Strategic Projects Portfolio Officer

Grade: B4/B5 according to experience Salary: €4819 (B4) / €5598 (B5) - Gross, monthly

Contract Type: Temporary (12 months max)

Location: Strasbourg (France)

The EDQM’s Management support Division is seeking a project officer who has experience in coordinating a broad set of programmes and projects, ensuring progress and alignment with organisational goals. This role is for a maximum period of 12 months. Join our team and make a direct impact on our mission!

The role will focus on:

• Developing and implementing standard processes, tools, and methodologies for effective programme and project management.
• Assisting the EDQM management team in structuring and steering a comprehensive portfolio of strategic programmes and projects.
• Tracking the progress of strategic programmes and projects and prepare regular reports on the portfolio status for the EDQM Management team.
• Collaborating closely with programme and project managers and other stakeholders, including:
  • Clarifying needs and expectations, ensuring a shared understanding of goals and outcomes.
  • Highlighting and monitoring dependencies between projects and help prioritise, to maximize impact and optimise resource management.
  • Supporting the initiation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and closing of strategic programmes and projects.

If you have the potential to provide essential support listed above, this opportunity may be for you.

We are looking for candidates with the following:

• Hold a higher education degree or qualification in, strategy, business, management, or another relevant subject;
• Proven professional experience in managing a diverse project portfolio, ensuring projects align with organisational strategic goals.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills; able to work effectively both in person and virtually.
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office and project management tools.
• Very good knowledge of one of the two official languages of the Council of Europe (English), in both oral and written communication, and knowledge of the other (French).

What we offer:

• an opportunity to put into practice your experience in the Europe’s largest international organisation;
• the possibility to further develop your skills in a multi-national/multi-cultural workplace – over 30 nationalities work at the EDQM;

Other benefits

Please note that the duty station for this position is Strasbourg (France).

If you meet the requirements and are a national of one of the 46 member states, please submit your application by email at [email protected] as soon as possible.

To get more information about this temporary position please contact [email protected]