LIBER - EU Projects officer

Job title: EU Projects Officer

Grade:8

Salary:Salary will be on Scale 8: minimum € 2,356,to maximum €3,156,-gross per month full-time, plus a vacation allowance of 8%, and a December allowance of 8.33%.

Reports to: EU Projects Manager of LIBER

Location: LIBER Office, KB, The Hague

Hours of work:100%, 40 hours per week

Period of appointment:1 year contract

Main responsibilities:

Responsible for undertaking duties listed in the project description of work which have been assigned to LIBER. The EU Project Officer projects reports to LIBER’s EU Projects Manager.

• Tasks would include:
• Contributing to work packages in which LIBER is involved
• Work on reporting to the EC for several projects
• Raising awareness through social media, workshops, conferences and other tools
• Promoting projects to the LIBER membership
• Implementing project communication plans and organising dissemination activities such as workshops

General

Actively to follow LIBER policies and procedures

As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in

consultation with the postholder

Occasional Duties

To give support to the Executive Director of LIBER on request.

Special Working Conditions

Occasional out-of-hours working, including weekends, in association with conferences, meetings and other events.

Contact with Others:

LIBER Executive Director, LIBER EU Projects manager, EU Project Officers (Both LIBER

and other) , project co-ordinators, project partners, libraries, universities,EU institutions

Person specification:Essential QualificationsDesirable Qualifications

• A higher degree, or its equivalent

Essential skills

• Knowledgeable about current communication tools, in particular social media
• Experienced in EU Projects
• Ability to work on a variety of projects simultaneously, prioritise a heavy workload and meet targets
• Familiar with current issues in research libraries
• Creative, flexible and with a demonstrable feeling for innovation
• Have a logical approach to problem solving
• Be able to work with minimum supervision
• Demonstrable team working skills

Desirable Knowledge and Experience

• Understanding of one or more European languages other than English

Applications

Interested? Please send your CV with a covering letter in English to:melanie.imming@kb.nl . Please mention clearly your phone number and skype ID. Only applications from individuals with a valid visa to work in Europe can be considered. Applications from LIBER members or other individuals wishing to work on secondment are strongly encouraged.

Deadline for applications:June 7th.Skype interviewswill be held on the week of July 27 th (to be confirmed).

More about LIBER

LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche/Association of European Research Libraries) represents over 400 member institutions and organisations from more than forty countries and is the principal association of European research libraries. LIBER has an exciting and dynamic future programme. Its current strategic goals are in the areas of scholarly communication and research infrastructures, reshaping research libraries to meet future needs, advocacy and communications, library management, and the development of services and facilities for European researchers.

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