Manager of national competitive projects

Description:
The BETA Technology Centre is formed by a young multidisciplinary team of more than 90 professionals, and is looking for a dynamic person eager to be part of this project. We are looking for a competitive national project manager to join the centre’s project management team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the preparation and processing of grant applications, and for the administrative, financial and legal management of funded national competitive projects. He/she will carry out the economic-financial monitoring of the projects in execution until the final justification and economic closure of the project is carried out, supporting the researcher to ensure the correct implementation of the projects within the deadlines and formats required by each funding body.

Functions and duties:
– Dissemination of funding opportunities from public, private, national and regional bodies.
– Support to researchers in the preparation of grant proposals: fulfilment of eligibility criteria, preparation of budgets, forms, etc.
– Management of grant acceptance and negotiation procedures.
– Interlocution with funding bodies.
– Control and monitoring of coordinated competitive projects. Communication with the funding agency, communication with partners, preparation of the consortium agreement, preparation and payment procedure for partners, management of consortium addendums, etc.
– Planning and monitoring of the execution of expenditure and management of changes in competitive national projects (management of R+D grant budgets, technical support in project planning, etc.), management of the research team, feasibility analysis and redefinition of the budget if necessary, support in the preparation of annexes, adjustments and response to requirements, support in the preparation of financial reports and audits).
– Application for and monitoring of labour and/or commercial contracts.
– Time and dedication control of the centre’s staff (timesheets).
– Scheduling and monitoring the delivery of scientific-technical and economic justifications, as well as audits.
– Ensuring compliance with institutional policies and the regulations and policies of funders.
– Registration and continuous updating of projects in internal and external project management tools.

– Vocational training: Advanced Degree in environmental sciences, chemistry, political sciences, economics or similar.

– Certification of Level C1 in Catalan or commitment to obtain it.

– Accreditation of Level B2 English or commitment to obtain it.

– Advanced knowledge of the Office package (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point).

– Knowledge of state and Catalan I+D+I funding programmes.

– Experience at university or research centre level.

– Communicative, organisational, flexible with working autonomy and time management skills.

– Planning and global vision, communication and team spirit, user orientation, problem solving and continuous improvement orientation.

– Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.

– Flexible working hours – Possibility of combining face-to-face work with teleworking