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Project Manager European Partnership Apply before

2024-05-12 (Europe/Brussels)
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Ghent University is one of the top 100 universities in the Dutch language area, with more than 44,000 students and 15,000 staff members.

→ Apply before 12/05/2024 (DD/MM/YYYY) 23:59 (Brussels Time)

→ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

→ Department: DI04 - Translationele Fysiologie, Infectiologie en Volksgezondheid

→ Occupancy rate: 100%

→ Number of positions: 1

→ Type of employment: Contract of unlimited duration

→ Term of assignment:

→ Wage scale: WM1 to WM4 (master degree or doctoral decree)

→ Required diploma: Master or PhD

ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY

Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 8,000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities. With its 11 faculties and more than 80 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, Ghent University is a logical choice for its staff and students.

About UGent Animal Health and the European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare

Ghent University has a strong reputation worldwide for its research and innovation activities in the field of animal health. Its Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was number one in the world (

) between 2017 and 2022. This is the result of strong and multidisciplinary collaboration and teamwork.
Since 2022, a UGent team composed of a business developer, administrative, financial and EU account managers, an innovation manager healthcare and two post-docs in animal health worked together on assembling and submitting a successful proposal for a ‘European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare’ (EUP AH&W,

) in the Horizon Europe (HE) Framework Programme. For the first time, UGent is coordinating a European Partnership. The Grant Agreement was signed recently, end of February 2024. The EUP AH&W already started its activities on January 1st, 2024 and will extend its activities up to 2030. The partnership counts 90 enthusiastic partners across 24 EU and non-EU countries. Its successful Kick-off meeting was organised in Brussels on 26-27 February (

. Its launch was celebrated by the European Commission on the 28 of February in Brussels (
).

YOUR TASKS

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated EUP AH&W Project Manager (PM) who will support the coordinator and deputy coordinator in their administrative and scientific tasks. This person will further consolidate the implementation of the EUP AH&W for the seven coming years.

The EUP AH&W PM will report to the EUP AH&W coordinators and will be part of the ‘Coordination Support Office’. The person will have a non-repetitive job, with varied activities, ranging from scientific writing for grant extension up to congress/meeting organisation, managing friendly contacts with the partners and reporting on the Funding & Tender portal of the European Commission (EC). The person will learn how to write minutes of meetings, meeting agendas and organise Teams or in-person meetings, with the support of the coordinators who are experienced project managers. This function can include travelling abroad at least once a year.

In this role, you will:

• Support all administrative tasks required for managing the Grant Agreement of the EUP AH&W.
• Help with the communication with project partners, making and updating contact lists.
• Learn how to use SharePoint, manage access to partners and be a contact point for questions from the partners, in close collaboration with the coordinators.
• Organise the logistics matters of Partnership meetings such as the meeting agendas, background documentation and minute taking, but also the meeting logistics (request offers/contracts with the meeting venues, make the participant’s list, the badges, etc…).
• Contribute to writing scientific and administrative parts of the extension grants.
• Monitor closely the deadline of the deliverables and milestones of the Partnership and request partners about those. Check their overall quality and report to the coordinators.
• Work together with Work Package 5 (Communication, education, exploitation, dissemination) for some activities and develop high-quality templates for reporting and dissemination activities.

This position will enable you to develop a key position in the UGent EUP AH&W Coordination Support Office team and to build a strong international network.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Project Manager finds satisfaction in helping people. The person is motivated by contributing actively to reach the goals of this new European Partnership which are to improve animal health and welfare in Europe.

• PhD or Master's degree in Veterinary Medicine or Bioscience Engineering (animal-related).
• Experience as a Project Manager preferably in an EU-funded project is a plus.
• Writing skills (English)
• Being able to work accurately, independently as well as in a team is essential
• Be reliable, meticulous, precise, organised and detail-oriented.
• Languages: English at least. Dutch or French as an asset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities.
• Problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach to challenges

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• We offer you a contract of indefinite duration.
• Your remuneration will be determined by salary scale WM1 to WM4 (if you hold a Master’s degree) or salary scale PD1 to PD4 (if you hold a doctorate).
• Click

for more information about our salary scales.

• All Ghent University staff members enjoy several benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, bicycle allowance and eco vouchers. Click

for a complete overview of all the staff benefits (in Dutch).

Start:

immediate (as soon as possible).

Location:

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium

INTERESTED?

Apply
online through the e-recruitment system before the application deadline
(see above)
We do not accept late applications or applications that are not submitted through the online system.

Your application must include the following documents:

• In the field

‘CV’

: your CV and an overview of your study results (merged into one pdf file)

• In the field

‘Cover letter’

: your application letter in pdf format

• In the field

‘Diploma’

: a transcript of the required degree (if already in your possession). If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.

• In the field

“other documents”:

other certificates, a reference letter, …
Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB.
As Ghent University maintains an equal opportunities and diversity policy, everyone is encouraged to apply for this position.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Véronique Rebholtz (

• +32.483.36.38.62) or Nathalie Vanderheijden (

).
Important: do NOT only send your application by email but apply online.
Do you have a question regarding the online application process? Please read our FAQ or contact helpdesk (dpo@ugent.be - tel. 09/264 98 98).
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Informatie over de vacature

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Project Manager European Partnership (27124)
Werkgever
Locatie
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 33 Gent, België
Gepubliceerd
2024-05-01
Uiterste sollicitatiedatum
2024-05-12 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)
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