The Financial Mechanism Office (FMO) is the secretariat of the EEA Grants and Norway Grants, and is affiliated to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in Brussels.

We are looking for highly motivated and qualified candidates to fill one Country Officer vacancy.

The overall objectives of the Grants are to reduce economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area (EEA) and to strengthen bilateral relations between the Donor States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and the 15 Beneficiary States (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Malta, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia).

The Grants are based on a programme model where the Beneficiary States are responsible for the programmes and for projects implemented under the programmes. A few programmes, notably regarding Civil Society, Regional Cooperation and Decent Work, are operated by the FMO.

The FMO offers an international, stimulating and diverse workplace, with a current staff of over 60 employees comprising 18 nationalities. Our values are: professionalism; cooperation; and trust, responsibility and respect. For more information please check our website at: https://eeagrants.org/

The position is open to nationals of the EEA EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and nationals of the member states of the European Union.

Scope

The Country Officer serves as the primary contact point between the FMO, the National Focal Points (NFP) in his/her Beneficiary State(s) and the Donor States.
S/he provides country coordination, maintains oversight of the implementation of the Grants and follows the Beneficiary States’ political and economic developments. The work also includes administrative tasks related to these responsibilities. The position involves extensive travel.

Tasks
• Maintain oversight of the implementation of the Grants
• Follows the Beneficiary States’ political and economic developments
• Provide country expertise both internally at the FMO and externally to the Donor States;
• Guide the NFPs on all questions related to the Grants;
• Participate in progra

For further information and a full job description of the position, please consult http://www.efta.int/Job-opportunities and use the EFTA e-recruitment tool to complete and send in your application.