The demand for raw materials—minerals and metals—will increase immensely over the next 30 years. Driven by the enormous growth of green energy transition and the need to abandon fossil fuels and embrace renewable, clean sources of energy, the demand exposes a high level of supply risk of some materials for Europe.

Raw materials will play a central role in the growth of clean technologies, and meeting therefore, the EU’s 2050 climate-neutrality goal. In the wake of supply disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s lack of resilience for its growing metals needs has become a strategy concern.

And this is where EIT RawMaterials comes in.

Europe will require a vastly increased use of raw materials. Electric vehicles require six times the amount of raw materials than a conventional car, for example. To secure these high levels, great levels of innovation will be needed to digitalise, automate and electrify current processes along the entire value chain of raw materials, from responsible mining to recycling.

To this end, EIT RawMaterials along with its 300+ partners, supports the development of dynamic, long-term European partnerships among leading companies, research labs and higher education that collaborate together to develop innovation and education initiatives to achieve these goals.

To drive innovation of the raw materials sector, EIT RawMaterials powers innovators and entrepreneurs across the EU and beyond to turn their best ideas into cutting-edge products and services. We actively support the brightest emerging startups and entrepreneurs and to date we have worked with more than 140 upscaling projects as well as over 300 start-ups offering solutions to challenges across the raw materials value chain.

EIT RawMaterials also invests in the skilling of future generations of innovators for the raw materials sector through initiatives ranging from the education of school students to higher qualifications for industry professionals, as well as initiatives that seek to address the gender imbalance by attracting more women to STEM and the geosciences.

Apply for a position at EIT RawMaterials, an industry sector fast gaining prominence as raw materials pave the way for renewable energy to be fast-tracked, carbon emissions to be lowered and net-zero climate change goals achieved.

Join our vibrant international team and be part of this fascinating journey.

EIT RawMaterials is an Innovation Community within the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).

We look for the experience professional who will support our business activities from compliance and legal perspective.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Supervising all compliance-related matters at EIT RawMaterials
• Advising the Managing Board on compliance matters
• Acting as ‘to-go’ person for all compliance-related matters for staff members across EIT RawMaterials’ functions and European locations
• Overseeing the procurement and contract management of EIT RawMaterials according to compliance standards
• Continuously improving EIT RawMaterials’ call and monitoring frameworks
• Managing EIT RawMaterials’ network of key suppliers
• Preparing and running internal compliance audits
• Supporting on governance-related matters.
  

Qualifications and Expertise:

• Master, Bachelor degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Law or similar
• Expertise with commercial proposals and service agreements, public financing and state-aid rules

Skills:

• Analytical mindset
• Professional oral and written fluency in English, proficiency in an additional European language would be an advantage
• Working as a team player in a multi-cultural team throughout Europe, contributing to EU goals
• General understanding of the EU public finance architecture would be an advantage.

This is a full-time, permanent role with option to work remotely from any location across Europe.

We value all types of diversity in our team!