Senior Programme Manager - EU Projects (All Genders)
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- Grade
- Not specified
- Contract
- Full-time
- Published salary
- €66,000–€80,000/year
- Deadline
- No deadline listed
- Location
- Berlin, Germany
Radar brief
This senior role oversees complex EU-funded projects and service contracts in the blue economy, combining project management, line management, strategic positioning, and stakeholder engagement. The strongest stated requirement is at least 7 years of proven work experience in EU funding and policy and/or relevant industry sectors.
The role contributes to restoring seas and oceans and promoting a sustainable blue economy through managing EU-funded projects and strategic engagement.
What you would do
- Oversee and manage a portfolio of complex, multi-stakeholder EU-funded projects and service contracts with a focus on high-quality performance and compliance.
- Line manage, coordinate and guide staff members within the portfolio, including capacity management, performance appraisal and team development.
- Position SUBMARINER/s.Pro strategically with regard to programmes in blue innovations, capacity building and governance, especially under EU Mission Ocean, EIT Water and DG MARE service contracts.
- Lead strategic stakeholder engagement activities within and beyond projects, including government agencies, industry partners, research and non-governmental organizations.
- Author policy briefs, position papers, topical expert reports, and project deliverables.
- Represent the SUBMARINER Network/s.Pro at workshops, conferences and events, including workshop facilitation and public speaking.
- Scout new project acquisition opportunities, including consortium building, strategic design thinking and proposal writing.
Eligibility snapshot
Must have
- Relevant university degree at Master's level, for example in an environmental/biomarine or social science discipline.
- At least 7 years proven work experience in EU funding and policy and/or relevant industry sectors.
- Proven experience in project/service acquisition at coordinator level, and proposal writing for EU projects.
- Several years of experience in managing people and leading teams.
- Evidence-based research and science-to-policy translation skills and the ability to produce high-quality reports, briefs and policy recommendations.
- Skilled communicator with a proven ability to engage partners and donors diplomatically, experienced in delivering impactful presentations to large audiences and facilitating workshops.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Good knowledge of MS Office, SharePoint and other collaboration tools.
Advantageous
- A strong network in the blue economy/sustainability field, and with EU institutions or other relevant stakeholders, is a distinct advantage.
- Experience and/or proven interest in sustainability, environmental or marine topics (blue economy, blue skills and innovation, aquaculture, marine spatial planning or similar).
- Proficiency in German and/or other languages of the Baltic Sea region is an advantage.
Contract and workplace context
Up to three home office days per week; flexible working hours and 28 days of holiday annually.
Source notice
€ 66,000 - € 80,000 per year Your mission For our growing project and service portfolio, we are looking for a senior staff member to: Oversee and manage a portfolio of complex, multi-stakeholder EU-funded projects and service contracts with a focus on high-quality performance and compliance (incl. coordination of…
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