Project Manager

Contract: Close-ended (CDD), full-time

Working time: forfait jour 205 days

Duration: 1 year, renewable

Starting date: ASAP

ABOUT ENERGY CITIES

Energy Cities empowers cities and citizens to shape and transition to future proof cities.

We showcase concrete alternatives deployed by cities, we advocate to change political and economic governance at all levels, and we foster a wide cultural change leading to a futureproofed society. Energy Cities’ community is composed by local leaders of thousands of cities in 30 European countries.

We believe that the energy transition is about more than renewable energy or great technologies: It is about a wise use of resources while strengthening local participation and well-being in a democratic Europe.

More info about us: https://energy-cities.eu/

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Project Manager to provide support to the coordination and implementation of several EU-funded projects and initiatives managed by Energy Cities, covering topics such as citizen-led energy renovation, energy communities and climate adaptation.

As Project Manager, you will be part of the core teams of these initiatives, contributing to their strategic coordination, analytical work, and stakeholder engagement. You will work closely with consortium secretariats, national and local partner structures, and EU funders, ensuring that activities are delivered on time, on budget, and in line with contractual obligations.

This position requires someone who combines EU project management rigour with strong coordination and facilitation skills, autonomy, and the ability to juggle several projects and partners in parallel.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the strategic coordination of multi-partner projects as part of the core team/secretariat, including participation in regular coordination meetings and the preparation of in-person consortium meetings;

• Lead or contribute to analytical tasks (e.g. regulatory and policy assessments, comparative studies, impact analyses), and translate findings into narrative reports and policy recommendations;

• Organise and chair regular coordination meetings with national or local implementing partners: share project updates, monitor implementation, provide guidance on delivery of activities, remind partners of their grant obligations, and identify risks and open questions to raise with the coordinator;

• Participate in project-level coordination meetings with the lead coordinator, supporting networks, and work package leaders; report on progress, address questions, flag risks, and discuss mitigation measures;

• Facilitate technical, financial and KPIs reporting processes between project coordinators and the partners under your responsibility;

• Support the design and roll-out of replication, capacity-building or mentoring programmes aimed at extending project results to new structures, regions, or countries and knowledge transfer;

• Contribute to communication and dissemination activities for the projects, in coordination with Energy Cities' communications team;

• Identify and capitalize on synergies with other EU-funded projects.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Required qualifications and experience

• Master's degree in political science, international relations, energy, environment, engineering, or a related field;
• Minimum 2 years of experience contributing to the coordination of multi-partner projects, ideally under EU-funded programmes (Horizon Europe, LIFE, INTERREG, or service contracts with EC DGs/agencies);
• Experience conducting or supervising qualitative research (e.g. stakeholder interviews) and translating findings into narrative reports with policy recommendations.
• Proficient English (C level) is required; knowledge of French and/or other EU languages is an asset;
• Good command of project management tools (Gantt charts, financial and technical reporting procedures, collaborative/agile tools).

Valued skills and qualities

• Strong interest and or experience in energy communities, cooperati