According to Section 2 of the Statutes annexed to the EIT Regulation, the responsibilities of the Board include the following:

a. adopt the EIT’s draft Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA), single programming document, budget, annual accounts and balance sheet, and annual activity report, on the basis of a proposal from the Director of the EIT;

b. adopt criteria and procedures for financing, monitoring and evaluating the activities of the KICs, on the basis of a proposal from the Director of the EIT;

c. adopt the selection procedure of the KICs; d. select and designate a partnership as a KIC or withdraw the designation where appropriate;

e. ensure the continuous evaluation of the activities of the KICs;

f. adopt its rules of procedure, including those for the Executive Committee, as well as the specific financial rules of the EIT;

g. define, with the Commission’s agreement, appropriate fees for the Board members and the Executive Committee, which are benchmarked against similar remuneration in the Member States;

h. adopt a procedure for selecting the Executive Committee and the Director of the EIT;

i. appoint and if necessary dismiss the Director of the EIT, and exercise disciplinary authority over this person;

j. appoint the Accounting Officer and the members of the Executive Committee;

k. adopt a code of good conduct regarding conflicts of interest; l. establish, where appropriate, advisory groups which may have a defined duration; 4 Decision 07/2015 of the EIT Governing Board of 5 March 2015 (ref.no. 00081.EIT.2015.I.GB34). 4

m. set up an Internal Auditing Function in accordance with the EU Framework Financial Regulation;

n. decide on the working languages of the EIT, taking into account existing principles on multilingualism and the practical requirements of its operations; and

o. promote the EIT globally to raise its attractiveness and make it a world-class body for excellence in higher education, research, and innovation.

Applications must be submitted by email to the following email address: EIT-APPLICATIONSGB@eit.europa.eu. They must arrive before 23:59 on 16 November 2020 (the date and time of receipt is taken as proof). The subject line of the email should include the reference of the vacancy (EIT GB Application 2020) and the candidate’s surname. Any questions regarding the application procedure should submitted to EIT-APPLICATIONS-GB@eit.europa.eu.