EPTO is currently looking for a 

Communication and Community Engagement Officer  

STARTING OCTOBER 2019 (FLEXIBLE DATE)

The European Peer Training Organisation offers expeertise – inclusion through peer education – to young people and those who support them. It is a European youth organisation with 26 members across Europe. Check us out! - www.epto.org

Practicalities:

• This is a part-time position (2 days / week)

• Contract duration: Initial 6 months, to be renewed.

• Salary is based on the “commission paritaire 329.03” (Belgian legal framework)

• Start Date: October 2019

Purpose and Tasks

The main “missions” of our new team member:

• Manage financial management and reporting systems

• Support the team in keeping a healthy financial management

• Budget, monitor and report EU projects (up to 500.000 EUR budget)

The candidate will have the following responsibilities:

 Human Resources

• Payroll management (contacts with Secretariat Social and Sodexo)

• Payments processing

 Finance Management

• Budgeting and integrating project budgets into organisation budget (allocation of income, expenses and overheads)

• Monthly and annual balance sheet, profit and loss and cash flow statements and result allocation – reporting to team and board.

• Monitoring of project accounts, control of expenditure against budgets

• Invoices, payables and receivables processing – including relationship with clients, members and suppliers, but above all the organisation’s accountant

 Statutory requirements & Organisation

• Organizing Board and general Assembly Meetings in accordance with the Belgian legislation requirements

• Monitoring and collection of annual membership fees

• Eventual publications in the Moniteur Belge

Fundraising: Grant application and compliance

• Financial and administrative support to the staff members in the fundraising process

• Preparation of grant applications to the EU institutions and private donors and liaison

• Compliance of grants with EU or private foundations’ regulations

• Financial reports on projects to the European institutions and private foundations

• Preparation for and management of external audits by EU and private foundations

Profile:

• Relevant experience or training in accounting and financial management

• Relevant experience or training in reporting to the EU institutions

• Some knowledge in bookkeeping

• Knowledge of Belgian accounting and social legislation

• Fluent French/English

• Technically and computer agile - specially using distance collaborative tools (Google Drive and Spreadsheets, Conference Calls; Email) 

• Joy and willingness to learn and working in teams

Application Procedure:

1. Send CV and motivation letter by email to Cathy Del Rizzo, EPTO Co-manager – cathy@epto.org

2. Be available for interviews on the last two weeks of September (job starts in October, flexible date)

3. Deadline for application: September 15th, 2019.