ACTIVE OFFERS
EUROPEAN PROJECTS CONSULTANT
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Full dedication (37.5h/week) | Flexible working conditions | Competitive salary
CIT UPC is looking for seasoned candidates with a high degree of proactivity to join its European
Projects division. The selected candidate will:
i) lead our participation in a recently-granted project aimed at the creation of a new international ICT master's degree – CIT UPC’s role will focus on identifying industry trends & involvement of companies, and
ii) provide daily support in the different tasks carried out by the European Projects division, such as the identification of R&D co-funding opportunities, the contact with potential partners and the elaboration of top-quality proposals.
MAIN TASKS TO BE PERFORMED
• Leading the execution of CIT UPC tasksin a new project of the Digital Europe Programme aimed
at the creation of a new international ICT master's degree merging AI, IoT and cybersecurity.
The candidate's role will consist mainly of the following tasks: market analysis, identification of
industry trends, involvement of relevant companies in the master's program, and
dissemination, communication and exploitation activities.
• Follow-up and identification of funding opportunities, incl. Horizon Europe, Interreg, LIFE, etc.
• Preparation of collaborative R&D proposals, incl. conceptualization of project ideas, contact
with potential partners, elaboration of work plans & budgets, as well as proposal writing.
• Continuous contact with UPC research centers to get first-hand knowledge of their R&D lines,
advising them about opportunities related to European calls.
• Execution of additional EU innovation and/or technology transfer projects in which CIT UPC
participates, incl. project implementation and related administrative tasks.
• Organization and participation in events (seminars, workshops, infodays) to promote
networking and the potential generation of relevant projects.
THE CANDIDATE WE ARE SEEKING
• We are looking for candidates with a Master Degree, preferably in (ICT) Engineering. Additional
background/expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things&cybersecurity will be valued.
• We seek candidates with, ideally, some 5-10 years of experience in private companies,
consultancies, universities and/or technology centers, performing functions of a similar nature.
• We are looking for candidates who are fluent in English (spoken and written), with a minimum
level equivalent to C1 Cambridge English: Advanced – note that a level test will be conducted.
Fluency in Spanish is a must.
• A thorough knowledge of EU R&D co-funding programs is essential, with special emphasis on
Horizon Europe; knowledge of other programs (Interreg, LIFE, Eurostars...) will be also valued.
• We expect candidatesto have the ability to write complex technological textsin English, as well
as good public speaking skills.
• Knowledge of R&D processes in both industrial and academic ecosystems is an added value.
• We are looking for results-oriented candidates with a high level of autonomy and proactivity.
• Willingness to travel and, ideally, driving license.
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION ASSISTANT
Descripció del lloc de treball a cobrir per CIT UPC
Posició (*):
TÈCNIC/A MARKETING i COMUNICACIÓ
Missió:
Desenvolupar activitats de marketing i comunicació destinades a donar suport a la comercialització dels resultats de la recerca cap al teixit empresarial i entitats.
Funcions:
• Promocionar i realitzar tasques de marketing i comunicació de la cartera tecnològica de grups i centres de recerca de la Universitat.
• Elaboració de continguts tant off com online (web, blog, newsletter, catàlegs i presentacions corporatives).
• Suport en posicionament / gestió SEO / SEM i xarxes socials
• Suport a la definició d'estratègies de comercialització tecnològica i recerca de clients finals en diferents sectors per a centres i grups de recerca.
• Suport en la gestió i coordinació d’esdeveniments (fires i jornades).
Requisits:
• Titulació Universitària Superior o Llicenciatura. Comunicació audiovisual, ADE Marketing o periodisme preferiblement.
• Es valoraran formacions addicionals en gestió, marketing digital o publicitat.
• Es valorarà positivament el coneixement i ús de PhotoShop, inDesign, Illustrator.
• Idiomes: català i castellà nivell fluid i bon nivell d'anglès (equivalent a un Advanced de Cambridge).
• Bona capacitat de comunicació escrita i oral.
• Es valorarà positivament experiència prèvia en sector tecnològic.
• Orientació a resultats, iniciativa i capacitat de treballar amb autonomia.
• Orientació al client i al servei.
• Disponibilitat per viatjar i carnet de conduir.
COMMUNICATION & EVENT MANAGER
Initial contract: 1 year. Incorporation with full dedication (37.5h / week)
Type of contract: A contract for a specific project or service.
Work position: Barcelona. EU Travel: Between 5% and 15% of the time.
Integration in an international, dynamic and highly motivated team, result oriented.
Key responsabilities:
• Development and execution of communication activities for specific projects and programmes.
• Support in the creation of marketing materials and content elaboration
• Organize and oversee online and face to face events that will make an impact to a target audience
• Ensure that planned EU events are successful and cost-effective done, paying attention to budget and time constraints.
