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Submissions until February 7th, 2025

RAD/VE & OC - Researcher & Consultant with Project Management experience, Lisbon

At IPS Innovative Prison Systems, we are looking for a Researcher and Consultant – with experience in transnational project management in the criminal justice area – to join the Radicalisation, Violent Extremism and Organised Crime (RAD/VE & OC) Portfolio.

Mandatory requirements:

  • Master’s degree (or higher) in Terrorism Studies, Political Science, Security Studies or Conflict Studies (or related field within the Criminology, International Relations, Sociology, or Psychology area);
  • Minimum 2 years experience in EU-funded projects (incl. project management);
  • Minimum 2 years experience in the field of P/CVE;
  • Excellent command (at least C1 level) of English (both written and spoken);
  • Comprehensive knowledge of P/CVE and EU policies;
  • Proficiency in the use of MS Office apps and statistical analysis software tools;
  • Availability to travel in Portugal and to the countries in which we operate;
  • Unimpeachable work ethic (incl. personal and professional integrity).

Advantage conferring requirements:

  • Comprehensive knowledge of different EU funding schemes' features (e.g., ISF, JUST, Horizon Europe, Erasmus+);
  • Has carried out work/additional studies in the field of P/CVE or Organised Crime (e.g., scientific publications, project-related reports; master or PhD thesis);
  • Experience in the field of P/CVE and Organised Crime;
  • Experience in organising and implementing events (e.g., project meetings, workshops, trainings) with a wide range of stakeholders from the criminal justice (and adjacent) field(s);
  • Experience in training stakeholders within the criminal justice field.

Benefits:

  • Opportunity to develop a career working with a dynamic team and in an international environment;
  • Possibility to work remotely (despite the mandatory in-person assignments abroad or team meetings in Portugal);
  • Benefit from IPS' "Talent attraction, management and retention" programme at the end of the contract's probation period (i.e., after 12 months of continuous full-time employment).

As our job applications are very sought after, potential candidates will be selected based on a three-step procedure: i) curriculum evaluation (see mandatory and advantage requirements); ii) short written assignment; and iii) interview.

Please submit your application no later than February 7th, 2025.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity and join the IPS Team!

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