Key skills
Communication
About this role
Role Overview
- Coordinate the submission process of complex, large scale, multi-stakeholder proposals to major European funding programs 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
- Coordinate international consortia or across multiple local divisions of a multinational company
- Represent Leyton and its clients’ strategic interests at various (networking) events
- Contribute to the shaping of new communication tools and their content
- Actively supporting the lead generation and business development and participating in the drafting of commercial proposals
- Help clients to find partners all over Europe, form consortia and gather political support for their projects
- Support colleagues during the drafting phases, reviewing and co-drafting proposals
- Manage and foster relationships with Leyton’s clients, including during the proposal management
- Help colleagues 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)