Vacancy

06.05.2025

Project Officer for the Interregional Alliance for the Rhine-Alpine Corridor EGTC

M1, 4-5, 68161 Mannheim, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)-621 10708-235
E-Mail: cecilia.braun@egtc-rhine-alpine.eu

Job Description

The Interregional Alliance for the Rhine-Alpine Corridor EGTC (hereinafter EGTC) is looking for a project officer for the project Share4Equity – Shared mobility services towards equitable and sustainable mobilities. The officer will be in charge for the implementation of the EGTC tasks in close cooperation with the Director and the EGTC Office and acts as an interface to the thematic working groups of the EGTC.

The EGTC participates together with further partner organisations in the Share4Equity project. The project receives funding under the Driving Urban Transitions Call 2024 and is Co-Funded under HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-16 – Co-Funded Partnership: Driving Urban Transitions to a sustainable future (DUT). It runs from January 2025 – December 2027.

The Share4Equity project aims to explore the role of shared mobility services in achieving equitable transport, mobility justice, and the 15-minute City concept. For more information on the project see https://www.egtc-rhine-alpine.eu/projects/share4equity-shared-mobility-services-towards-equitable-and-sustainable-mobilities-2025-2027/

For this project work, we are looking for a project officer from September 2025 – December 2027. The requirements are specified below.

Job Requirements

Knowledge

• Basic knowledge of EU law, its institutions and policies
• Experience in EU-funded projects/Programmes management is an asset
• Project management
• General knowledge of national transport policies (3 countries involved) will be an asset

Skills

• Bachelor or Master degree in any field of relevance to the above tasks (transport planning, spatial development, political science, project management, MBA etc.) or equivalent experience
• High level of proficiency and fluency in English and German, further beneficious languages are Dutch, French and Italian
• Excellent communication and drafting skills
• Excellent logical and analytical skills
• Excellent computer literacy (MS Office, preferably also Adobe Creative Cloud)
• Practice with WordPress and social media platforms will be an asset

Attitude

• Service/client oriented
• Political sensitivity, integrity and result orientation
• Taking initiative specifically in challenging situations
• Committed
• Team spirit and loyalty to other colleagues whilst maintaining a high performance level
• Capacity to work in a multicultural / international environment
• Flexible approach to work; willingness to travel and work irregular hours

What we offer

• Part-time (50%) position for 28 months
• Employment with public service contract (TVöD) formally at Verband Region Rhein-Neckar with delegation to Interregional Alliance for the Rhine-Alpine Corridor EGTC (same location)
• International working atmosphere
• Participation at project related meetings and conferences
• Being part of a European network
• Cooperation with European transport and logistics experts
• Opportunity to gain excellent state-of-the-art knowledge
• Weekly working hours based on need/arrangement
• Mainly remote work, with possible additional travel to meetings/events in the Rhine-Alpine Corridor