Project Manager - Grant Writer (H/F)

As part of its growth, the management business unit is looking for its future Project Manager - Grant Writer to reinforce our team! 🚀

The applicant will be involved in proposal writing for Horizon Europe, as well as the management of EU-funded projects for different national, European or international collaborative R&D projects. The variety of assignments for this position requires a multidisciplinary and open-minded profile, with the ability to work in different sectors.

You will join the project management team composed of 18 LGIers: 17 consultants and Gabor, the BU manager.

You will work on various projects: European grants and B2B consulting assignments. You will be cooperating with the different business units in the company: strategy, communication and IT.

🎯💻As a Project Manager - Grant Writer at LGI, you will …

Under the general supervision of the Head of Innovation Funding and Project Management, the candidate will be responsible for the following activities (the list is not exhaustive):

Proposal writing

• Co-design project concept, objectives and strategic approach

• Partner search, manage the consortium, organize and facilitate meetings

• Manage partner contributions to different tasks, collect information

• Manage the collaborative editing environment

• Monitor the writing process, advise partners on Horizon Europe rules

• Create the budget for the consortium, manage partner requests

• Assist the coordinator in submission

Project management

• Project monitoring and follow-up (actions, deliverables and milestones)

• Contribution to the preparation of project meetings

• Contribution to event management (i.e. conferences, workshops, etc.)

• Providing a continuous administrative “helpdesk” for project partners

• Preparation and maintenance of grant and consortium agreements

• Preparation of financial reports, follow-up

• Maintenance of documentation, databases and contact information using our in-house IT tool (training will be provided)

Funding watch

• Finding calls for tender/calls for proposals of interest internally as well as for clients

• Completing basic call info with supplementary information

• Communicating findings to clients

Ad hoc assignments

• Contribution to the development of R&D proposals and tenders

• The position may also require the candidate to contribute to internal activities (e.g. development and maintenance of management tools, contribution to the deployment of online tools, etc.)

The job may require occasional, short-term international travel.