Eu-life Community Officer

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed by an interdisciplinary, motivated and creative scientific team which is supported both by a flexible and efficient administration and by high-end and innovative technologies.

**EU- LIFE**

EU-LIFE is an alliance of independent European research institutes in the life sciences. EU-LIFE has two main objectives: 1) to advocate for scientific research in European science policy interacting with policy makers and stakeholders 2) to help create optimal environments for research by fostering networks of collaboration and knowledge sharing between our institutes and beyond (in topics of research governance and culture such as careers in science, knowledge transfer, research strategy and funding, EDI, etc.).

EU-LIFE is a very lively community consisting of 15 research institutes in the Life Sciences throughout Europe. EU-LIFE has currently 7 working groups and 4 task forces where we bring together experts and practitioners from our member institutes on specific topics to share best practices - and from this develop projects, reports and trainings for researchers and other staff. The EU-LIFE office is located in Barcelona at the Centre for Genomic Regulation, one of our member institutes.

**The role**

The EU-LIFE Community Officer will be responsible for developing and executing several activities within the EU-LIFE community with high quality, efficiency, and timely delivery. The main tasks of the EU-LIFE
Community Officer are to:

- Guide and support working groups/task forces in their activities:

- Attend meetings representing the EU-LIFE office and provide input on discussions
- Support projects and tasks developed in the working groups and task forces contributing with her/his own expertise
- Team up with the WG chairs in promoting a healthy dynamics of the group
- Promote internal communication among working groups, task forces, institutes and the office
- (Co-)organize EU-LIFE meetings and events.
- Contribute to the development and execution of activities lead by the office and/or strategic projects (e.g. expansion of the alliance), including collect and analyse data (e.g., internal surveys, data collection, bibliographic reviews)
- Team up with the EU-LIFE office team members, assist the EU-LIFE Executive Director in general office tasks, take over tasks of other EU-LIFE office team members when needed.

**About the team**

EU-LIFE’s working groups and task forces are guided and supported by the EU-LIFE office team. The EU
- LIFE office also leads the organization of the European policy action of the alliance, in close collaboration with the EU-LIFE Chairs (rotating position) and the Strategy group; and coordinates the EU-LIFE activities to reach the goals set out in the yearly action plan of the alliance.

We offer the opportunity to work in an international environment, in a small and dynamic team that interacts on a daily basis with around 200 members of the working groups/task forces as well as with external collaborators. The EU-LIFE Community Officer will work under the supervision of the EU-LIFE Executive
Director as part of the EU-LIFE office team.

**Whom would we like to hire?**

**Professional experience**

**Must Have**

**Nice to Have**

We will positively value relevant experience in any of the following:

- facilitating groups of people in multicultural and diverse environments
- relationship building and institutional projects
- project management, science communication or science-related activities
- life sciences and /or working in a research organization.

**Education and training**

**Languages**
- You have a high level of proficiency in written and spoken English.

**Technical skills**
- Experience with Office suite tools, web content management systems (CMS), and data bases will be positively valued

**Competences**
- You have excellent writing, communication and presentation skills.
- You have good facilitator skills in multicultural and diverse environments and see purpose in helping building communities, in particular around scientific research-related topics.
- You are a good team player and able to collaborate with colleagues for a common goal.
- You are well-organized, proactive, flexible and have the ability to work with tight deadlines
- You have a problem-solving attitude.

**The Offer - Working Conditions**
- **Contract duration**:Indefinite, linked to the EU-LIFE agreement
- **Estimated annual gross salary**:Salary is commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay scales
- **Target start date**:As soon as possible

We offer and **promote a diverse and inclusive environment** and welcomes applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

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