project manager EU-funded sports initiatives

GDA Sports designs and implements youth and community sports initiatives across Cyprus to promote social inclusion, health, and education. The organisation frequently collaborates with international partners through European-funded frameworks.

• Lead the implementation, administration, and full life cycle management of primarily EU-funded projects, including Erasmus+ Sport initiatives;
• Manage applications for EU-funded projects;
• Monitor project budgets, track expenditures, and ensure compliance with EU funding guidelines and financial regulations;
• Maintain professional communication with EU project partners, international consortia, local municipalities, and sports organisations;
• Maintain project records and performance data and prepare interim and final reports for internal leadership and EU funding bodies;
• Organise and coordinate project events, workshops, transnational partner meetings, and local sports activities;
• Continually evaluate and improve project operations;
• Work with management and manage and oversee administrative and coordinating staff as requested.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sport Management, Physical Education & Sport Science, or a related field;
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills;
• Ability to manage timelines, budgets, and multi-stakeholder partnerships independently;
• Excellent written and spoken English and Greek;
• Strong professional writing skills for EU reporting;
• Strong cross-cultural communication skills for international networks and diverse local stakeholders;
• Planning and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work under timelines;
• Good knowledge of MS Office;
• Local travel across the island might be required;
• Nice to have: Proven experience managing, reporting, or coordinating EU-funded projects, specifically Erasmus+ Sport or closely related frameworks.

• Birthday leave;
• Local and EU travel compensation;
• Flexible working hours.