SERN | Project and EU Funding Manager (m/f/d) – Brussels

SERN (https://startupregions.eu/) is looking to hire a Project and EU Funding Manager for its Brussels office. 

Responsibilities and foreseen scope of activities 

To succeed in this position, as a Project and EU Funding Manager, you will: 

• Build new partnerships, engage new members and grow the association outreach. Additionally, you will research trends, partners, and potential areas of interest for the association and its members, identify and approach potential stakeholders to develop new business relationships and generate leads through networking. 

• Call Monitoring, Analysis & Opportunity Assessment. 

• Systematically track and analyze funding opportunities across EU programmes (Horizon Europe, EIC, European Partnerships, Interreg, Creative Europe, Digital Europe, etc.). 

• Monitor the EU Funding & Tenders Portal and programme-specific platforms for call announcements, work programmes, and updates. 

• Analyze call topics, eligibility criteria, budget allocations, and evaluation requirements to assess strategic fit. 

• Manage and implement European funded projects dealing with thematic such as inter-regional cooperation (Interreg), entrepreneurship and climate change. Amont the other tasks, it will be required to execute desk research, edit newsletters, organize events and training. 

• Design, plan, prepare and submit proposals under specific European funded projects.