NeIC is seeking a NeIC is looking for a Senior Advisor
**NeIC is looking for a Senior Advisor at 50% - 75% to strengthen and renew its Executive Team . The NeIC Executive Team handles day-to-day management of NeIC. It operates as a virtual team and is chaired by the Director. Functions of the Executive Team include strategy implementation, project ownership (including Steering Group representation), project portfolio management (including supporting project managers and stimulating mutual learning and improvement), funding applications management, impacts analysis and reporting, facilitating the work of the NeIC Strategic Committee and related expert groups, and NeIC office management.
The tasks in this position could include participating in funding applications management, project steering and portfolio management, engaging with emerging Nordic research communities with common e-infrastructure or open science needs and exploring Nordic opportunities for international collaboration. By expanding our capacity in these areas, we aim to deliver added value to Nordic researchers. We can offer a wide variety of tasks which involve extensive contact with stakeholders such as research groups and specialist communities in the Nordic countries and internationally. The exact tasks will be defined after the successful candidate has been found, considering also the candidate’s personal interests and competences.
The start date for this position could be April -May 2025 or as agreed between NeIC and the successful candidate. It is anticipated that candidates are employed at a national e-infrastructure organization in one of the NeIC countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), or a collaborating institution. For candidates that are qualified but not employed at one of the above mentioned organizations, NeIC offers to negotiate an employment relation. Staff are normally sub-contracted to NeIC through a service agreement between the national employer institution and NeIC, with the aim of enhancing Nordic collaboration.
NeIC appreciates the value of diverse teams in order to profit from a wide range of experience. The ideal candidate has excellent communication and collaboration skills, as well as experience within one or more fields relevant for e-infrastructure. Examples of such fields include research, research policy, information sciences, data management, as well as development, deployment or operations of IT services. Candidates must have a good command of English (both written and spoken), skills such as writing funding applications and GitHub literacy are considered an asset. For such a candidate NeIC will offer flexible (remote) work arrangement, stimulating colleagues, systematic training and practice in the PPS project model . Some travelling will be required.2
The deadline for applications is April 11th, 2025. Questions may be directed to NeIC Director Tomasz Malkiewicz, tomasz.malkiewicz@csc.fi. Applications including CV should be submitted to neic-pmo@csc.fi. If possible, applicants should include a support letter from current or previous employer organisation(-s).
For more information about this position, please view the full position announcement.