Project Coordinator Industrial Biotechnology, EuropaBio
Position: BIO-TIC FP7 Project Officer
EuropaBio & Industrial Biotechnology
EuropaBio & Industrial Biotechnology
EuropaBio is the political voice of the biotechnology industry in Europe. The association has 56 corporate and 7 associate members operating worldwide, 4 Bioregions and 19 national biotechnology associations representing more than 1800 small and medium sized enterprises. The corporate members have a wide range of activities including human and animal health care, diagnostics, bio-informatics, chemicals, crop protection, agriculture, food & environmental products & services.
EuropaBio's Industrial Biotech members are pioneers in the development of products and processes that help address the grand societal challenges of resource efficiency, climate change mitigation and food and energy security. They innovate to create cleaner and greener products to enable Europe and Europeans to make the shift from an economy depended on fossil fuels towards a bioeconomy based on renewable raw materials. Industrial Biotech (or white biotechnology as it is also known) has been identified by the European Commission as a ‘Key Enabling Technology’ of exceptional importance for EU Innovation which is at the forefront of managing the shift to a low carbon, knowledge-based economy. More information: www.europabio.org
EuropaBio's Industrial Biotech members are pioneers in the development of products and processes that help address the grand societal challenges of resource efficiency, climate change mitigation and food and energy security. They innovate to create cleaner and greener products to enable Europe and Europeans to make the shift from an economy depended on fossil fuels towards a bioeconomy based on renewable raw materials. Industrial Biotech (or white biotechnology as it is also known) has been identified by the European Commission as a ‘Key Enabling Technology’ of exceptional importance for EU Innovation which is at the forefront of managing the shift to a low carbon, knowledge-based economy. More information: www.europabio.org
BIO-TIC
EuropaBio, the European Association for Bioindustries, is the coordinator of the FP7 BIO-TIC project. This three year project involves 11 partners and aims to establish an overview of the barriers to industrial biotech innovation and design a clear action plan to overcome them.
BIO-TIC is “a solutions approach” project centered on an extensive roadmap development process comprehensively examining innovation hurdles in IB across Europe that will involve a broad stakeholder base from industry, knowledge organisations, governments and civil society. Three intermediary roadmaps will focus on market assessments and projections, research and innovation as well as non-technological barriers. A series of stakeholder workshops will take place at national and European level to reach a comprehensive view on solutions BIO-TIC can offer to accelerate market uptake of industrial biotechnology. In addition, the project will develop and market test a methodology to measure the growth of biomass use and industrial biotechnology in the market as metric to evaluate the impact of the project. The final aim of the project will be to draw up a blueprint document with a comprehensive set of policy recommendations for overcoming the identified innovation hurdles within a selection of European business and societal opportunities. More information:http://www.industrialbiotech-europe.eu
EuropaBio, the European Association for Bioindustries, is the coordinator of the FP7 BIO-TIC project. This three year project involves 11 partners and aims to establish an overview of the barriers to industrial biotech innovation and design a clear action plan to overcome them.
BIO-TIC is “a solutions approach” project centered on an extensive roadmap development process comprehensively examining innovation hurdles in IB across Europe that will involve a broad stakeholder base from industry, knowledge organisations, governments and civil society. Three intermediary roadmaps will focus on market assessments and projections, research and innovation as well as non-technological barriers. A series of stakeholder workshops will take place at national and European level to reach a comprehensive view on solutions BIO-TIC can offer to accelerate market uptake of industrial biotechnology. In addition, the project will develop and market test a methodology to measure the growth of biomass use and industrial biotechnology in the market as metric to evaluate the impact of the project. The final aim of the project will be to draw up a blueprint document with a comprehensive set of policy recommendations for overcoming the identified innovation hurdles within a selection of European business and societal opportunities. More information:http://www.industrialbiotech-europe.eu
Job description
Tasks
In collaboration with EuropaBio’s Industrial Biotechnology Team, you will support the coordination of the project on all administrative and scientific aspects. Tasks will include but will not limited to:
In collaboration with EuropaBio’s Industrial Biotechnology Team, you will support the coordination of the project on all administrative and scientific aspects. Tasks will include but will not limited to:
- Acting as the single point of contact with the European Commission (EC) for all matters about the project
- Coordinating the project consortium of 10 other partners
- Managing and coordinating all financial activities inside the consortium and towards the EC
- Collection and preparation of the progress reports as well as submission to the EC of the deliverables and regular reports of progress and resource
- Identify and manage risks and address any kind of existing conflicts
- Significantly contribute to the development of three reports (market, research and policy) identifying hurdles for innovation in industrial biotechnology
- Organise 13 workshops at EU and national level
- Organise the final high level policy conference
- Contribute to communication activities of the project
- Represent the project consortium when needed at conferences and other events.
The successful candidate will report to the Director and their work will be closely supervised by the Manager for Industrial Biotechnology.
You will be fully integrated into EuropaBio’s team. This will include regular reporting to EuropaBio’s members and close coordination with industrial biotech companies.
You will be fully integrated into EuropaBio’s team. This will include regular reporting to EuropaBio’s members and close coordination with industrial biotech companies.
Candidate Profile
Essential
- University degree
- Valid permit to work in the EU
- A minimum of 3 years paid experience
- Fluent English written and spoken (working language)
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Excellent oral and written communications skills
- Experience of Brussels-based EU public affairs and communications
- A strong interest in sustainability, resource efficiency and the environment
- Good analytical and synthesis skills
- Action and deliverables driven, highly-motivated and able to work and deliver results with limited supervision
- Outgoing and proactive.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and report regularly and comprehensively on progress
- A motivated and outgoing team player able to work in a small team within a larger organization
- Excellent MS office skills
Desirable
- Master degree in science with a preference for a biotech / chemistry specialisation
- Previous experience with EU Research and Development Framework Programme projects (FP)
- Knowledge of the industrial biotechnology sector
- Knowledge of innovation processes
- Additional EU languages
What is EuropaBio offering
- A full time short term contract with a fix end date of September 2015.
- A dynamic , challenging and stimulating work environment
- Opportunity meet and work together with a broad range of industries, EU and MS officials
- A competitive remuneration package including public transport reimbursement, lunch tickets, complementary pension scheme & health insurance
Apply
Should you be interested in this position, please send your CV and cover letter by close of business on Monday8th April of March 2013 to Ms Sylvie Delbecque, s.delbecque@europabio.org
Should you be interested in this position, please send your CV and cover letter by close of business on Monday8th April of March 2013 to Ms Sylvie Delbecque, s.delbecque@europabio.org
