Innovation Consultant

.About Eur A Innovation Ecosystems: Eur A Innovation Ecosystems is one of Europe's leading Innovation Ecosystem consultancy companies, managing several high-impact projects and tenders for EU institutions to improve Europe's innovation capabilities.
As part of the Eur A Group, our team is focused on working directly with international high-impact projects for leading European Institutions and Agencies.
Based in Portugal and Brussels, we assist our international clients in developing their innovation ecosystems for increased impact for startups, SMEs, corporations, investors, researchers, entrepreneurs, citizens, and other organizations.
Aligned with the Eur A Group, our legacy is embedded in deeptech.
As a technology and innovation consultancy operating throughout Europe (including Germany, Portugal, and Belgium), the Eur A Group supports the market leaders of tomorrow in the innovation process: from research and development of new products to market launch and international marketing of innovations.
With a strong focus in Germany, we manage over 50 national and international innovation networks in which entrepreneurial developments and associations from science and industry are initiated.
What we value the most: Transparency, honesty, and collaborative attitude in work and discussions, empathetic team spirit, positive and pragmatic problem solving, willingness to learn fast, entrepreneurial thinking and self-reliance, trust-building, quality-driven, and customer focus.
What we expect from you: In this role, you will work with EU and international public sector clients through the development of bids, proposal writing, and the implementation of European-funded projects.
You will be working with the team responsible for Eur A's Strategic Partnerships, writing tenders and proposals aligned with Eur A's international strategy.
In addition, you will be expected to implement projects with the goal of delivering customer satisfaction and identifying new business opportunities.
Your Tasks: Proposal Writing and Strategic Partnerships (80%): Proposal and tender writing, reporting to the Strategic Partnerships Coordinator.
Scout and assess strategic tender and proposals opportunities identified on different platforms and channels.
Lead proposal development efforts within Eur A's team and with external consortium members, including, but not limited to, consortia building, proposal conceptualisation, budget preparation, and negotiation.
Project Implementation (20%): Project Delivery: Project execution, ensuring deliverables, milestones, and tasks are completed effectively and with quality, while guaranteeing scope, budget, and time adherence.
Coordinate with other project team members, assuring proper quality and content review of the work, and manage the client and other stakeholders' expectations towards the project outputs and outcomes