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Location : Biodiversa+ Secretariat, Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité
195 rue Saint-Jacques, 75005 Paris, France
Monthly salary : 2700€ (gross)
Start : 15 August 2026
Application deadline : 21 June 2026

This position is a maternity cover.

Your mission
Your task will be to monitor the implementation of activities within WP3, related to developing research and innovation to design and develop nature-based solutions, and valuing biodiversity in the private sector, and to provide support to the WP leaders and partner organisations participating in the implementation of activities linked to WP3 (80% of time).
 
Your activities
For Biodiversa+

• Supporting the partners involved in implementing the planned activities;
• Implementing the activities for which you are responsible (drafting documents, mapping stakeholders, organising events, etc.);
• Providing support for practical aspects (e.g., organising meetings or events) and for administrative and financial matters;
• Reporting on the activities for which you are responsible (as part of internal reporting to the partnerships and to the European Commission);
• Monitoring the proper implementation of decisions taken by the Partnership’s governance bodies regarding activities.

For NetworkNature

• Participating in the update of NetworkNature’s European research and innovation roadmap on NBS for policy integration and research programming to 2030 and beyond
• Participating and supporting the update of NetworkNature’s database of EU R&I projects on NbS
• Actively participating in, organising, and facilitating meetings, workshops, and dialogue events.
• Providing project follow-up support for Biodiversa+ involvement in NetworkNature+, including administrative and financial aspects.

Your profile
Education and work experience

• Master’s degree in a related field
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in ecology and/or in other, related field
• Experience in working with Nature-based Solutions
• Experience or training in Horizon Europe project management is appreciated

Other skills

• Excellence in English, good command of French
• Good knowledge of Horizon Europe project management
• General knowledge of the programme themes (NbS, private sector and biodiversity)
• Highly organised personality, ability to handle several tasks at once
• Good sense of priorities
• Ability to find solutions in an autonomous manner
• Ability to work in a multinational and dynamic context with multiple stakeholders
• Good interpersonal skills
• Keen to take on new challenges and acquire new skills

Application
Please send your CV and motivation letter as one single PDF file to Anna SÁNDOR anna.sandor@fondationbiodiversite.fr before 21 June 2026.
Please name your file as follows: SURNAME_First name_WP3_2026.

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