A3B - Senior Management Technician (International Projects)

About the Unit / Group

• Search for funding, dissemination, public and private evaluation and review for the success of the application submission, send applications, registration and monitoring until resolution.
• Registration of granted projects, economic monitoring of projects and international agreements, validation of costs (concept / balance), preparation of annual and final reports, manage incidents, liaison with official entities.
• Activity reports for the scientific report, report to the Board of Trustees, to the Scientific Directorate, etc.
• Internal and external audits of different financial entities.
• Researchers: meetings for the creation and management of projects.
• Interaction with different transversal areas to implement the provisions of the calls.

Essential requirements

• Higher education qualification (Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma, or equivalent) relevant to the position. A BSc in Health Sciences or Technology will be considered an asset.
• At least 2 years of professional experience in the management of research grants funded by international organizations (e.g. H2020, Horizon Europe, EU4Health, NIH, or others)
• Strong proficiency in office software applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, or equivalent).
• High level of written and spoken English.

Skills will be valued

• Experience with the European Commission’s Framework Programmes for Research (FP7, H2020, HE) and other international funding schemes (NIH, EU4Health or Erasmus+, among others) in the health field
• Additional training related to project management and competitive international research projects
• Proven experience working in a research environment.
• Dynamic and proactive professional with proven experience in teamwork and collaboration across multidisciplinary internal units and external stakeholders, including international research consortia.
• Experience in organizing and facilitating activities such as training sessions, workshops, networking events, or other engagement initiatives.
• Experience using advanced software tools for project or grant management
• Experience in supporting the full process of Horizon Europe proposal development - from topic identification and partner matchmaking to consortium coordination, proposal writing management, and contribution to content preparation.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, managing multiple tasks with a high degree of responsibility and independence.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to plan and structure work effectively.
• Oral and written command of the two official languages of Catalonia. A Level C certificate in Catalan is required, or alternatively, the selected candidate must demonstrate — or commit to acquiring within one year — an adequate command of both official languages in Catalonia.

Functions

• Support in the preparation and submission of European and international competitive grant proposals (proposal writing, budgeting and compliance of requirements)
• Provide proactive support throughout the full lifecycle of Horizon Europe and other international research proposals: identify suitable topics and calls for research groups, facilitate matchmaking and partner search to build competitive consortia, analyze call texts and requirements, coordinate proposal preparation, manage the writing process, and contribute to both the technical and administrative sections of the proposal.
• Facilitate and promote unit activities, such as training sessions, networking and synergy-building events, practical workshops, and masterclasses.
• Liaise with funding agencies and researchers
• Follow-up and support in negotiating, supervising the drafting and signing process of consortium or grant agreements
• Ensuring compliance with institutional policies and sponsoring agency regulations and policies
• Maintain and update grant databases
• Monitor project progress according to the work plan, ensuring that deliverables and milestones are completed on time. Manage grant budgets, preparing financial reports and audits. Anticipate potential deviations during project implementation and plan contingency actions when necessary.
• Perform any other duties related to the job as requested, contributing to the overall functioning of the Institution.

Offered

• Permanent contract and full-time, flexible hours, training plan and flexible remuneration
• Annual working hours of 1,627.50 hours (37.5 hours/week)
• Remuneration according to collective agreement
• Professional Category: A3B Senior Management Technician
• Will be incorporated into the International Grants Unit This contract will be supported by the project “Towards excellence: boosting Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute positioning in Europe”, with reference GPE2025-001630-P funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033.

Documentation and deadline for submission

Interested parties should preferably submit the documentation in PDF, by e-mail to the Management of the Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, address ir_seleccio@santpau.cat, indicating the reference 2026/100:

• Application letter and updated Curriculum Vitae.
• Signed Data Processing Authorization (document attached at the end of the call).

The deadline for submitting applications will end on July 10th, 2026, at 3:00 p.m..