Project Officer – Cinqfontaines Educational Centre (m/f/d) (Ref. X26000522)

About the role

The National Youth Service's Cinqfontaines educational centre is looking for a project officer to shape, run and follow up activities and projects for young people. Working with the rest of the team, you will turn ideas for artistic and creative activities into concrete offers adapted to the centre's audiences, plan their delivery with contributors and partners, and coordinate national and European projects such as youth exchanges and training events. You will handle the administrative, organisational and financial management of your projects, track their progress, evaluate them and document them so the centre can keep improving its offer. You will also build and maintain a network of artists, cultural contributors and partners, help make the centre's activities visible, and encourage young people to take part and get involved in designing projects. Occasional animation of activities, training sessions and meetings, plus travel in Luxembourg and abroad, are part of the role. This is a full-time post for a master's-level candidate with experience in project design, management and evaluation, offered under the civil servant trainee or change-of-administration routes.

Responsibilities

- Design, organise and follow up activities and projects with the rest of the team - Develop artistic and creative activity concepts adapted to the centre's audiences - Plan and organise delivery with contributors and partners - Design and coordinate national and European projects, notably youth exchanges and training events - Manage the administrative, organisational and financial aspects of activities and projects - Follow up, evaluate and document activities to support the centre's development - Identify and mobilise artists, cultural contributors and other partners, and build and maintain a partner network - Publicise the centre's activities and encourage young people's participation and involvement in projects - Contribute to reflection on the centre's educational offer and, occasionally, animate activities, training and meetings

Requirements

EU national; a master's degree or equivalent qualification at least level 7; at least 3 years' experience in the field; perfect mastery of Luxembourgish, French and German, spoken and written; knowledge of project design, management and evaluation; ability to prepare funding requests and ensure administrative and financial follow-up of projects; knowledge of the youth sector and of non-formal education principles; ability to develop and maintain institutional partnerships; ability to coordinate working groups and run meetings; good writing and organisation skills; ability to communicate with interlocutors from varied institutional and cultural contexts; mastery of common office tools; willingness to travel professionally in Luxembourg and abroad.

Preferred qualifications

Prior experience in a similar field; knowledge of human rights, democracy and diversity themes; motivation letter and CV in French (Europass CV preferred).

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