ICOS ERIC Seeks a New Head of Administration & an EU Project Administration Assistant

ICOS ERIC has recently opened two new positions:

  • Head of Administration

  • EU Project Administration Assistant

Head of Unit ‘Administration’

who shall be responsible for the following:

  • Financial Management of ICOS ERIC including invoice and payment processing, budgeting, financial reporting and managing the closing of the books and the annual audit process.
  • Overall Financial Management of the Research Infrastructure including gathering information for budgeting and reporting from the Central Facilities and National Networks as well as calculating and monitoring of membership contributions of the participating countries.
  • Human resources management for the Head Office including payroll administration, travel management, occupational health and safety coordination, advise in employment related issues and support in recruitments.
  • Organisation of the Unit and supervision of the staff (2).
  • Other issues as contract management, coordination of the service providers of the Head Office and support in procurement process.

Candidate Profile:

You are a self-driven and pro-active professional with outstanding interpersonal skills and an ability to work as part of a team in an international environment.
To be successful in this position, you also need to have

  • Master’s degree or equivalent level of education and relevant work experience in similar position,
  • Strong knowledge of business operations processes and finance and HR expertise,
  • Supervisory experience,
  • Fluent written and spoken Finnish and English,
  • Good organising and prioritising skills,
  • Experience on management in Research Infrastructures or other scientific communities, as well as experience in management of EU projects, are great assets.

 

The starting salary range will be 4800 – 5200 Euros but own ideas can be expressed. There is a six-month trial period. ICOS ERIC is an equal opportunity employer.
If you got interested, please send your CV and application in English with salary expectation via this link no later than 16.1.2018.

For further information, please contact Tiina Koskelotiina.koskelo@hr4.fi or tel. +358 50 428 0842 best available on 5 January at 8-10  and 8 January at 14-16 local Helsinki time.     Further information about ICOS in general can be obtained from the ICOS RI website.

EU Project Administration Assistant

who shall be responsible for the following:

  • Supporting Project Coordinators in administrative management of their EU projects
  • Supporting and consulting Head Office staff about compliance to EU regulation
  • Supporting the Project Management (e.g. Documentation maintenance, coordination of the deliverable submission, managing agreements)
  • Preparing financial reports and transfer of EU payments
  • Supporting in proposal writing and procurement

The position is a full-time, temporary position until 31th of December 2019.

Profile:

You are a self-driven and pro-active professional with excellent communications skills and an ability to work both independently and as a part of a team in an international environment.
To be successful in this position, you also need to have

  • Applicable education and experience in similar tasks
  • Good knowledge and experience in the project management of EU funded projects (Horizon2020 preferable)
  • Financial expertise
  • Good organising and prioritising skills
  • Fluent written and spoken English, Finnish is beneficial

The starting salary range will be 2800 – 3200 € per month but own ideas can be expressed. There is a six-month trial period. ICOS ERIC is an equal opportunity employer.

If you got interested, please send your CV and application in English with salary expectation via e-mail: recruitment@icos-ri.eu no later than 15.1.2018. For further information, the same email can be used. Further information about ICOS in general can be obtained from the ICOS RI website.