November 12 2024
Vacancy for “Project co-ordinator”
Position Title: Project co-ordinator/Buildings energy efficiency specialist
Department/Office: Dept. of Technical co-operation
Duty Station: Athens, Greece
Type of Appointment: Fixed-term contract
Deadline for Application: 30 November, 2024
The EPLO implements a large number of programs funded by the European Union and other international donors, assisting governments and institutions around the world. The main areas of intervention comprise: governance, the rule of law, human rights, public administration, democratization, legislative approximation to the EU acquis, migration and sustainable development. The position is located within the Dept. of Technical co-operation of EPLO. The candidate will be involved in the HORIZON Europe Project “INdustrialisation of Building Lifecycle data Accumulation, Numeracy and Capitalisation” – INBLANC, submitted under the call: HORIZON-CL5-2023-D4-02-01/ Innovative uses of lifecycle data for the management of buildings and buildings portfolios (Built4People Partnership).
INBLANC project will contribute to the building stock decarbonisation by streamlining a lifecycle perspective in building data management. The approach will be driven by market needs and proven innovations and will focus on both the energy and non-energy uses of data: through the efficient integration of the entire value chain, addressing the individual needs of each actor and the establishment of an open ecosystem. Thus, INBLANC main objective is the creation of an open ecosystem structured on the data economy of building lifecycle, based on the four stages of the buildings’ lifecycle according to EN15978 (2011): Product, Construction, Use and End of Life.
Responsibilities
The candidate is expected to:
- perform monitoring of all EPLO activities/deliverables in the project
- be responsible for the communication with the Leading partner, the Consortium and the WP leaders
- support the mapping of the relevant stakeholder groups and the identification of their needs and requirements of the stakeholder Target Groups (TGs)
- support the facilitation of liaison activities with relevant stakeholders, enabling awareness raising
- support the stakeholder engagement through strategies focused on policy makers
- support the impact maximization through collaboration with initiatives and EU Missions
- support the analysis of the several policy and governance structures
- support the identification of the policy gaps in the building and construction sector
- assist in the development of acceptance assessment and strategy
- assist in financing instrument mapping for deep renovation projects
Required Qualifications and Experience
Experience
· At least 8 years of professional experience in projects (co-) funded by the European Union related to sustainable green growth and planning or green renovation of public buildings or involvement in projects related to energy efficiency schemes application in buildings (public/private).
· 4 years of experience in stakeholder engagement approaches and co-creation methodologies and event organization
· Experience as Project manager (leading the project from the Beneficiary’s side) in EU or national projects.
· Network of stakeholders in the building/retrofitting/energy efficiency sector.
Education
· University engineering degree from an accredited academic institution
Languages
· Fluency (oral and written) in English
Competencies
- Negotiating skills: Developing, fostering and maintaining relationships.
- Team Management and Leadership Skills: Capable of promptly and effectively monitoring, coordinating and communicating strategic objectives.
- Professionalism: Knowledge and understanding of concepts and approaches relevant to particular functional area. Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, take initiative, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities. Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments and achieving results.
- Communication: Excellent oral and written communication, writing and presentation skills. Listening and communicating clearly and effectively, adapting delivery to audience.
- Planning and Organizing: Setting clear and achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self and others.
How to apply
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV in English to info@eplo.int, quoting the title of the Vacancy, by 30 November, 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
EPLO is an international organization promoting equality and equal chances. All candidates are evaluated without prejudice in terms of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, family status, disabilities, as well as other legally protected characteristics. Please be so kind to remove from your CV any information that could be considered as prejudicial either from your side or EPLO’s side.