Learning Project Assistant – EIT HEI Initiative

EIT Climate-KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) is Europe’s foremost climate innovation initiative, entrusted by the European Commission to catalyse transformation through innovation. Headquartered in Amsterdam, with circa 160 people distributed all over the EU, EIT Climate-KIC leads and orchestrates innovation with a community of more than 400. Together we conduct activities in 39 countries. We partner with cities, regions, governments and communities with the highest climate action ambition; providing the framework and expert support to holistically manage the complexity of climate change and deliver accelerated climate action.

EIT Climate-KIC operates as a not-for-profit platform working through public-private partnership, wielding both public and private funding. We consist of 3 Legal entities: a Dutch BV Holding company (for profit) with 14 branches in European jurisdictions, providing grant management, innovation orchestration services, and impact investment advisory owned by a Dutch-based foundation with charity status – Climate-KIC International Foundation – with subsidiaries in the UK.

• Take responsibility for autonomously conducting administrative tasks for the EIT HEI Initiative.
• Ensuring alignment with EIT Climate-KIC processes and procedures to support smooth programme delivery.
• Support the Climate-KIC team in planning and managing activities and tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
• Assist in the organisation and implementation of online and in-person activities.
• Assist in managing procurement processes with third-party suppliers.
• Support in producing documents and reports.
• Support with communications.‍‍
  

Experience

• 2-3 years of experience as a project assistant or junior project manager in managing complex projects in the public or private sector.
• Proven experience in organising individual and group events, both online and in-person.
• Experience in digitalising project/administrative processes and workflows, as well as managing them using modern digital tools.
• Experience in creating high-quality written documents.
• (Optional) Experience working on topics related to Higher Education and/or Entrepreneurship programmes.

Qualities, Personal Style, and Approach

• Open, can-do attitude
• Interest in education activities, particularly in developing education for entrepreneurship and innovation
• Well-organised
• Able to work in a multi-cultural (pan-European) inter-organisational (cross-KIC) environment
• Able to deliver and manage workload on multiple work-streams and deadlines
• Can work with limited supervision, both solo and in a team
• Flexible and able to work remotely