Research for a changing society: That is what drives us at Forschungszentrum Jülich. As a member of the Helmholtz Association, we face the great social challenges of our time and research options for the digitalized society, a climate-friendly energy system and resource-conserving economy. Work together with around 6,800 colleagues in one of the largest research centers in Europe and shape the change with us!

As one of the leading and most versatile project management organizations in Germany, the project management company Jülich implements research and innovation funding programs on behalf of its partners in the federal and state governments as well as the European Commission. Our portfolio includes the strategic advice of our clients, the appraisal and technical and administrative support of funding projects as well as measures accompanying innovation. We contribute to solving social challenges with new impulses. We are looking for you for our business fields Energy and Climate (EKL), Sustainable Development and Innovation (NEI) and Research and Society NRW (FGN)!

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Business economist (f / m / d) or administrative administrator (f / m / d) - project funding

• Advising applicants from science and industry on all business and financial issues relating to the funding programs we oversee
• Checking and evaluating the creditworthiness of the applicants as well as the financing plans of the projects
• Preparation of the financial aspects of the funding decision
• Monitoring ongoing projects and evaluating change requests
• Controlling the allocation of funds and checking the use of funds
• Preparation of revocation or abbreviation notices

• Completed business or administrative university degree or a comparable degree
• Alternatively: Completed commercial vocational training with several years of relevant professional experience in the areas of finance / controlling, ideally supplemented by business training
• Knowledge of public administrative and budget law, accounting and tax law as well as contract and insolvency law advantageous
• Interest in research and innovation policy issues
• Very good written and spoken German and good English skills
• Commitment and responsibility as well as binding manners

• Versatile tasks in a dynamic and future-oriented market at the interface between science, business and politics
• Exciting working environment on an attractive research campus, conveniently located in the city triangle Cologne-Düsseldorf-Aachen
• Further development of your personal strengths in connection with a socially balanced working environment
• Extensive range of further training courses
• Attractive flexitime arrangements and a wide range of offers to combine work and family (e.g. mobile working, teleworking)
• 30 days vacation
• An employment initially limited to two years with the possibility of a longer-term perspective
• Ability fully timely Part-time employment
• Remuneration and social benefits according to the collective agreement for the public service (TVöD-Bund); Depending on the existing qualifications and depending on the assignment of tasks, a classification in the area of ​​pay group 9b – 9c TVöD-Bund
• Capital-building benefits and a company pension scheme