Description:
Enable the European Market Development team to win and deliver public-private partnership opportunities by owning funding lifecycles (grant scanning, writing & management), meeting/scheduling ops, market research, and light contracting workflows. The role sits at the intersection of public–private engagement and program delivery, supporting a portfolio that spans EU/UK grants and technology partnerships.
Responsibilities Grants:
- Source and qualify EU/UK calls (e.g. Horizon Europe, EIC, Chips JU, Innovate UK, national programs).
- Draft compelling grant content (needs, workplans, impact, budget narratives); coordinate partner inputs and internal reviews.
- Own submissions end-to-end: timelines, portals, compliance documents, signatures.
- Post-award PMO: reporting, claims, deliverables calendars, risk/issue logs, stakeholder updates.
Delivery & Ops
- Build briefing packs (context, interlocutor bios, talking points, one-pagers) and run meeting prep/follow-ups.
- Maintain trackers/CRMs (pipeline, submissions, MOU/SOW status), drive weekly standups, and chase actions to closure.
Market Research
- Track funding instruments and policies shaping funding programs, and map ecosystem players across key EU capitals/Brussels; produce concise decision memos.
Contracting Support
- Drive light-touch legal workflows with Legal/Finance: NDAs, MoUs, consultancy SOWs, grant subcontracts; maintain version control and signature routing.
Experience/Qualifications
- 2–5 years in one or more: strategy/ops, consulting, EU/UK grants (university/RTO/industry), policy/public-affairs with delivery ownership, or program/PMO roles.
- Excellent writing and structuring; comfort driving cross-functional timelines.
- Stakeholder maturity; able to interface with senior counterparts in government/industry.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with EU/UK funding programs (Horizon Europe/EIC/Chips JU/Innovate UK) and basic public procurement mechanics.
- Experience preparing executive briefings; exposure to deep-tech or R&D environments preferred.
- Technical “STEM” degree.
- Additional EU language(s).
Values & working style
- Bias to action, organised, detail-tight, thrives in ambiguity, “own the outcome” mindset fit for a high-performance team.
- Curious about translating technical concepts into clear external narratives.