Project Policy Officer

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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