Strategic Innovation Funding Lead

VORTEX-CoLab; Porto; Presencial; EUR 25 000 - 35 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance for the whole family

Flexible working environment

Extra days off

Training opportunities

EU Salary Range: 25.000 EUR - 35.0000?

Resumo da oferta

VORTEX-CoLab in Porto is seeking an Innovation Funding & Research Manager to shape the research portfolio by securing funding and fostering collaborations.

You will translate ideas into competitive proposals, build international consortia, and lead planning, writing, and submission of high-quality bids while coordinating cross-functional teams.

Join a multidisciplinary team to advance cyberphysical systems and cybersecurity through European funding programs.

Qualificações

• Master's degree in a related field.
• 3+ years of experience preparing and managing proposals under National and European R&I funding programmes.
• Strong understanding of European and Portuguese R&I funding landscape.
• Proven experience building strategic partnerships and international consortia.
• Strong proposal writing, project coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at different organizational levels.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Fluency in English.

Responsabilidades

• Monitor, assess, and identify National and European funding opportunities aligned with VORTEX-CoLab's research and innovation strategy.
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of collaborative funding opportunities.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with industry, academia, research centres, public organizations, clusters, and innovation ecosystems.
• Identify and establish strategic national and international partnerships to support collaborative R&I initiatives.
• Create, coordinate, and manage consortia for competitive funding programmes.
• Lead the planning, preparation, coordination, writing, and submission of high-quality funding proposals.
• Translate research ideas, technological capabilities, and market needs into compelling project concepts and competitive proposals.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams throughout the proposal lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery and alignment across technical, financial, and management stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with funding programme requirements and internal governance procedures throughout the proposal process.
• Monitor innovation incentives and emerging funding instruments to maximize opportunities.
• Analyse technology trends, funding priorities, and market developments to identify future research and innovation opportunities.
• Represent VORTEX-CoLab at conferences, brokerage events, workshops, and networking initiatives, promoting our research capabilities and expanding our innovation ecosystem.

Conhecimentos

Proposal writing

Stakeholder management

Strategic partnerships

Project coordination

English fluency

Formação académica

Master's degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

VORTEX-CoLab in Porto is seeking an Innovation Funding & Research Manager to shape the research portfolio by securing funding and fostering collaborations.

You will translate ideas into competitive proposals, build international consortia, and lead planning, writing, and submission of high-quality bids while coordinating cross-functional teams.

Join a multidisciplinary team to advance cyberphysical systems and cybersecurity through European funding programs.