Consultant with flair for technology for our EU-funding office (1 year Maternity Cover)

Do you want to make an impact on our future society by raising funds to drive the green and digital transition? Are you inspired by working in a diverse team of motivated international colleagues? Can you keep your cool while managing several proposals around deadline? Then look no further!

Danish Technological Institute (DTI) is one of Europe’s leading Research and Technology Organisations. We play a vital role in making the Green and Digital Transition happen in industry for the benefit of society. 

The International Centre in Taastrup is looking for you to strengthen our team of in-house consultants in charge of supporting the Institute’s proposals for European R&D-projects – rooted in our more than 30 technical centres – while two of the team are on parental leave. The position is for one year.

As a consultant your primary responsibilities will include:

• Guide and advise technical centres on funding opportunities - Matching expertise with funding opportunities,
• Support to all aspects of proposal applications and management thereof (policy, process, legal, budget, administrative, consortium building, Quality Assurance etc.),
• Help develop and maintain a strong network of European partners for future proposals.

Working out of our office in Taastrup, your work may lead you to travel approx. 15-20 days/year, primarily to the DTI locations in Aarhus, Skejby and Odense.

EU-funding consultant passionate about technological drivers for societal transformation
Ideally, you have a good understanding of the policies of the European Commission, perhaps even of the political background behind these policies, and have experience with fundraising from EU or other R&D programmes. As a professional, you are quick to grasp new technical areas and can apply your experience to work with our experts in a broad variety of technological fields. In addition to your academic title (bachelor, master, or PhD), your technical proposal writing skills and spoken English are excellent.

You thrive with working independently and at the same time, closely with colleagues in the Institute/the International Centre, and with our national and international networks.

It goes without saying that you are service-minded, and able to work with parallel processes and high workloads towards deadlines.

In our daily work, we emphasize professional and solution-oriented collaboration with time for diving into complex areas.

The working language is English, but we welcome applicants with additional language skills such as Danish or even other European languages. You have good general IT skills and in particular a solid grasp of the Microsoft Office suite.

You will be part of the Danish Technological Institute
DTI is one of the leading European Research and Technology Organizations. Although the position is temporary, the International Centre at DTI with its nine dedicated colleagues (plus you) offers you the opportunity to work in an inspiring and informal atmosphere at a high professional level where creativity and initiative is welcomed, and an environment where you can add your own touch to the work of the team.

By working with us, you will help raising funds for projects supporting Europe’s industrial competitiveness and sustainability in concrete areas such food of the future, energy optimisation, and sustainable materials.

Contact
For more information, please contact Project Manager Marianne Jessing on mobile +45 72202087 or Director Juliette Forneris on mobile +45 72201306. We are not available during the Easter holidays (22 March – 1 April), but we will be ready to answer your questions from 2 April 2024.

The deadline for applications is 15 April 2024, and we will be conducting interviews on a continuous basis, so send your application as soon as possible. Ideally, the expected starting date should be latest 1 June 2024.