• Progress reporting to executive committee
• Identify new opportunities for collaboration with European partners
Education:
• Audiovisual communication/Journalism Degree
• Additional training in event management, project management or advertising will be valued.
Experience:
• Proven experience in private companies, performing functions of a similar nature will be valuated positively.
General Skills:
• Must be able to assume responsibility, demonstrate sound judgment and professional poise
• Excellent interpersonal and time management skills.
• Results oriented and ability to work autonomously.
• Customer and service orientated.
• Graphic design knowledge
Specific Tasks:
• Coordinate internal resources and stakeholders for the organization of several events a year, some of them are going to take place in other EU countries.
• Ensure that deadlines and milestones are met within the predefined event schedule. Ensure event development on-time, within scope and within budget.
• In some specific cases, coordination of different European project members.
• Develop a detailed project plan with several KPIs to monitor and track progress and report to management.
• Establish and maintain relationships with other project members and all stakeholders.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Meet budgetary objectives.
Requirements:
• Mobility knowledge will be valuated positively.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Ability to work together with project partners from different institutions and backgrounds.
• Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail.
Languages:
• English: Fluent
• Spanish: Fluent
• Catalan: Recommended
• German: Recommended
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION POSITION
Initial contract: 1 year. Incorporation with full dedication (37.5h / week)
Type of contract: A contract for a specific project or service.
Work position: Barcelona.
Integration in a dynamic and highly motivated team, result oriented.
Mision:
Develop marketing and communication activities for specific projects.
Key responsibilities:
• Promote and carry out marketing activities for several local as well as EU mobility projects.
• Content elaboration for offline and online channels (web, blog, newsletter, social media channels, catalogs and corporate presentations)
• Support in positioning / management SEO / SEM and social networks
• Support In the creation of graphic design materials
Requirements::
• Audiovisual communication/Journalism Degree
• Additional training in management, digital marketing or advertising will be valued.
• Proven experience in private companies, performing functions of a similar nature will be valuated positively.
• Results oriented and ability to work autonomously.
• Customer and service orientated.
• Graphic design knowledge and video editing skills
Languages:
• English: Proficient
• Spanish: Fluent
• Catalan: Fluent
• German: Recommended
RESEARCH ASSISTANT FOR EUROPEAN INNOVATION BP 2022 EIT URBAN MOBILITY PROJECTS
Duration: 1 year. Incorporation with full dedication (37.5h / week)
Type of contract: A contract for a specific project or service.
Work position: Barcelona. EU Travel: Between 5% and 10% of the time.
Integration in a dynamic and highly motivated team, result oriented.
Key responsabilities:
• Assistance in project management, execution and monitoring, according to a pre- defined work program.
• Project progress reporting to Project Manager
Education:
• Student of a University Degree, MS or PhD, preferably in Law, Engineering, Business or Management.
• Other studies would be valuated positively.
Experience:
• Proven mobility experience will be valuated positively.
General Skills:
• Must be able to assume responsibility, demonstrate sound judgment and professional poise.
• Ability to manage sensitive situations while maintaining confidentiality.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal and time management skills.
Specific Tasks:
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties for the support in the execution of projects.
• Ensure that deadlines and milestones are met within the predefined project schedule.
• Ensure support IN project delivery on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Develop a detailed project plan with several KPIs to monitor and track progress and report to management.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Meet budgetary objectives.
Requirements:
• University Student.
• Mobility knowledge will be valuated positively.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Ability to work together with project partners from different institutions and backgrounds.
• Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail.
Languages:
• English: Fluent
• Spanish: Fluent
• Catalan: Recommended
• German: Recommended
PROJECT MANAGER for EIT UM Project– (Innovation programme)
About CARNET
An open hub for industrial and academic partners from the areas of automotive and mobility research & innovation. CARNET is located in Barcelona, and works through project-based collaboration. It focuses on innovation and solutions that close the gap between academic research and industrial innovation in urban mobility.
INNOVATION PROGRAMME MANAGER
Initial contract: 6 months. Incorporation with a part time dedication (27 hours / week)
Work position: Barcelona. EU Travel: Between 10% and 15% of the time.
Integration in a dynamic and highly motivated team, result oriented.
This contract is financed by EIT Urban Mobility. KIC EIT Urban Mobility is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.
Key responsabilities:
• Define the open innovation programme.
• Programme management, execution and monitoring, according to a pre-defined work.
• Programme progress reporting to executive committee.
• Identify new opportunities regarding startup ecosystems for collaboration with European partners
Education:
• Engineering Degree. MS preferably in Engineering, business, management.
Experience:
• Proven experience will be valuated positively.
General Skills:
• Must be able to assume responsibility, demonstrate sound judgment and professional poise.
• Ability to manage sensitive situations while maintaining confidentiality.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal and time management skills.
• Capable of managing teams.
