2 October, 2025

EU Proposal Writer

Job description

Position: EU Proposal Writer

Employment type: full-time

Duty station: home-based

Deadline to apply: October 30, 2025

The profile will report to the Head of Business Development and will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

Monitoring of European research and Innovation funding opportunities (Horizon Europe, Life, Prima, Interreg, etc.);
Regular updating of key BD documents (e.g. roster database, CVs, partners, etc.);
Identify partners and building consortia;
Proposal creation, design and writing, from concept note to full proposal, including budget and work packages;
Scout new opportunities and new workstreams;
Supporting the R&D activities on primary and secondary data analysis (e.g. market analysis, data entering/cleaning, etc.).

Advanced degree (Msc/MA) in Engineering/Economics/Environmental Studies/Public Policy/International Development;
At least 5 years of experience in proposal writing for international cooperation agencies, EU funding programs (H2020, Horizon Europe, Life, Interreg, etc.) regarding renewable energy, sustainability and technology innovation;
Knowledge and understanding of international research context;
Knowledge and understanding of quantitative and qualitative analysis tools;
Advanced Knowledge of the Office suite;
Language requirement: Writing and speaking fluency in English and French;
Strong communications and presentation skills;
Positive attitude to teamwork and strong motivation to lead high impactful work.

Experience in renewable energy sector, knowledge of distributed energy systems and rural electrification for Sub-Saharan African countries is considered an asset;
Experience with key business development/project design tools (offers, theory of change, logical framework, etc.) is considered an asset;
Proficiency in performing advanced online research for desk-based data collection;
Availability to travel for short mission in EU countries.