Project Manager (0,5 fte)

Provincie Limburg; Maastricht; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Provincie Limburg in the Netherlands is seeking a Project Manager for the Interreg Meuse-Rhine programme. You will assess project applications, decide on subsidies and guide implementation across cross-border initiatives in Limburg, Belgium and Germany.

You will ensure progress by reviewing reports, monitoring finances and facilitating knowledge exchange among project managers and colleagues. The role is time-limited to one year and requires strong English skills and experience with

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of work experience at bachelor level, preferably with European-funded (cross-border) programs or projects.
• Proven experience managing projects, both content-wise and financially.
• Fluent in English, both speaking and writing and thorough knowledge of at least one of the languages of the programme area (French, German or Dutch).
• Drive for results.
• Has integrity and has planning and organising skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess project applications for impact and financial feasibility and prepare subsidy decisions.
• Guide project implementation, review reports and monitor progress and finances.
• Coordinate knowledge exchange with other Project Managers and colleagues working at the programme’s Managing Authority.
• Lead an interesting portfolio of projects on various topics, guiding their implementation.

Skills

Fluent in English

Drive for results

Integrity

Planning & organising

Education

Bachelor degree

Job description

This is a vacancy with a duration of one year.

Do you want to promote cross-border innovation and sustainable development? Are you excited about strengthening European cooperation in education, the labour market, and inclusion? Then you are the Project Manager for the Interreg Meuse-Rhine programme! With your guiding role in euregional collaboration, you will contribute to a strong Limburg for future generations.

This is how you make the province more beautiful, innovative and sustainable

You have a solid knowledge about focus areas and relevant laws and regulationsof the Interreg Meuse-Rhine programme. When receiving a project application, you know how to assess whether the project will truly make an impact and if it is financially feasible. Furthermore you will also prepare decisions relating to subsidy granting. Once a project kicks off, you are ready to guide its implementation, because you enjoy achieving actual results. You do this by regularly reviewing reports and visiting projects to monitor progress—both in terms of content and finances. When needed, youwill implement project modifications. In short, you lead an interesting portfolio of projects on various topics, guiding their implementation. Knowledge exchange with other Project Managers and colleagues working at the programme’s Managing Authority is essential in order to create the best impact across borders.

The following requirements for this position are

• At least 5 years of work experience at bachelor level, preferably with European-funded (cross-border) programs or projects;
• Proven experience managing projects, both content-wise and financially;
• Fluent in English, both speaking and writing and thorough knowledge of at least one of the languages of the programme area (French, German or Dutch);
• Drive for results,
• Has integrity and has planning and organising skills.

How we appreciate your contribution

• Temporarily contract for the duration of 1 year;
• A gross monthly salary of € 4,513 to € 6,369 based on a 36-hour workweek (scale 11). This is a 0,5 fte position;
• An Individual Choice Budget (ICB) of approximately22%, including holiday allowance (8%), and a structural year-end bonus (8.3%). This ICB comes on top of your fixed salary and can be paid when you prefer. You can also use it, for example, to purchase a bicycle, sports club membership, or extra leave;
• Opportunities to work flexibly to some extent and independently of location;
• Personal training budget of € 6,000 for a five-year period with sufficient opportunities to work on your development;
• Pension accrual at ABP (Dutch pension fund for civil servants).

Working as a province professional

Within the department Interreg Meuse-Rhine you make the difference for inhabitants of Limburg through cooperation within the programme area. For this you will push your boundaries every day. You work in different places in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany to maintain close contact with the beneficiaries of projects, as well as with representatives of other European programmes. In doing so, you will face challenges for which you can make full use of your specialty and broaden your expertise at the same time.

Is this something for you?

We will close thevacancy on October 23.

Any questions? We have the answers. Feel free to call Paul Heuts, deputy coordinator on [phone].

More about Province Limburg as your employer

As provincial professionals, we want to achieve only one thing: to pass Limburg on to future generations even more beautiful, sustainable and innovative than it already is. That offers ambitious tasks. From our cultural heritage to our innovative character. From our beautiful nature to our logistics hotspots. And from our special euregional location to our economic innovativeness. We tackle all these complex and multifaceted challenges with both hands. Each from his own expertise. Together with about 1.000 professionals, we are working on the future that Limburg deserves.

Other information

At the end of the selection procedure, we will ask the selected candidate to apply to their municipality for a Certificate of Conduct (Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag, VOG) and, after obtaining the approval of Justis, to submit it to us.