• Must be able to interact with and present to all levels of management.
Specific Tasks:
• Ensure that deadlines and milestones are met within the predefined startup project schedule. Ensure project delivery on-time, within scope and within budget.
• In some specific cases, coordination of different European project members.
• Develop a detailed project plan with several KPIs to monitor and track progress and report to management.
• Establish and maintain relationships with other project members and all stakeholders.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Meet budgetary objectives.
Requirements:
• Master's Degree in Engineering.
• Mobility knowledge will be valuated positively.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Ability to work together with project partners from different institutions and backgrounds.
• Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail.
Languages:
• English: Fluent
• Spanish: Fluent
• Catalan: Fluent
• German: Recommended
• French: Recommended
PROJECT MANAGER – (METRÓPOLIS Project)
About CARNET
An open hub for industrial and academic partners from the areas of automotive and mobility research & innovation. CARNET is located in Barcelona, and works through project-based collaboration. It focuses on innovation and solutions that close the gap between academic research and industrial innovation in urban mobility.
PROJECT MANAGER – (METRÓPOLIS Project)
Dedication:Contract: 6 months. Incorporation with full dedication (37.5h / week)
Work position: Barcelona. EU Travel: 10% of the time.
Integration in a dynamic and highly motivated team, result oriented.
Key responsibilities:
The successful candidate will have an increasing involvement in the following tasks of the Metropolis project.
• Interaction with local partners of the project (AMB Informació), as well as with other stakeholders (Barcelona, Sant Adrià del Besòs, l'Hospitalet and Esplugues del Llobregat City halls) to define the terms and conditions of the data cession for the project.
• Coordination with other consortium members, so that the start of all tasks and activities performed during the first 6 months of the project accomplish the proposed goals.
• Network characterization of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area.
• Project progress reporting to executive committee.
• Identify new opportunities for collaboration with European partners.
Experience:
• Minimum of 10 years of proven experience in European projects.
• Experience in innovation projects.
General Skills
• Must be able to assume responsibility, demonstrate sound judgment and professional poise.
• Ability to manage sensitive situations while maintaining confidentiality.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal and time management skills.
Specific Tasks:
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties for the execution of projects.
• Ensure that deadlines and milestones are met within the predefined project schedule.
• Ensure project delivery on-time, within scope and within budget.
• In some specific cases, coordination of different European project members.
• Develop a detailed project plan with several KPIs to monitor and track progress and report to management.
• Establish and maintain relationships with other project members and all stakeholders.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Meet budgetary objectives.
Requirements:
• PhD Degree, preferably in engineering, business, management
• Engineering degree
• Mobility and Transportation knowledge will be valuated positively.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Ability to work together with project partners from different institutions and backgrounds.
• Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail.
Languages:
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
German: Recommended
El proyecto Metrópolis está financiado por la Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI), PLEC2021-007609/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033, y por la Unión Europea – NextGenerationEU.
ARCHITECT FOR INNOVATION PROJECTS
Initial contract: 1 year. Incorporation with full dedication (37.5h / week)
Work position: Barcelona. EU Travel: Between 10% and 15% of the time.
Integration in a dynamic and highly motivated team, result oriented.
Key responsabilities:
• Project management, execution and monitoring, according to a pre-defined work program.
• Execution of projects related to urban planning with a strong focus on mobility and citizen engagement.
• Execution of projects related to public space / public realm/ citizen engagement.
• Project progress reporting to executive committee.
Education:
• Architecture Degree. Master Degree preferably in Urban Planning, Social Sciences, Geographical Information Systems or Geography.
Experience:
• Proven experience will be valuated positively.
• Public space design and citizen engagement experience will be valuated positively.
• Urban planning experience will be valuated positively.
General Skills:
• Must be able to assume responsibility, demonstrate sound judgment and professional poise
• Good analytical, interpersonal and time management skills.
Specific Tasks:
• Research on public realm and urban mobility through a planning perspective
• Applicate impact analysis methods
• Elaborate surveys, interviews and forms (social sciences)
• Elaborate graphic documentation
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties for the execution of projects.
• Ensure that deadlines and milestones are met within the predefined event schedule. Ensure project delivery on-time, within scope and within budget.
• In some specific cases, coordination of different National and European project members.
• Develop a detailed project plan with several KPIs to monitor and track progress and report to management.
• Establish and maintain relationships with other project members and all stakeholders.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Meet budgetary objectives.
Requirements:
• Architecture Degree.
• Master Degree in Urban Planning, Social Sciences, Geographical Information Systems or Geography.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Public realm and urban planning knowledge will be valuated positively.
• Ability to work together with project partners from different institutions and backgrounds.
• Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail.
Languages:
• English: Fluent
• Spanish: Fluent
• Catalan: Fluent
Contract within EIT UM 2022 projects - The KIC EIT Urban Mobility is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.
