agreements with the support of financial and legal staff, leading to Grant Agreement signature in accordance with the rules and respecting the set Time-To-Grant deadlines;
• Contributing to the promotion of CBE JU activities through active participation to info sessions, networking events and other communication events;
• Contributing to the CBE JU annual activity report drafting in areas under his/her direct responsibility;
• Contributing to horizontal activities related to the objectives of CBE JU when requested;
• Execute any other tasks corresponding to the profile and grade, as deemed necessary in the interest of the service.

Deadline for applications: 15 May 2024, 23:59 CET (Central European Time / Brussels time)

Link to the full Vacancy Notice and Online Application Form: https://www.cbe.europa.eu/vacancies

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