Position description
The Project Policy Officer will support EPF’s participation in different European projects, including those requiring patient engagement, education, and involvement.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Management:
- Managing EPF’s contribution to different projects (3 to 4 projects depending on the size of the projects);
- Ensuring the timely delivery of EPF obligations and commitments as set out in project agreements;
- Assisting with partnership management, liaising with project partners (academia, consultancies, industry, decision-makers…);
- Managing patient engagement activities in close liaison with membership officer;
- Acting as an interface between EPF and patients involved in projects in close liaison with membership officer;
- Maintaining an overview of progress and financial expenditures of projects under his/her responsibility (financial management);
- Ensuring timely and accurate submission of project technical and financial reports;
- Administrative tasks (tenders and administrative procedures in line with EPF policies);
- Supporting EPF Projects Team in promoting projects visibility on social media and ensuring effective dissemination.
Additional Tasks:
- Liaising with the EPF Policy Team on a regular basis to ensure synergies between project outcomes and EPF's policy/advocacy work;
- Support the EPF Policy Team's advocacy work on 1-2 specific topics in line with the projects, including background research, drafting and dissemination of policy statements, and monitoring of policy developments;
- Supporting the Project Team in project development tasks (including drafting proposals, liaising with consortia partners and preparing administrative files).
- In addition, the Project Policy Officer may be asked to support other work of the EPF Secretariat as assigned.
Qualifications
Essential:
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Health or Life Sciences, or another related/relevant field;
- 3-5 years’ experience in the management of projects and programmes;
- Proven experience working on multi-stakeholder projects (NGOs, industry, academia, etc.).
Highly desirable:
- Ability to design activities for projects and new project proposals;
- Ability to communicate project results in lay language to an identified relevant audience;
- Previous experience in patient engagement activities;
- Good project financial management skills (budgeting, reporting);
- Knowledge of the EU Institutions and policy-making procedures;
- Interest in policy analysis and advocacy on health-related issues at EU level;
- Experience in working with EU - IMI/IHI funded projects is a plus.
PERSONAL QUALITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
- Excellent project management skills;
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in multi-stakeholder teams, delivering through and with others;
- Outstanding planning and organisational skills, proven ability to set, communicate and maintain timelines and prioritise;
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment;
- Excellent English skills (native English an asset) and knowledge of at least another European language;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written;
- Commitment to the vision and the mission of the European Patients’ Forum;
- Empathy to peers; ability to anticipate and meet the needs of participants who are patients;
- Ability to work autonomously, solution-oriented;
- Ability to work with colleagues in virtual locations;
- Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities.
Application instructions
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