White (White Research SRL) is a young, fast developing boutique research and consultancy company headquatered in Brussels and with a satellite office in Greece. We offer policy advisory, public affairs and applied research services. We work together with leading academic and industrial partners on large collaborative projects (private sector projects, grants and tenders) in areas ranging from technology, sustainability and mobility to energy, innovation and skill development. Our team has a dynamic work day and can benefit from a rapid professional development and an extensive network that covers some of the most well-known private and institutional organisations in Europe.
To support the growth of our public sector services department, we are currently looking for a full-time Project Manager and team leader, with a 4-5 years of experience, for our Brussels office.
Your responsibilities
The selected candidates will be involved in a variety of tasks, including:
- Business development; identifying and creating new opportunities (especially regarding tenders)
- Take a leading role in the EU tender team in writing proposals and implementing won projects for the EU Institutions
- Preparation of budgets and financial offers (in collaboration with the Director)
- Daily management of tender services (e.g. daily review of opportunities, provision of input for the Administrative and Financial Department, if needed, etc.)
- Project management for ongoing tenders (supervision of timeline, resource management, quality management, review of deliverables, presentations with the clients, organisations of events, etc.)
- Management of external stakeholders, clients and partners
- Cooperation with the other departments in further developing our business services
What we look for
We are interested in profiles with the following merits:
- 4-5 years of work experience
- Experience in tenders (proposal writing and project implementation)
- Experience in managing (small) teams as well as small to middle-size consortia of external partners
- Academic performance and career track record
- Reasoning skills
- Multi-tasking abilities
- Stress-resistance
- Language skills – Our working language is English. Fluency in English, both verbal and written, is a must! Fluency in French is highly desirable, other languages are a plus
- International experience and ambition (e.g. work with multi-national teams and travel abroad)
- Soft and social skills (e.g. meetings and networking with partners and clients, communication and presentation skills)
- Organised and focused working style combined with a proactive attitude and eagerness to learn
What we offer
- Competitive compensation matching the selected profile
- A committed and multi-disciplinary team
- Room for self-initiative
- Opportunity to develop professional and management skills
- Career prospects based on successful progress and specific achievements
- Experience and knowledge in diverse policy areas and the possibility to explore a variety of topics
Indicative start date: ASAP
How to apply
Interested applicants should send their CVs to our electronic address: info@white-research.eu
Please indicate in your email subject: ‘Senior Public Sector Services’.
Or apply through our website
You don’t need to send a cover letter.
this job offer is not open for applications
