Project Manager

Description of the Tasks

• Conduct costs/benefit analysis.

• Conduct As-Is and To-be situation analysis and gap analysis.

• Prepare and moderate meetings with different levels of stakeholders.

• Conduct research to find ways to improve processes in the organization.

• Manage the implementation of information systems to meet identified business needs, acquiring and using the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales, and quality.

• Give proposals for project strategies, planning, definition of tasks and deliverables, review of project deliverables, quality control, risk.

• Participate in functional working groups and progress meetings.

• Coordinate the EPMO function and provide effective leadership to analysts or architects under his/her coordination.

• Coordinate and contribute to briefing production in the digital transformation area.

• Coordinate contributions to corporate requests in the EA and EPMO area.

• Contribute to the delivery of Digital Transformation strategy for DG GROW.

• Contribute to the DRPM (Digital-Ready Policy Making) processes of GROW.B3.

• Contribute to the application of the principles of the new EC Digital Strategy in DG GROW.

• Support the rationalization of IT systems.

• Support management of corporate governance processes.

• Estimate costs, timescales, and resource requirements for the successful completion of each project to agreed terms of reference.

• Prepare and maintain project and quality plans and track activities against the plan, provide regular and accurate reports.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

• Good knowledge of project management standards and methodologies (Project Scheduling, Strategic Planning, Financial Modelling, Budgeting, Forecasting, Performance Tracking).

• Meeting Facilitation

• Good technical knowledge on the project’s aspects.

• Practical knowledge of reporting methods.

• Good knowledge of project management tools e.g., MS Project, Microsoft Excel.

• Ability to give business and technical presentations

• Ability to apply high quality standards

• Ability to adapt to unplanned changes or decisions.

Non-Technical Skills:

• Capability of integration in an international/multicultural environment, rapid self-starting capability and experience in working in a team.

• Ability to participate in multilingual meetings.

• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, on multiple large projects.

• Excellent Team Player.

• Ability to understand, speak and write English (C1/C2) would be an advantage.

• High degree of discretion and integrity is required as the applications managed and maintained in DG GROW B3 contain personal and confidential data.

Specific Expertise Requirements:

• At least 5 years of specific expertise in project management of IT projects (min. competence level 5)

• At least 5 years of specific expertise with project management methodologies (e.g., Prince2, PMI, PM2…) (min. competence level 5)

Certifications & Standards:

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

• PRINCE2 Foundation/PRINCE2 Practitioner

• Certified in PM2

Note: Daily rate of this position is 420 euro/day