Onsite Senior European Funding Consultant

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About the role

  • Senior European Funding Consultant leading large-scale proposals for European funding in innovative sectors. Coordinate multi-stakeholder collaborations and manage client relationships for effective project funding.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate the submission process of complex, large scale, multi-stakeholder proposals to major European funding programmes across a wide range of public and industrial sectors
  • Secure funding opportunities that align with your clients’ strategies
  • Analyse projects and identify most appropriate co-funding opportunities for your clients at national and European level, accurately assessing the feasibility of projects
  • Liaise with the national teams to assess national opportunities as well
  • Coordinate international consortia or across multiple local divisions of a multinational company
  • Represent Leyton and its clients’ strategic interests at various (networking) events
  • Operate as a key-contact internally/externally and towards the public authorities, contributing to the shaping of new communication tools and their content
  • Signal potential issues and find pragmatic solutions that work smoothly for all parties involved
  • Actively support the lead generation and business development and participate in the drafting of commercial proposals
  • Help clients to find partners all over Europe, form consortia and gather political support for their projects
  • Quickly understand the strengths and weaknesses of a project/business to translate it into a convincing grant application, support colleagues during the drafting phases, reviewing and co-drafting proposals
  • Manage and foster relationships with Leyton’s clients, including during the proposal management
  • Share expertise, helping colleagues across Europe develop their knowledge and skills regarding (EU) Grants

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of professional experience in European funding programmes (e.g. Innovation Fund, Connecting Europe Facility, European Defence Fund, Horizon Europe, LIFE, etc. – experience with public affairs is a real plus)
  • Strong interest in innovation, climate, energy and societal challenges
  • Entrepreneurial, client-focused mindset with excellent writing and communication skills
  • Comfortable interacting with senior executives in technical environments
  • Adaptive and quick-thinking particularly in unexpected situations
  • Good at solving problems in a creative and constructive way
  • Ability to work independently and, to define and meet specific objectives
  • Rigorous and methodical with a strong capacity for analysis and synthesis
  • Proven client management experience and strong networking skills
  • Fluent in English (additional European languages are a plus)
  • Willing to occasionally travel within Europe

Benefits

  • A collaborative and dynamic working environment that promotes initiative and responsibility
  • A great opportunity to expand your network as you collaborate with colleagues and clients from diverse industries
  • A human-sized company within a fast-growing international group, allowing direct contact with management level
  • Flexible working model (Brussels office/hybrid)
  • Multiple career development opportunities
  • An attractive salary package with extralegal benefits (incl. Mobility budget)

Job title

Senior European Funding Consultant

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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