EU-funded projects – Support for up-coming activities

Title: Assistant Project Officer

Type of contract: Short term contract (full-time) 

Duration: 6 months, to start as soon as possible

Objective: Support activities of the European Funded projects in which ACE is a partner.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the project deliverables (dissemination and communication strategy, exploitation plan) and reports (technical reports, financial reports) under the supervision of the project officers.

• Follow up and report training, dissemination and communication activities performed by ACE and by the project partners. 

• Prepare content for project newsletter (Mailchimp) and social media (Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Instagram).

• Organise project events of different types (conferences, trainings, webinars) and formats (online, physical, hybrid).

• Desk research and preparation of training material to support project activities.

• Attending project meetings and events and reporting to the ACE project officer.

Desired profile:

• Degree in communication, EU studies, project management or other related background.

• At least 1 year of working experience in communication and/or research activities.

• Experience in working with European funded projects

• Knowledge of EU affairs and sustainability topics in the architecture and construction sector is an asset.

• Experience in Mailchimp, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Express), Office suite (Word, Excel, Power Point), Wordpress, collaborative working tools (Googlemeet, Zoom, Teams, Sharepoint, Dropbox, Google Drive). 

• Excellent written and spoken English. Other European languages are an asset.

• Team player, ability to work collaboratively, proactive and adaptive. 

• Attention to details, well organised, and able to meet deadlines. 

• Experience in preparing publications, and other communication materials.

• Availability to occasional travel within EU 

Conditions:

• Limited contract duration of 6 months, with a view to extending;

• Gross salary 3.500 euros/month, extralegal advantages 

• Starting date: 6 November 2023

• Place of work: ACE office, Brussels, Belgium; 

• Working hours: 38hrs/week

• Working language: English;

• Applicants must – due to legal reasons – hold EU citizenship or valid EU residence permit and a valid Belgium or EU work permit. Applications not meeting these conditions will unfortunately not be considered.

Application requirement:

• Curriculum vitae (max. 1 page)

• Motivation letter explaining why you would like to work for us (max.1 page)

• Deadline for applications: 20 October 2023

• Send to: [email protected]

• Email title : “Application – EU Projects Assistant” 

• Any incomplete application will be disregarded and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. It is encouraged to apply as early as possible.