Job Description
The Alliance for Language Technologies (ALT-EDIC) seeks talents from various EU Member States to expand its core team. It will offer interactions with a wide range of stakeholders in an international environment, and the opportunity to play a key role in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Europe. The Project Manager would support the EU-funded projects that ALT-EDIC coordinates and participates in, including ALT-EDIC4EU, OpenEuroLLM, LLMs4EU, LLM-BRIDGE, as well as forthcoming projects and proposals.
Tasks and responsibilities
- Manage EU-funded projects as consortium coordinator or partner, ensuring effective partner coordination, delivery oversight, and timely, compliant reporting
- Lead end-to-end project planning, including the preparation of proposals, workplan structuring, milestones, deliverables, and critical path managements
- Coordinate governance arrangements (steering committees, technical boards, working groups) and prepare agendas and minutes
- Track KPIs and ensure quality assurance of outputs and deliverables
Essential requirements
- Experience in European project management, ideally in the domain of digital technologies
- Good understanding of EU policies and funding framework
- Strong organizational skills and good time management
- Adaptability and teamwork skills
- Fluent in at least two EU languages
Desirable skills and experience
- Managing budget execution and financial reporting
- Event management and stakeholder engagement
- Experience with cascade-funding/FSTP calls
- Ability to write successful project proposals
- Strong interest in Language Technologies and related topics
Conditions of employment
- The ALT-EDIC Employment and Recruitment Policy is available in English and in French
- Competitive salary based on the candidate’s expertise and experience
- Location: The role includes working from our office in the Château de Villers-Cotterêts, with flexibility for remote work on the remaining days.
- Start date: As soon as possible
About the ALT-EDIC
The ALT-EDIC implements a Multi-Country Project (MCP) aiming at developing a common European infrastructure in Language Technologies (LTs). It seeks to improve European competitiveness in LT and uphold Europe’s linguistic and cultural diversity.
The ALT-EDIC was officially set up on February 7th, 2024, by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/458. It gathers 17 Members States and 8 observing Member States or regions. It is coordinated and hosted by France, and its statutory seat is in Villers-Cotterêts.
The ALT-EDIC will serve its members and the LT community by increasing the availability of European language data, enhancing their interoperability, strengthening the offer of LT evaluation, fostering networking, and contributing to common policies for LT. The fast progress of LTs such as Large Language Models (LLMs) puts the ALT-EDIC at the heart of the development of AI technologies.
How to apply
Submit your application including a CV and a motivation letter by email to jobs@alt-edic.eu. Please specify the position title in the subject line.
The position will remain open until filled.
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