Junior IT Project Officer

Junior Professional Programme

**Junior IT Project Officer**

**Directorate General of Administration**

**Directorate of Information Technology**
Reference**:e052/2024**

Publication**:17/10/2024
**Location: Strasbourg **Deadline: 07/11/2024**

Are you a young graduate interested in international projects in the fields of Information Technology? Do you want to gain

experience in an International Organisation working for human rights, democracy and the rule of law? Are you interested in

joining our dynamic and innovative Directorate of Information Technology (DIT) with a clear vision and strategy? If so, this

programme may be the good opportunity for you.

**Who we are**

With over 2600 staff members coming from all its 46 member States, the

multicultural Organisation. We all strive towards protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law and

our three core values - **professionalism, integrity and respect**:

- guide the way we work.

Our Information Technology Department is committed to delivering IT and business projects on time and

within budget. Our innovative solutions enhance business effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting

strategic plans for implementing information technologies. We are currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Junior IT

Project Officer to join our dynamic team.

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**Your role**

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Junior IT Project Officer to join our Directorate of Information Technology.

Under the authority of the Head of the CIO Office, you will play a key role in coordinating projects, managing resources, and

ensuring alignment with our IT strategy. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong background in IT project

management and a passion for technology.

**Our work is carried by our values**

As a Junior IT Project Officer, you will perform the following duties:
assisting on the development of the overall approach for projects, defining major time frames and deliverables to achieve
desired goals and outcomes;
helping the team to coordinate the planning, organisation, and evaluation of IT projects in collaboration with relevant
staff and external partners, ensuring alignment with key strategies, priorities, and deadlines;
working closely with the Heads of Project Management Office (PMO) and Change Management to establish and
manage project roadmaps within established best practices, standards, and frameworks;
participating in meetings to monitor IT project needs across different Directorates and Services;
acting as a catalyst for progress, facilitating consultation and exchanges to find common solutions and ensure follow
- up.

preparing, ensuring quality, and disseminating IT project documentation and management materials;
evaluating projects to identify adjustments and improve working methods;
assisting team members, fostering internal communication, cooperation, team spirit, and a harmonious working
atmosphere;
monitoring project activities to ensure they progress according to schedule and evaluate project risks, following up on
mitigation plans;
assisting the team to elaborate business cases and returns on Investment (ROI), develop and control program budgets,
managing expenditures within agreed spending plans to achieve effective and efficient results;
partnering with executive sponsors to communicate program goals, objectives, and potential outcomes;
participating to regular interactions with executive sponsors to inform, alert, negotiate, and maintain good relationships
and a shared vision for program outcomes;
staying informed of the latest IT developments and working closely with all stakeholders to ensure activities are well
- coordinated;
acting as an advisor, building and maintaining relationships across the wider stakeholder community;
reporting to the PMO and executive sponsors on results achieved, additional needs, risks, and opportunities;
producing key performance indicators (KPIs) for the program;
assisting to the creation and maintenance of required program documentation and artifacts.

The Junior Professional Programme opens the

an opportunity to gain experience working with this pan-European institution. You will benefit from regular working contact with

staff members, assist senior colleagues with their daily work and benefit from the

well as deepening your knowledge of the Organisation. The length of employment of Junior Professionals is limited to a

maximum of four years under this scheme.

**What we are looking for**

You must:
have a higher education degree or qualification equivalent to a master’s degree (2nd cycle of the Bologna process
framework of qualifications for the European Higher Education Area) in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science,
or a related field;
have a maximum of two years of relevant professional experience in IT project management;
have a very good knowledge of one of the two official langua