Sme & Innovation Finance Specialist

Ntu International A/S; Lecce; In loco; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A consultancy firm based in Lecce, Italy, is seeking an SME & Innovation Finance Specialist to support an EU project on financial instruments. The ideal candidate will hold a Master’s Degree and possess at least 10 years of experience in designing SME guarantees, equity, and loan finance mechanisms. Proficiency in English and Italian is essential for this role which begins on 1 December 2025 and lasts for 15 months.

Competenze

• A minimum of 10 years of experience designing and evaluating financial instruments.
• Experience with ex-ante assessments and fi-compass tools.

Conoscenze

Designing and evaluating SME guarantee, equity and loan FIs

Deep knowledge of venture capital

Credit-risk sharing

Ex-ante assessments

Multilingual (English and Italian)

Formazione

Master’s Degree or higher

Descrizione del lavoro

NTU International A / S is leading a consortium for the preparation of a proposal for the EIB project: ESF+ ERDF EU-wide market assessment studies for the 2028+ Programming Period and is searching for non-key experts to support the core team during the implementation of this project.

The overall objective of the project is building on the long-standing cooperation between the EC and EIB, and the vast experience accumulated in the context of fi-compass on the implementation of FIs. The present assignment aims at providing support to the 27 EU MS and relevant MAs in the justification and design of FIs to be financed by EU funding instruments under shared management in the 2028+ programming period.

Start date

1 December 2025.

Duration

15 months

SME & Innovation Finance Specialist

Requirements

• Education at least Master’s Degree level or higher
• ≥ 10 years designing and evaluating SME guarantee, equity and loan FIs
• Deep knowledge of venture capital, seed finance, credit-risk sharing
• Experience with ex-ante assessments and fi-compass tools
• Covers multiple MS
• Very good command of English and Italian

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a brief statement of interest on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.