Project Officer EU-funded Defence Research

We are looking for a Project Officer EU-funded Defence Research.

Under the supervision of the Head of Unit EU-funded Defence Research, the jobholder will be responsible for/contribute to the following activities:

• manage projects entrusted to EDA for indirect management under the European Defence Fund (EDF);
• liaise with the internal units (contracting, finance and security) for the negotiations and signature of the assigned grant agreements;
• liaise/cooperate with relevant EDA internal working groups, especially CapTechs and HEDI, to look for synergies and exploitation of projects results;
• manage and monitor assigned projects once the grant agreements are signed and review the deliverables;
• provide oversight and participate in the review meetings of the assigned projects;
• implement risk management for assigned projects;
• prepare inputs to obligatory reports towards Commission, especially the annual progress report, the interim progress report and the final report of assigned projects;
• prepare briefing notes and assist in updating information concerning the activities of the assigned projects;
• contribute to the assessment of assigned projects and draw lessons learnt and propose appropriate follow-on actions;
• represent the Agency at public conferences and seminars;
• take on additional tasks as required in the interest of the service.

Duties may evolve according to the development of EDA’s structure and activities, and the decisions of EDA management.