EU Project Management Assistant - Food Ingredients and Packaging Department

Would you like to take the opportunity to work for a European Agency? If you have a good proficiency in English and previous experience in project management within international organisations this could be your chance to work in a multicultural and dynamic environment.

We are looking for a Project Management Assistant for the Food Ingredients and Packaging department. 

Responsabilità

• Continue a systematic testing to report on possible bugs in due time (APPIAN, Open EFSA); 


• Follow up to tickets already opened and to test the bugs fixes; 


• Implement the workarounds that overcome the current technical limitations of the tools; 


• Prepare and deliver specific reporting; 


• Plan and monitor deadlines; 


• Support the maintenance and management of databases; 


• Organise, coordinate and support both internal meeting and meetings with external participants, prepare relevant materials; 


• Ensure the agendas and minutes of meetings are properly set-up in APPIAN before their publication in the website; 


• Launch, monitor and follow up to Public consultations on new and renewal dossiers in a systematic manner; 


• Monitor the proper and timely dissemination of new information/documentation; 


• Sanitize the documents following confidentiality decision and prior dissemination; 


• Write, edit, proofread documents such as reports, presentations, memos, etc.; 


• Follow up project management phases and lifecycle. 

• Excellent knowledge of English (at least B2 level);


• At least 1 year of experience in project and programme management within international organisations; 


• Knowledge of business management principles and project management techniques; 


• Proficiency in IT tools (Excel), standard office software and electronic management of data;


• Knowledge of the EU environment would be considered an asset; 


• Behavioural competencies: working with others, analysis and problem solving, drive for results, good level of autonomy.

Assignment: initial contract until 30/06 starting from May, with possibility of extensions. Expected duration of assignment 7 months.  

Salary: approx €1850 per month before taxes.

Work modalities: initially working from home (Italy), relocation to Parma required in the future.

Please provide an English Europass template CV