Dissemination activities include managing the project website, promoting research results on appropriate social media channels by translating science in popular language, managing press release submissions in news outlets and scientific magazines, coordinating and organizing workshops for the project partners, and organizing engagement activities with various stakeholders and the general public. The Dissemination Manager is also responsible for summarizing all dissemination and communication activities in an annual report to record and assess the progress in the promotion of the project and its results. Some of the key exploitation tasks for this position include the following:

• Lead Exploitation/ Market/ Business/ Impact Work Packages
• Develop Business Plans for Key Exploitable Results of projects
• Provide input for proposals for new projects
• Conduct interviews and analyse policies in the sectors we are active in, for example of Aviation, Health, Construction, Education
• Develop training materials and deliver trainings to policy-makers and industry stakeholders

• Economics / IT/ Journalism degree
• Excellent knowledge of English
• Availability for travelling abroad
• Organizational skills and practical experience in organising and facilitating outreach events (e.g.Conference, Hackathon)
• Experience with (science) communication, PR and/or journalism e.g. writing articles for the press
• Experience with managing social media channels such as Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube
• Website design/ management (eg using Wix and/or WordPress) & graphic design skills ( Adobe suite or similar) will be appreciated
• High quality standards and attention to detail

*To be based in Greece (Athens) or Cyprus is preferable, but not mandatory.

We offer remote working and we ask for flexibility, excellent writing and oral communication skills in English, and the commitment to promote the research developed in these exciting project consortia.

Please apply by sending us to info@futureneeds.eu:

1. Your CV in English
2. Your portfolio with relevant publications, activities and/or deliverables you authored and a list of projects you worked in.

If you have any questions, please contact us. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

Future Needs is a Cyprus-based SME which helps Tech-innovators get their R&D funded and overcome the ”death valley” for their new products. We do so in 3 ways:

1. By helping our clients apply for funding and develop sustainable business models,
2. By optimizing the design of our clients’ services to achieve maximum user acceptance and consumer uptake, and
3. By ensuring compliance of their products and services with EU security standards.

Either in the role of a consultant or a consortium partner, we help our clients – innovative companies and leading researchers – in securing funding for or implementation of ambitious R&D projects, from pre-clinical research up to clinical stage development and market entry.
We get in the shoes of our clients to see their clients as ours. We are human-centered and service oriented. We foster an open culture and a can-do mentality, and we think of challenges as opportunities. We value team players that show initiative, creativity, and ownership.

• Work from home
• A growing, ambitious, and diverse team
• A leading position in a fast-growing international professional services company with flat hierarchies;
• A professional and dynamic working environment that values independence, entrepreneurship, and self-development;
• Opportunities to work on large, complex, long-term projects which make impacts at the local, national and global levels;
• Engagement with a strong global network of experts enabling you to work and learn alongside leading industry professionals;
• A competitive salary with excellent secondary conditions
• Active support for training and career development

At Future Needs, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic.