DEPUTY HEAD OF THE RESEARCH CONTRACT LIFECYCLE UNIT - M/F

Description:

MAIN MISSION

The Deputy Head of the Research Contract Lifecycle Unit assists the Unit Head in steering and organization, under the direction of the Research Contract Lifecycle Unit.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

• Assist in their missions and, if necessary, replace the Unit Head in their missions
• Steer the unit's activity and ensure team management in accordance with the priorities and strategies defined by the Unit Head and the Head of the Financial Service
• Ensure that contract officers carry out their activities in accordance with the rules and procedures in force
• Ensure the steering of closing and end-of-management activities concerning their unit
• Resolve complex disputes and provide expertise to their team
• Train new contract officers and conduct training sessions for unit managers regarding the financial management of research contracts
• Organize exchanges with other units and other services of the delegation
• Produce activity indicators and assist department heads in decision-making regarding the financial management of research contracts

PERFORM RESEARCH CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ACTS WITHIN THEIR TEAMS IF NECESSARY

FOR INFORMATION, THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACT LIFECYCLE UNIT ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• Support project leaders in the finalization and signature of their contracts by the Regional Delegate
• Manage the administrative aspects of research contracts for a portfolio of units in compliance with the rules and procedures in force;
• Set up projects in the management tool and perform budgetary movements based on contract evolutions
• Advise and support research teams in the financial and administrative management of their budgets (eligibility of expenses, action schedules and deliverables, etc.)
• Coordinate the various stakeholders of the contracts
• Design, write, and produce within the allotted deadlines various deliverables for funders (financial reports, advance notices, revenue notices, etc.) necessary for revenue in accordance with contracts and their financial regulations
• Control the compliance of orders (eligibility, respect for accounting rules, etc.) carried out by the units in their portfolio, by following control plans; Budgetarily validate the recruitment of CDD and temporary staff and ensure budgetary monitoring in connection with HR services

SPECIFICITY(IES) AND JOB ENVIRONMENT

Open space position. Teleworking possible. Office hours. Activity peaks during the end of budgetary management.

Profile sought:

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of the rules and techniques of public accounting and public budgeting in a GBCP environment
• Knowledge of the basics of contract law for budgetary management
• Open space position. Teleworking possible. Office hours. Activity peaks during the end
• Mastery of English required (minimum A1 level)
• Perfect knowledge of the professional environment (EPST, research laboratory) and institutional environment (funding bodies).

SKILLS

• Ability to define priorities and ensure they are applied
• Ability to unite a team and create group cohesion
• Ability to lead working meetings
• Ability to read and interpret a legal document
• Ability to apply procedures to concrete cases
• Ability to explain applicable regulations
• Ability to communicate with internal and external interlocutors
• Ability to organize and lead working meetings
• Ability to organize one's activity according to constraints and deadlines (by creating and following backward schedules)
• Ability to use IT tools and the structure's financial software
• Mastery of common software (word processing, Excel spreadsheet, etc.)
• Ability to write administrative correspondence respecting spelling and language.

APTITUDES

• Rigor
• Organization
• Speed, reactivity
• Proactivity
• Autonomy
• Ability to resolve conflicts
• Analytical and synthesis skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work in a team
• Confidentiality.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE(S)

Experience (even short) in the field would be a plus.

DIPLOMA LEVEL AND TRAINING(S)

DUT, BTS, DEUG, Licence or Master, preferably in Financial Management, European Contract Management, or Law

START DATE: As soon as possible

Duration 12 months renewable. Permanent appointment via competitive examination possible Full time 38 h 30 weekly 32 Annual Leave and 12 RTT per calendar year

TELEWORKABLE ACTIVITIES

• 2 to 3 days per week subject to 6 months of seniority

REMUNERATION starting from €2,494.30 gross monthly, depending on your experience

Category A, Corps: IE (Ingénieur d'étude).

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