Project Officer

**Job grade**: FGIV

**Internal job grade and Interagency**: FGIV

**Type of position**: Contract agent

**Selection procedure reference**: EMA/CA/10793

**Job title**: Project Officer

**Talent Pool**:FGIV Change, Programme & Project Management

**Salary: 4,270.49 Euro**(including local weighting) [1]**plus** benefits**

**Location**: custCity; country (relocation to take up duties is mandatory)

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**About this position**:

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**Here is the link to the Generic Role Description outlining generic duties and responsibilities**:

- General Conditions:
1. Enjoy full rights as a citizen of a European Union Member State or Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway;
2. A thorough knowledge of English (at least level C1) and a satisfactory knowledge of another official language of the European Union (at least level B2);
3. Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service.

Specific Conditions:
1. Possess a university degree of a minimum of three years that must have been obtained by the closing date of this vacancy notice.
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**You will also need to have**:
**Experience**
- At least 2 years of experience in project management in global health and/or project management in international affairs is required;
- Experience in coordinating and organising projects and / or initiatives;
- Experience in dealing with internal and external stakeholders.
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**Skills and Knowledge**
- Communication skills, with the ability to prepare communication materials on project progress and collaborate effectively with partners from diverse backgrounds.

**Competencies you will need to have**:
**Sub-family competencies**
- Managing change and transition - Basic
- Programme and project management - Intermediate
- Applied knowledge - Basic

**Grade competencies**
- Adaptability & agility - Intermediate
- Analysing & problem solving - Intermediate
- Coping with pressures and setbacks - Intermediate

**Core competencies**
- Ethics and integrity - Basic
- Team collaboration - Intermediate
- Customer centricity - Intermediate
- Results orientation - Intermediate
- Communication - Intermediate
- Cross-cultural sensitivity - Intermediate
- Continuous learning and self-development - Basic
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- For more information about definitions of competencies and associated proficiency levels, please refer to the EMA Competency Framework.
- These are considered nice to have:
**Skills & Knowledge**
- Intercultural communication skills;
- Knowledge of Prince2 and / Agile foundation, SAFe (other equivalent);
- Knowledge of project management tools like Microsoft Project and / or Agile planning tools.

**Selection procedure timelines**

Please note, timelines may change

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- 25 February 2025 at 23:59 CET

**Preliminary Assessments**
- Tentatively: 25 March 2025

**Final assessments**
- Tentatively: week/c 28 April 2025

**Decision expected**
- Third week of May 2025

**Selection process**

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Shortlisting

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Assessments

Next steps of selection may include a preliminary assessment. Most assessments will be conducted remotely (i.e. Webex/Teams, remote test, etc.). All assessments are based on the assessment criteria listed in this vacancy notice.

Additional assessments, such as cognitive (e.g. deductive reasoning) assessments might also be foreseen as part of the selection process. Furthermore, motivation and overall fit for the job and knowledge of EU relevant to role may be assessed.

Please consult the Careers at EMA - Guidance on selection and recruitment (section 1.3.3 selection procedure) for an overview of the criteria and competences assessed at each stage of the process and the type of assessment tools used.

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Reserve list and/or job offers

More information about selection and recruitment (including administrative complaint procedure) at the EMA is available at our careers website.

Contract Agent posts differ from Temporary Agent posts in terms of categories, function groups, grades and remuneration and career progression.

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**Conditions of employment**

[1] The local weighting adjusts salaries to the cost of living in the Netherlands compared to Brussels. The current weighting for the EMA's location in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is 111.4. Please consult the Eurostat and Commission websites for more information on weightings.

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