Impact and Engagement Manager

**The Institute**

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.
In April 2021, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) received the renewal of the 'HR Excellence in Research' Award from the European Commission. This is a recognition of the Institute's commitment to developing an HR Strategy for Researchers, designed to bring the practices and procedures in line with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Charter and Code).

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**The role**
- Job duties include:
- Writing and developing the research impact and engagement components of competitive grant proposals and ongoing projects to ensure their maximum scientific, social and economic impact.
- Overseeing science policy aspects such as Open Science, Research Data Management, Ethics and Sex/Gender in both grant pre-award and post-award phases.
- Organising networking events, meetings, workshops and maintaining contacts with relevant stakeholders, with a view of supporting ongoing and new collaborations.
- Ensuring excellent and coherent communication and dissemination of project results to the scientific community, relevant stakeholders and the general public.
- Advising on new opportunities that arise for external collaborations and funding to promote the impact strategies of the CRG.
- Management of relevant databases, maintenance of records and delivery of internal/external reports.

**About the department**

**Whom would we like to hire?**

**Professional experience**

**Must Have**
- Research experience in an international research support environment.
- Previous experience in project management and management of collaborations and networks.
- Previous involvement in communication, dissemination and outreach activities of European or other internationals projects.
- Previous involvement in European or other international grants and/or in organizing scientific meetings, training events, and/or workshops and social media campaigns in academic environments.
- Experience on innovation management, valorisation of research and/or business development.

**Education and training**
- PhD degree in life sciences or related fields.
- Training on communication, dissemination, or stakeholder engagement would be valued

**Languages**
- You are proficient in English.
- Spanish and/or Catalan are desirable.

**Technical skills**
- Project management.
- Knowledge of the EU research and innovation impact agenda and science policy areas (Open Science, Data management, Ethics, Gender).
- Strong IT skills (website content management systems, CRM databases) and ability to use digital/social media.

**Competences**
- Excellent communication skills
- Highly developed organization and problem-solving skills
- Proactive and flexible attitude
- Project management skills

**The Offer - Working Conditions**
- **Contract duration**: 1 year
- **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 welcome applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
The CRG is committed to reconcile a work and family life of its employees and are offering extended vacation period and the possibility to benefit from flexible working hours.