Senior Smart Cities and Climate Action Advisor Full-Time

Are you passionate about shaping smarter cities and leading climate action projects? We're seeking a Senior Smart Cities Advisor to drive innovation, lead public sector project acquisitions, and support the delivery of impactful projects in the UK & Ireland. Join our mission to create more sustainable and smarter places.

What you will be doing

As a key member of our team, you'll be at the forefront of expanding our UK & Ireland market by identifying new opportunities, fostering client relationships, and playing a vital role in the growth of smarter places initiatives. This is a chance to work alongside a diverse and driven team on projects that make a tangible difference.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the acquisition of public sector projects across the UK & Ireland, collaborating with stakeholders and expanding our client portfolio.
• Secure and apply for funding from national (UK) and international (EU) sources, helping cities and our company access suitable financial opportunities.
• Engage with our teams spread across Europe, contributing to project delivery through research, project management, and close collaboration with clients and partners.
• Represent BABLE at events and establish strategic partnerships to drive innovation.
• Travel required: approximately 15%.

What you can bring in:

• Great communication skills and the ability to work in an international and multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to deliver high-quality results in independent work.
• A collaborative spirit able to work in international and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive, results-driven mindset.

Your profile:

• Proven track record in sales and consultancy with at least 5 years of experience in business development.
• Expertise in Smart Cities or related fields such as Climate Action, Energy, Sustainability, or Mobility.
• Experience working with municipalities and public sector clients, ideally in the UK & Ireland.
• Strong knowledge of local and national policies in the UKI market is a plus.
• Fluent in English, with knowledge of additional EU languages like Spanish or German being a bonus.

What we offer to you:

At BABLE, we strive to simplify innovation. Through our open online platform and advising, we connect cities and companies to drive the Smart City movement. We are a young, motivated, and multicultural team working in a highly innovative and dynamic field. Fields of colleagues include energy managers, environmental governance, transport engineering, design thinking, public health, web, and software development; as well as:

• International working environment with 68 people from more than 25 nationalities and English as our main working language.
• The opportunity to grow personally and professionally by doing training and coaching, but also on-the-job coaching.
• Being part of a movement that brings great ideas into reality.
• Flexible working hours (incl. some remote working).
• 24 days of holidays per year based on a full-time contract.
• Competitive compensation and working tools including a laptop and tech equipment.
• Intensive onboarding procedure with buddy support.
• A flat company structure that provides you with the autonomy and freedom to work.

How to apply:

Apply via Careers Page or email with your CV, a short motivation letter, and an example of your work. Tell us about yourself, your experience, ambitions, and expectations. If you have any doubts about whether your profile fits what we are looking for, don't hesitate to write to us; sometimes the best candidates are those who break the mould of what is expected!

Application deadline is 25 October, but rounds of interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis; early applications are encouraged!

BABLE Smart Cities is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

About us:

BABLE was founded in 2017 as a spinoff from the Fraunhofer Research Society with the goal to create a digital knowledge exchange around smart city topics. This newly created platform was to enable city governments to find the right technologies that can improve the quality of life for their citizens.

The impact of this platform and the following projects BABLE undertook in the years since its foundation increasingly helped to build a missing bridge between the public and private sector. In the last years, the expansion from having just a knowledge platform to additionally having a fully distributed team of over 50 experts has enabled BABLE to build a proven track record with impactful projects with key players in the smart city field.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Key Skills:

Abinitio, Administration and Accounting, Android, Bid Management, Inventory Management, Embedded C.