Vacancy Notice: Recruitment of Local Coordinator for the National Erasmus+ Office (NEO) in Armenia
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia, Scientific and Innovation Partnership Assistance Center (Foundation), in cooperation with the EU Delegation to Armenia and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) are launching a procedure to recruit a new local coordinator for the NEO in the Republic of Armenia.
About the Programme
Erasmus+ is the European Union’s programme to support education, training, youth and sport. The 2021-2027 programme places a strong focus on social inclusion, green and digital transitions, and promoting young people’s participation in democratic life. It supports priorities and activities set out in the European Education Area, Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda.
Erasmus+ also aims at boosting cooperation with Partner countries all over the world.
The National Erasmus+ Offices (NEO) assist the European Commission, the EACEA, and the third-country authorities concerned in the implementation of the Erasmus+ Programme. Their mandate covers supporting, promotion and dissemination activities related to the international dimension of Erasmus+ actions.
Job Description
The successful candidate will be assigned the post of Coordinator of the NEO in the Republic of Armenia. Indicative start date for employment is July 2025. Contract during is up to 30 December 2026 (until the end of the current Erasmus+ Working Programme 2025-2026). This is a full-time position (100%), and it is not compatible with other employment.
The Coordinator will be responsible for the implementation and coordination of the following activities:
- Promotion, information, and follow-up of the Erasmus+ programme, including organisation of information campaigns, maintaining a website on upcoming calls for proposals, promotion material and activities, etc.
- Support and training for local potential applicants interested in applying to Erasmus+, including the organisation of training sessions and ad-hoc consultations on how to prepare a competitive proposal, as well as on specific topics of the EU programmes covered.
- Dissemination and exploitation of Erasmus+ project results, including activities related to exploitation and mainstreaming of the project results, providing the EACEA, the EU Delegation in Armenia and the national authorities with contributions to studies, statistics, reports, etc., related to education, training, youth and sport.
- Follow-up of higher education issues and activities of the Erasmus+ Higher Education Reform Experts (HEREs), including draft briefing papers and notes, as well as reports on the implementation and progress of projects in which the higher education institutions in the country are involved.
- Administration of the NEO, including managing the technical and administrative staff, monitoring the NEO budget and follow-up financial issues, and drafting NEO implementation reports.
- Coordination, including cooperation and reporting on data, statistics and other relevant information to the EACEA, the EU Delegation and national authorities in Armenia, establishing effective working relations with the other NEOs in the Erasmus+ Partner countries and the Erasmus+ National Agencies in the Programme countries.
Application procedure and criteria
Candidates must submit the below two documents in English:
- up-to-date detailed curriculum vitae (CV) in Europass CV format;
- letter of motivation (2 pages maximum).
Applications must be sent by e-mail to neoarmenia@hesc.am. Please mention the following in your e-mail subject title: "Application – Coordinator NEO _Armenia."
The selection of the candidates will be carried out by a Selection Committee composed of representatives of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, representatives of NGO and Education sectors and representatives of the EU Delegation to Armenia.
The eligibility criteria for applicants and other details can be found in the announcement.
Additional questions regarding the competition can be directed to public@hesc.am.
Deadline for applications: 3 June 2025, 17:00 h (Yerevan time)
Non-compliance with the above requirements will lead to disqualification.