Grants Compliance & Project Management Consultant (Post-Award)

PNO Innovation; Roma; In loco; EUR 42.000 - 65.000; Tempo pieno

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600+ professionals across Europe

European funding projects exposure

Professional growth opportunities

Descrizione del lavoro

PNO Innovation is seeking a Grants Compliance & Project Management Consultant for its Italian team to support post-award funded projects across European and national programmes.

You will combine project management, grants compliance, and financial administration, working with clients and partners to ensure compliant, well-structured delivery.

This post-award role emphasizes implementation, risk management, and process improvement across multiple funding schemes.

Competenze

• Around 1–3 years of relevant experience in implementation, management or administration of European or national funded projects.
• Experience or familiarity with funding programmes such as Horizon Europe, Innovation Fund, LIFE, CEF, PNRR or other European and national schemes.
• Understanding of post-award project management and the contractual, administrative, financial or operational requirements of funded projects.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities, stakeholders and deadlines.

Mansioni

• Support clients in the implementation and day-to-day management of European and national funded projects across different funding and management models.
• Interpret funding rules, Grant Agreements and programme requirements, translating them into practical guidance for clients and project teams.
• Plan and monitor project activities, resources, milestones, deliverables, deadlines, budgets and reporting obligations.
• Coordinate project implementation with clients, consortium partners, internal teams, funding authorities and Project Officers.
• Support administrative and financial project management, including reporting and cost eligibility.

Conoscenze

Project management

Grants compliance

Stakeholder coordination

Problem solving

Descrizione del lavoro

At PNO Innovation, we believe that winning a grant is only the beginning. Our Project Management & Grants Compliance Team supports companies, research organisations and public bodies throughout the implementation of European and national funded projects.

For our Italian team, we are looking for aGrants Compliance & Project Management Consultant to support clients throughout the post-award phase. The role combines project management, Grants Compliance, administrative and financial management, process improvement and strategic consultancy.

You will work across different European and national funding programmes and management models, from traditional cost-based grants to lump-sum schemes, supporting clients in building effective, compliant and well-structured approaches to funded project management.

At PNO Innovation, we believe that winning a grant is only the beginning. Our Project Management & Grants Compliance Team supports companies, research organisations and public bodies throughout the implementation of European and national funded projects.

For our Italian team, we are looking for aGrants Compliance & Project Management Consultant to support clients throughout the post-award phase. The role combines project management, Grants Compliance, administrative and financial management, process improvement and strategic consultancy.

You will work across different European and national funding programmes and management models, from traditional cost-based grants to lump-sum schemes, supporting clients in building effective, compliant and well-structured approaches to funded project management.

This is apost-award position: the focus is on the implementation and management of funded projects rather than proposal writing or other pre-award activities.

What are you going to do?

You will help clients successfully manage funded projects throughout their implementation, translating funding requirements into practical and effective project management approaches.

Beyond supporting individual projects, you will help clients improve the way they manage funding: analysing existing practices, identifying risks and inefficiencies, and contributing to the development of processes, methodologies and procedures that make their grant management more structured and effective.

Working alongside experienced PNO consultants, you will progressively take ownership of projects and client relationships while developing your expertise across different European and national funding programmes.

• Support clients in the implementation and day-to-day management of European and national funded projects across different funding and management models.
• Interpret funding rules, Grant Agreements and programme requirements, translating them into practical guidance for clients and project teams.
• Plan and monitor project activities, resources, milestones, deliverables, deadlines, budgets and reporting obligations.
• Coordinate project implementation with clients, consortium partners, internal teams, funding authorities and Project Officers.
• Support administrative and financial project management, including reporting, supporting documentation, cost eligibility and other programme-specific requirements.
• Identify project and compliance risks and advise clients on practical solutions to ensure effective and compliant project delivery.
• Analyse and improve clients' grant management processes, methodologies, governance and internal procedures.
• Support amendments, reviews, audits and other post-award processes throughout the project lifecycle.

What do we offer you?

• Join a leading European innovation and funding consultancy with more than 600 professionals across Europe.
• Work with companies, research organisations and public institutions on ambitious European and national funded projects.
• Gain exposure to different funding programmes, management models and complex post-award challenges.
• Build specialised expertise inProject Management, Grants Compliance and grant management consultancy.

About you

• Around1–3 years of relevant experience in the implementation, management or administration of European or national funded projects; more experienced profiles may also be considered.
• Experience or familiarity with funding programmes such asHorizon Europe, Innovation Fund, LIFE, CEF, PNRR or other European and national schemes.
• Understanding of post-award project management and the contractual, administrative, financial or operational requirements associated with funded projects.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities, stakeholders and deadlines.

About us

PNO Innovation is the leading innovation and funding consultancy in Europe. With our broad sector expertise, generative AI tools and more than 40 years of experience in national and European grants, we help give space to good ideas and make innovation happen.

PNO Innovation employs more than 600 professionals across offices throughout Europe: Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the UK. What started more than 40 years ago as a student project in the Netherlands has grown into a European industry leader with a focus on creating sustainable impact.