Project Officer – Technical Assistance GMES in-situ data, information and networking, Contract Agent

Job description:

Under the responsibility of the Head of the SEIS and GMES Group, reporting to the SES Support Programme, the Project Officer - Technical Assistance GMES in-situ data, information and networking shall be responsible for implementing general project administration, organising events and managing project products and deliverables.

The position will entail the following tasks:

• Provide technical assistance to support the project to a high professional standard;
• Act as custodian and guardian of all the products and documents for the project, responsible for providing information on status;
• Control receipt, identification, storage (archiving) and dissemination of all project products;
• Record, store, and distribute all information on project issues and risks as well as maintaining logs;
• Arrange meetings and other events, in particular for stakeholders;
• Support administrative and financial procedures for reimbursement of expenses and payment of invoices;
• Maintain an on-line public and restricted access forum, including a document library for exchange of information
• Prepare templates and input for reports, drafting of correspondence and other documents;
• Contribute to overall project objectives by assisting to:
• Interactions with stakeholders;
• Coordination and communication across the work packages;
• Management of administrative and financial issues;
• Timely provision of deliverables and project reporting.