Senior Project Manager

Full-time
The Spot Cowork, Sky Park Offices, Bratislava
Minimum €2,600 €. The final sum will be based on seniority and level of experience.

KInIT combines the excellent competencies of academic researchers and educators with innovative companies, their needs and experience. By involving the private sector, we seek to create a healthy research ecosystem that is connected to existing universities, the Slovak Academy of Sciences and above all to the international community. In Slovakia, KInIT is a one of a kind scientific institute with top notch Slovak AI scientists and AI enthusiasts on board.

Job description

We are looking for an independent Senior Project Manager with a strong focus on financial management. You will lead a Centre of Excellence development project funded under the Slovakia Programme (ESIF) as a complementary part of a Horizon Europe Teaming for Excellence initiative.

You’ll become a key member of a unique research institute whose vision is to build an innovating ecosystem in the field of artificial intelligence, grounded in scientific excellence and a strong project team.
Your role will be to ensure the effective and transparent use of financial resources, maintain a sustainable cash flow, and deliver accurate reporting.

Job Description:

  • Manage projects and coordinate project team members

  • Monitor and manage project risks

  • Oversee the achievement of project goals

  • Define and control project budgets

  • Monitor project budget spending and ensure it aligns with the approved financial plan

  • Plan the schedule and process for submitting payment requests

  • Prepare and compile payment requests, including all required attachments

  • Draft monitoring reports and financial overviews

  • Verify the eligibility of expenditures in line with the rules of the Slovakia Programme and EU legislation

  • Collaborate closely with the accounting department, project team, and project partners

  • Prepare documentation for audits and inspections

  • Maintain records and archive project documentation according to the provider’s requirements

Benefits

Besides the possibility of working in this very unique environment, we offer a 3rd pillar contribution, free Gym on the premises, Multisport card, lots of interesting internal seminars from our science teams and even more fun during our Institute´s festivities.

Personality requirements

Skills:​

  • Relevant experience and knowledge in project and financial management, with the ability to learn quickly

  • The ability to communicate with external partners (consortium members, clients, state and public institutions, suppliers)

  • The ability to critically analyze challenges and propose improvements

  • Experience and ability to coordinate multiple projects at once

  • High personal responsibility, goal-oriented, assertive

  • Conceptual and analytical thinking

  • Flexibility, responsibility, and a high level of commitment

​Requirements: ​

  • 2nd level university degree (economics or finance is preferred)

  • Experience in financial management

  • At least 5 years of experience in strategic project management

  • Previous experience with grant schemes and EU projects, familiarity with Slovakia Programme (ESIF) is highly preferred

  • Proficient in English

  • Advanced practical skills in office software (G-Suite or MS Office)

Information about selection process

Should you be interested in applying for our job opening, please send us your CV. We will contact you with information about the selection process.

Company description

KInIT is an independent non-profit institute connecting industry to excellent science. We bring together and enable growth of experts in artificial intelligence and other areas of computer science, with connections to other disciplines:

  • Web and user data processing including empowering humans with the ability to evaluate credibility of information and its manipulation
  • Processing and comprehension of natural language
  • Green and secure environment
  • Ethics and human values in intelligent technologies

KInIT combines the excellent competencies of academic researchers and educators with innovative companies, their needs and experience. By involving the private sector, our team of top notch Slovak AI research experts seek to create a healthy research ecosystem that bridges academia and industry

Maria Palatova

HR partner

maria.palatova@kinit.sk