Leyton is the largest
innovation and energy funding specialist helping innovative companies improve their global performance through a wide variety of services, among which (European) Grants, energy services, and research and development (R&D) tax credits.
In order to support our solid growth, we are looking for a
European Funding Consultant to support our team in the field of European funding proposals.
Your objective is to work on complex technical and valorisation issues related to innovative and sustainable projects across a wide range of industrial sectors. You will secure funding opportunities that align with your clients’ strategies.
In direct relation with the client’s executive-level, you are responsible for:
- Co-funding detection: you analyse projects and identify most appropriate co-funding opportunities
- Actively supporting the scouting activities for new prospects
- Building partnerships: you help our clients to find partners all over Europe, form consortia
- Proposal preparation management: you support other Grants Consultants during the drafting phases, reviewing and co-drafting proposals.
- Quick to signal potential issues and find solutions
You have strong experience in client management:
- At least 3 years of professional experience in European grants such as Innovation Fund, Connecting Europe Facility, European Defence Fund, – Horizon Europe, LIFE, etc. – experience with public affairs is a real plus.
- Interested in societal challenges, innovation, climate, energy and research and have an entrepreneurial mindset
- Client focused, you have excellent writing skills and interpersonal skills
- Rigorous and methodical with a strong capacity for analysis and synthesis
- Fluent in English. The knowledge of other European languages is a plus
- Available to occasionally travel within Europe
Do not forget to mention that you found this job ad on the Euractiv Jobsite!
Interested? Please add a cover letter to your CV and list the funding programmes with which you have experience and provide a description of your involvement.