Project Adviser - Brussels, België - European Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Executive Agency (CINEA)

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Project Adviser - Energy Research and Innovation

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(Ref. CINEA/2023/CA/FGIV/03)


The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)

The European Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Executive Agency (CINEA) is the successor organization of the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) and it started its activities on 1 April 2021.

Its mission is to support stakeholders in delivering the European Green Deal through high-quality programme management that helps to implement projects contributing to decarbonisation and sustainable growth.

CINEA implements parts of EU funding programmes for transport, energy and climate action:

for the financial perspectives the Agency has expanded its portfolio of programmes with strong focus on contributing to the European Commission's Green Deal priority.

The main programmes managed by CINEA are:

• The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF): supports high-performing, sustainable and interconnected Trans-European Networks.
• Horizon Europe: the EU's Research and Innovation programme for which CINEA manages he areas of cluster on Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5).
• The Innovation Fund: one of the world's largest climate innovation funding programmes, which is likely to have €20 billion for demonstration of innovative lowcarbon technologies between
• LIFE Programme: entirely dedicated to environmental, climate and clean energy objectives.
• European Maritime, Aquaculture and

Fisheries Fund:

targets public support for the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Union's Maritime Policy and the EU's agenda for international ocean governance.

• The EU Renewable Energy Mechanism; and
• The Public Sector Loan Facility of the Just Transition Mechanism.

Working environment
CINEA is based in Brussels and has a multinational team of around 500 persons.

The number of staff will grow further over the coming years with the Agency's new portfolio and the purpose of this publication is therefore to set up a reserve list, which will be used to cover the growing needs of the Agency.

More information on CINEA

Description of the job
The project adviser will be responsible for a portfolio of Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe Energy projects. The projects can cover a range of development levels, from lab-based research, through demonstration to market uptake. The project adviser will work autonomously under the authority of a team leader. They will also collaborate fully with a wider team of colleagues in the Agency and the European Commission.

The project adviser will perform tasks related to all stages of the project management cycle, from the evaluation of proposals, the preparation of grant agreements, the monitoring of projects, the assessment of technical and financial reports and reporting the feedback to policy-makers in the European Commission's Directorate-Generals.

Functions and duties

Programme Development and Approval

• Contribute to the drafting of calls for proposals/ tender specifications, when required
• Select evaluators for project proposals submitted to calls for proposals and tenders and supervise their work
• Plan and prepare documentation for evaluations
• Analyse admissibility and eligibility of proposals
• Moderate consensus meetings of evaluators
• Prepare grant agreements and / or contracts, supported by financial and legal teams

Programme Management and Monitoring

• Guide project coordinators on the implementation of a portfolio of projects, acting as the main contact point for beneficiaries / contractors.
• Supervise implementation of these projects, ensuring fulfilment of contractual obligations through assessing project deliverables, attending and performing periodic project reviews, and drafting formal assessment reports, which judge the eligibility, regularity and efficiency of project expenditure, as well as the project's technical progress.
• Support project implementation by advising on and processing amendments to the grant agreements / contracts, supported by financial and/or legal teams.
• Represent the Agency and communicate project results at public events. Contribute to preparing and distributing communication material.

Knowledge Management and Sharing

• Provide feedback to the Commission's policy Directorates-General on the results of the projects through reports, notes, briefings and statistics. This covers identifying and promoting synergies with projects financed by other EU programmes.
• Provide adhoc expertise to the Commission's policy Directorates-General not based on project results.
• Act as the focal point for the unit on a theme (e.g. a technology) or process (e.g. IT tool), as required.
• Organise events, facilitate the exchange of experiences and good practices. Feed and manage relevant IT tools, including portals and websites where applicable

Qualifications and experience required
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