Application  deadline:  7  January  2015
Start  date:  1  April  2015
Duration:  4  years  (renewable  once)
Working  hours:  full  time
Salary:   Gross   salary   max.   100.000   €   /   annum   depending   on   experience   and   including   social   security,   contributions   and   access   to   the   French   pension   system  and  basic  health  insurance
Employer:  University  Pierre  and  Marie  Curie,  Paris  6
Location:   Main   Campus   University   Pierre   and   Marie   Curie,   4   place   Jussieu,
75005  Paris,  France
Responsible  to:  General  Assembly
Heads:  Secretariat  staff  initially  including  Secretary,  Project  Manager,
Communications  Officer
General  summary:
The   European   Marine   Biological   Resource   Centre   ( EMBRC )   is   a   European   distributed  research  infrastructure  on  the  roadmap  of  the  European  Strategy
Forum  for  Research  Infrastructures  since  2008  ( ESFRI ).  EMBRC  aims  to  support   and  drive  forward  marine  biological  science  in  Europe  by  providing  users  from   academia,   industry   and   government   with   suitable,   high-­‐level   research   facilities,   resources   and   services.   EMBRC   will   provide   a   central   access   portal   for  the  investigation  of  European  marine  coastal  ecosystems  and  bioresources   including  marine  model  organisms.  The  infrastructure  will  be  coordinated  by   the   EMBRC   Secretariat   in   Paris   and   services   will   be   delivered   by   national   nodes  located  in  leading  European  marine  stations.  EMBRC  has  completed  a   preparatory   phase   (2011-­‐2014)   resulting   in   a   blueprint   for   the   operation   of   the   infrastructure   from   2016.   To   date,   EMBRC   has   nine   members,   which   include:   Belgium,   France,   Greece,   Israel,   Italy,   Norway,   Portugal,   Spain,   and
UK.  In  2015,  EMBRC  aims  to  establish  a  legal  structure  in  the  form  of  an   ERIC .
EMBRC  seeks  an  Executive  Director,  who  will  become  the  legal  representative   of  the  EMBRC-­‐ERIC,  which  s/he  will  help  to  establish.  The  Executive  Director   will   be   an   ambitious   leader   with   experience   to   achieve   progress   and   contribute   to   the   development   of   EMBRC´s   vision,   strategy   and   plans.   S/he   will  ensure  the  integration  of  the  Secretariat  and  the  national  nodes  and  build   and  strengthen  strategic  partnerships,  realize  and  advance  opportunities,  and
liaise  with  internal  and  external  stakeholders  to  achieve  the  goals  of  EMBRC.
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Required  qualifications  &  competences:
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Professional  education  and/or  activities  in  science;
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Minimum   of   5   years   of   project   and   organizational   management   experience  (international  experience  preferred);
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Proven   ability   to   lead   professional   staff   and   engage   a   broad   array   of   individuals;
• Demonstrated  experience  in  budget  management  and  raising  funds;
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Excellent  communication  and  public  relations  skills;
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Demonstrated   ability   to   work   collaboratively   with   diverse   stakeholders;
• Proficiency   of   at   least   two   European   languages   including   excellent   spoken  and  written  English.
Desired  competences:
• Experience  with  the  preparation  and  management  of  projects  funded   by  the  European  Commission;
• Knowledge  of  the  marine  and  maritime  policy  landscape  in  Europe;
• Knowledge   of   marine   research   institutions,   organizations   and   other   relevant  bodies;
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Knowledge  of  the  European  research  infrastructure  landscape.
Responsibilities:
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Institutional  representation  of  EMBRC;
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Management  and  administration  of  the  infrastructure.
Duties:
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Implements  strategies  defined  by  the  General  Assembly;
• Appoints  and  supervises  staff  of  the  Secretariat;
• Directs  and  coordinates  operational  activities;
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Prepares   a   comprehensive   budget   and   works   to   secure   adequate   funding  for  the  operation  of  EMBRC;
• Monitors   and   reports   on   the   performance   of   the   infrastructure   periods;
• Supervises  the  elaboration  of  annual  reports;
• Coordinates  the  development  of  proposals  for  new  activities;
• Facilitates  effective  work  within  the  EMBRC  consortium;
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Provides   support   to   the   General   Assembly   by   preparing   meeting   agendas  and  supporting  documents;
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Organizes  official  meetings  of  EMBRC.
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Working  conditions:
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The  general  place  of  work  will  be  an  office  environment  at  the  central
Jussieu  campus  of  the  University  Pierre  and  Marie  Curie,  Paris;
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The  work  will  include  extensive  travel  within  Europe  and  some  travel   outside  Europe;
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Occasional  work  and  travel  on  weekends  might  be  required.
Working  benefits:
• Reimbursement  of  moving  expenses;
• Opportunity  of  short-­‐term  housing  at  Jussieu  campus  for  the  starting   period  of  the  appointment.
Selection  procedure:
Shortlisted   applicants   will   be   notified   at   the   end   of   January   2015   and   interviews  will  take  place  in  February  in  Paris.  The  desired  start  date  is  1  April
2015.  The  initial  probationary  period  is  6  months.
Applications   are   encouraged   from   citizens   of   the   European   Union   and   associated  countries.
Applications  should  be  addressed  to  the  Chair  of  the  EMBRC  Implementation
Board   and   submitted   to   info@embrc.eu   as   a   single   pdf-­‐file   including   a   CV,   letter  of  motivation  and  contact  details  of  three  referees.
Deadline  for  submission  is  7  January  2015,  midnight,  Paris  local  time.
Any   specific   enquiries   about   the   position   should   also   be   sent   to   info@embrc.eu
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