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).

Raw and advanced materials are the nucleus for European industrial ecosystems and a successful EU Green Deal. Securing raw materials for Europe will require skilled talents to drive the green and digital transitions. The EIT RawMaterials education portfolio aims to drive forward innovative education programmes that address the high demand for entrepreneurial thinking and skilled talent in the raw materials sector. Activities are centred around the EIT-Labelled master’s programmes and PhD summer and winter schools, producing T-shaped graduates with technical knowledge along the entire value chain and offering students entrepreneurship and innovation training through programmes such as the Raw & Circular Economy Expedition (RACE) and Lab2Market, as well as innovative Lifelong Learning programmes.

In order to bridge the skills gaps in the raw materials sector, and to train talents with the expertise required to drive the mega trends of innovation, EIT RawMaterials will launch the European Raw Materials Academy. New courses and programs in all areas of the raw materials value chain, with a particular focus on deep tech fields will be developed. To support this audacious talent transformation, EIT RawMaterials is seeking an experienced Education Manager (m/f/d).

Your mission and responsibilities:

Under the leadership of the Head of Education, the Education Manager (m/f/d) contributes significantly to the establishment and positioning of the newly founded European Raw Materials Academy as Europe's first-ever dedicated raw materials academy. The focus is on the development of the university portfolio.

· You are a crucial contributor to the implementation of the pilot phase of the envisioned European Raw Materials Academy.

· You monitor, evaluate, and map the existing program portfolio and analyse future demand in Europe in strategically important areas.

· You recommend, design and further develop actions to scale the portfolio with the ultimate goal of increasing student fee revenues and alternative funding by:

o Centralizing application and tuition services,

o Implementing scholarships and fellowships,

o Set up and marketing of graduate recruitment and placement services,

o Run Open Innovation Challenges for Students,

o Develop fundraising campaigns and attract sponsors.

· You will take ownership of measuring success of the program portfolio through constant evaluation of all activities and matching them against set KPIs and financial sustainability targets.

· You develop and carry out an international recruitment campaign attracting prospective students from around the world to join EIT RM Master & PhD programs.

· You drive the accreditation, receiving the EIT Label for short courses and fellowships.

· You are the main driver of two centrally organized flagship programs: The Raw & Circular Economy Expedition (RACE) (https://race2023.eitrawmaterials.eu/) and the newly launched program Lab2Market (https://lab2market.eitrawmaterials.eu/).

Essential:

· You are a strong project manager with attention to detail, ability to set priorities and complete tasks in a timely manner

· You understand how professional education works on various levels

· You thrive in a business environment and are able to maintain focus on financial viability without compromising on quality

· You are a proactive self-starter with the ability to adjust and adapt programme implementation as needed

· You are very communicative and involve stakeholders from all hierarchy levels to find solutions collaboratively

· You can drive forward the big picture while deep diving into details where required

· You have excellent accuracy in written and spoken English.

Desirable:

· Experience in working in an international matrix organisation with diverse stakeholders

· Knowledge of the metals and minerals value chain

· Experience working on EU-funded projects.

We value all types of diversity in our team.

This is a full-time, permanent, remote job from any location across EU.

The post remains open until the decision on the successful candidate is made.