Conference & Events Junior Officer

The Institute

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed by an interdisciplinary, motivated and creative scientific team which is supported both by a flexible and efficient administration and by high-end and innovative technologies.

In April 2021, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) received the renewal of the 'HR Excellence in Research ' Award from the European Commission. This is a recognition of the Institute's commitment to developing an HR Strategy for Researchers, designed to bring the practices and procedures in line with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Charter and Code).

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The role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Communications & PR Team at the CRG in Barcelona, as a Conference & Events Junior Officer. We offer the opportunity to contribute with your skills and strengths to the institute’s mission within a motivating work environment with a culture that is open and innovative.

We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual with energy to join this area. The top-quality scientific events organised by the CRG have become another communication channel of the excellent science carried out at the institute. These events are aimed at a very specific audience, such as scientists from the international community, and allow the CRG to assert its benchmark position as an organiser of scientific events at the highest level in the fields of life sciences and biomedicine. You will contribute to enhance CRG reputation and disseminate the science and findings of CRG researchers, through the scientific events organised under your responsibility. You will boost the dissemination of CRG research, life sciences and biomedicine, by devising, developing and carrying out innovative scientific events. You will develop and deliver not only the already ongoing and planned events included in the CRG’s Conference & Scientific Sessions annual programme, but also potential new events to come.

As a member of the Communications & PR, you will closely work and collaborate with the rest of the team, other staff and CRG scientists, and will be involved in projects across all areas of the department and the institute. This is a very enriching and challenging opportunity for you both personally and professionally. You will have the chance to learn about all our exciting science findings and ongoing institutional initiatives and contribute to their successful dissemination through our scientific events. Please visit http://www.crg.eu/events for more details.

Under the coordination of the Head of the Communications & PR, your main duties and responsibilities will be the following:

• Developing, managing and/or coordinating a wide variety of on-going and planned events within the current Conference & Scientific Sessions annual programme, which includes the financial forecasting and budget management, production of events webpages and conference publications, delegate management and registration, coordination and handling of abstracts, key contact for all logistical aspects of the events, etc.
• Organisation of internal social events.
• Collaboration in the organisation of institutional events, meetings and visits.
• Dissemination of scientific sessions and conferences, development and execution of event communication and marketing campaigns, and pursuing new promotional possibilities, in collaboration with other members of the Communications team.
• Management of the events databases and contacts databases.
• Exploring and identifying new potential international conferences and events that could help improve and enrich the events programme.
• Coordination, planning, reporting and budget follow up of the different new and existing grants that help finance the programme activities.
• Search of funding and sponsorship opportunities for the organisation of events or other projects of the department.
• Monitoring, reporting and promoting the area results and indicators.
• Proactively attending to networking events and activities related to strengthen the links between the CRG and different stakeholders.

About the department

The mission of the Communications & PR Department is to promote and protect the CRG's reputation of excellence. We do so by developing and implementing clear, consistent and engaging strategies to enhance the public understanding of our science and our institute, its researchers, and its value to society. The Communication & PR Department fulfils its mission through a wide range of initiatives and activities addressed to different audiences, including journalists, politicians, primary, secondary and high-school students, science teachers and, of course, CRG members. Concepts such as Open Science and Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) are central to our everyday activity.