Position: Governing Board Members Call EIT
Position: Governing Board Members Call EIT
Place of Job: Budapest, Hungary
Type: Not specified
Job Duration: Not specified
Organization: European Institute of Innovation and Technology
Starting Date: Not specified
Application Deadline: 28 October 2024 at 23:59 C.E.T
This Call for Expression of Interest is now open to leaders with a strong track record of bridging the worlds of business, education and research. Apply by 28 October 2024 and help boost Europe’s ability to innovate.
EIT Governing Board consists of 15 European innovation leaders with four year terms (which might be extended once by a two-year period) and an observer from the European Commission. The Board provides the EIT’s strategic leadership and is independent in its decision-making. More specifically, the Board is responsible for the selection, designation, funding, and evaluation of the EIT’s Knowledge and Innovation Communities as well as for monitoring and fostering their performance.
The EIT strengthens Europe’s ability to innovate by powering solutions to pressing global challenges and by nurturing entrepreneurial talent to create sustainable growth and skilled jobs in Europe. The EIT is an EU body and an integral part of Horizon Europe, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
The Institute supports dynamic pan-European partnerships, EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities, among leading companies, research labs and universities. Together with their leading partners, the EIT Community offers a wide range of innovation and entrepreneurship activities across Europe: entrepreneurial education courses, business creation and acceleration services and innovation driven research projects.
(EIT) Governing Board’s Advisory Group to select new Board members consists of: Pia Sandvik (chair), Janis Grevins (member), and Inga Skisaker (member). The Advisory Group identifies a list of potential candidates and will guarantee the independence, transparency, legitimacy, and credibility of the process. More information about the members of the EIT Governing Board is available here.
The EIT Governing Board’s decision on the appointment of the Advisory Group is available here.
Selection procedure for EIT Governing Board members begins with a Call for Expressions of Interest. Members are appointed in a personal capacity, acting independently and in the public interest.
Following the closure of the Call on 28 October 2024 at 23:59 C.E.T., the Advisory Group will evaluate the submissions and interview the highest-scoring candidates. It will then prepare a shortlist of candidates to be proposed as new members. The EIT Governing Board will assess and approve the shortlist and share it with the European Commission.
More information is available in the EIT Governing Board’s decision on the selection procedure here.
No. There is no criterion regarding nationality in the requirements set in the Call for Expression of Interest.
No. There are no requirements regarding residence set in the Call for Expression of Interest.
A: Having a strong track record and evidenced achievements in any of the three components is essential as per the first Selection criterion in Article 8 of the Call for expression of interests. Ideally, candidates will also have a strong track record of knowledge triangle integration, which pre-supposes experience with more than one side of the knowledge triangle. Please see the Call for Expression of Interest, Article 8 on Selection criteria for more information.
Yes. There is no limitation as to whether candidates in previous selection processes can apply again.
A: In line with Article 6 of the Call for Expression of Interest, conflict of interest pursuant to the Code of Conduct of the EIT Governing Board constitutes an exclusion criteria. Candidates are requested to provide information on their links with KICs in the respective part of the online application form. A preliminary assessment of the information submitted will be undertaken by the EIT. The Advisory Group will take a decision, based on the preliminary assessment, on whether or not the candidate in question shall be excluded based on the conflict-of-interest situation. Candidates will be informed about the outcome in due time.
A: The responsibilities of the Board are described in detail in Article 3 of the Call for Expression of Interest. Being a member of the EIT Governing Board (GB) is not a full-time position. There are four – five half-day/one-day meetings per year and GB members may assume additional roles, such as being member of the GB’s Advisory Groups, or may undertake additional tasks, such as representing the EIT in external events. Members receive honoraria for their participation in the GB meetings in line with the provisions of the relevant GB Decision.
Applications can be saved as draft and updated at any time before 23.59 C.E.T. on 28 October 2024.