AMIRES (www.amires.eu) is a consulting company for EU research, development and innovation (R&D&I) projects, technology scouting and business innovation. We are specialized in creation of consortia of partners with common aim for product or service innovation with significant potential for know-how commercialization. Unique and profound knowledge of the European public funding environment (e.g. Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe) as well as broad network of market key-players contribute to the high quality of entrusted projects. We follow projects from their initiation and planning, through negotiation, execution and management to the final stage, where exploitation of a new technologies, products or services is facilitated.

AMIRES goal is to provide to its employees a positive working environment regardless of their nationality, gender, age, ethnicity, religion or disability.

Job overview

Our AMIRES team (Czech Republic) has a portfolio of exciting industrial and innovation projects (funded especially by Horizon 2020 / Horizon Europe programmes), and we are looking for the right candidate to help us execute them in the role of a Project Manager of European R&D&I projects in Deep Tech domain.

The chosen candidate will be responsible for the overall administration and management support of Horizon Europe projects and will also actively contribute to the preparation of other project proposals.

Main activities and responsibilities

In project administration and management:

• overall responsibility for the complete management of the project in close cooperation with the technical project coordinator;
• daily communication with international project partners;
• project progress monitoring;
• preparation and processing of technical and financial reports;
• maintenance and update of project web page;
• organisation of teleconferences / project meetings / workshops / conferences;
• community management.

In project proposals preparation:

• monitoring of suitable European R&D&I funding schemes;
• proposals structuring, commenting;
• collection of information from partners, processing of written inputs and background documents;
• business analytical activities;
• responsibility for the complete preparation and writing of respective parts of the proposals.

We expect

• Master or doctoral degree (technical field is an advantage).
• Experience with project administration, management or projects proposal writing (EU projects or H2020 / HE projects are an advantage.
• Fluency in English (both verbally and in written), French or German is an advantage.
• Excellent computer literacy and skills, professional user of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong communication (both oral and written in formal and informal situations), presentation and organisational skills.
• Responsibility, flexibility, proactivity, diligence, ability to work independently but still a team player.
• The ability to work in multinational environment.
• Your willingness to travel.
• Driving licence.
• Knowledge of European R&D&I landscape as an advantage (H2020, HE etc.).

We offer

• Opportunity of self-realization in a small growing company with international focus.
• Cooperation on excellent European collaborative R&D&I projects with participation of leading European R&D&I organisations as well as SMEs and large industries.
• Full time contract.
• Further education and professional development.
• Job location in Prague, the Czech Republic;
• Expected work start in December 2024 / January 2025.

To apply for this position, please send your CV and motivation letter (both in English) to bajarova@amires.eu till October 9^th, 2024. Only candidates that will proceed to the next round of the job competition will be contacted by October 16^th, 2024.