Senior R&D Grant Financing Manager

Manage innovation through strategic grant applications
Are you motivated by research and innovation in the green transition? Become a part of NKT as a Senior R&D Grant Financing Manager and contribute to enhancing our research and development initiatives. Here lies a wonderful opportunity to formulate a strategy for grant applications that will provide additional resources for our advanced initiatives. As part of the Group Stakeholder Relations function, you will collaborate closely with our Group Technology Function and Engineering Divisions. Do you want to be part of a team that develops energy policy strategies in Europe?

Oversee the grant application procedures

Your responsibility will be to:

• Develop and lead the drafting of grant applications for our research, innovation, and development pipeline in close cooperation with our Group Technology Function and Engineering Divisions.
• Build grant application consortia and work with external consultants for positive outcomes.
• Develop a system to monitor and match company activities with upcoming grant programs at European level and in our main countries for R&D: Sweden, Germany, and Denmark.
• Advise the organization on specific approaches to grants and project applications, supporting other co-financing activities for future investment projects.
• Shape policy decisions and formulate national and regional grant programs, with a focus on Sweden, Denmark, and Germany.

You will report to VP Michael Suhr and be part of a team of four, with 20-30 days of travel annually to company sites in Sweden, Germany, and EU institutions. The position is based in Broendby.

Skilled and collaborative grant financing expert
We aim to identify a proficient and detail-driven person who is engaged with research, innovation, and promoting the green transition. You have shown the ability to manage your time effectively and work collaboratively, building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as grants administration, governments, EU, interest organizations, or political parties. You thrive in a concrete and factual manner and are meticulous in following through. You are a communicator, both in writing and orally.

You also have:

• MSc, PhD, or postdoctoral experience in Science, MA in Economics, or another MA degree.
• Experience from academia, consultancy, government, or a company working with R&D grant applications.
• Solid and documented accomplishment in securing national and EU grant applications.
• Thorough understanding of the workings of grant applications and possibly public co-finance negotiations.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of Danish, Swedish, Portuguese, or German is an advantage.

Accelerate innovation in green transition

NKT highlights the role of diversity in its organization and cultivates a culture where everyone from various backgrounds can prosper and is encouraged to do their best work. We believe that a diverse organization enables sustainable performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture makes for a better place to work.

We will review applications continuously, but we recommend you apply no later than 21th of April 2025. Be aware that personality and cognitive tests might be included in the recruitment process. If you have any questions about the role, you are very welcome to contact Hiring Manager Michael Suhr at michael.suhr@nkt.com. For inquiries about the recruitment process, please reach out to Senior HR Business Partner, Morten Sponholtz at morten.sponholtz@nkt.com. Please note that due to the GDPR regulations we cannot accept any applications via e-mail.

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About NKT
NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and takes centre stage as the world moves towards green energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling sustainable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology building the infrastructure for the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today. NKT is headquartered in Denmark and employs 6,000 people. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.3 billion in 2024. We connect a greener world. www.nkt.com