We are looking for a project manager to be responsible for handling the foundation’s ongoing projects and activities. You will be working closely with your team members to ensure that all project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track. Responsibilities include submitting project deliverables, preparing status reports, execution of communication plans and completing daily tasks. To be a successful candidate, you will need to have proven experience in project management and the ability to lead projects and perform activities of various sizes.

About AMBER Alert Europe

AMBER Alert Europe, the European Centre for Missing Children, is a foundation that strives to improve the protection of missing children and to prevent children from going missing by empowering them and raising awareness on the issue of missing children and its root causes. We connect experts from 45 governmental organisations, in particular ministries of the interior and police forces, and non-governmental organisations from 28 countries in our mission towards zero missing children in Europe.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating with cross-discipline team members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules;
• Meeting with team members to identify and resolve issues;
• Submitting project deliverables and ensuring that they adhere to quality standards;
• Preparing documents and reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing relevant information;
• Executing communication plans and supporting and assisting in communication activities;
• Performing administrative tasks;
• Collaborating closely with the AAEU team and our international members;
• Organising of basic but also complex activities and events;
• Provide logistical support for carrying out activities including meetings with key actors.

Who are you?

• Graduate degree in social sciences (preferably business administration, political science, communication and media management);
• At least 3 years of proven experience in project management;
• Excellent written and verbal skills in Dutch and English. Additional language skills are considered an asset;
• Excellent communication, presentation and drafting skills;
• Familiarity with MS Office;
• Ability to work well in a small team with people from different professional and cultural backgrounds;
• Ability to work independently;
• Ability to work quickly, efficiently, also under pressure;
• Ability to work proactively and in a timely manner on activities and tasks assigned;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Knowledge of the functioning of the EU institutions and decision-making will be considered an asset;
• Understanding of and interest in human rights and children’s rights/child protection issues will be considered an asset.

What can you expect?

• A very interesting job in which you can contribute to saving children’s lives;
• A full time position with lots of room for creativity, new ideas and personal input;
• A competitive salary with many benefits including a contributory pension;
• 38 PTO days based on full-time employment;
• A fun, ‘Google-esque’ workplace at our Maastricht HQ.

Interested?

We were hoping you would be and are (impatiently) awaiting your application!

Please send us your resume, relevant supporting documentation,

We look forward to meeting you soon.