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As a Senior Grant Consultant you will be working together with the project manager and the client to write successful and high impact project proposals. Your tasks include developing the project idea, doing market research, compiling business plans, setting up project plans and project budgeting.
You will:
- Prepare meaningful project proposals in cooperation with the project manager and the client;
- Evaluate the suitability of projects for the funding measures;
- Prepare the project development plan and other documentation in cooperation with the client, incl. independently conceptualizing the client's development idea, analyzing its novelty and value proposition, researching target markets and competitors, etc.;
- Develop independently persuasive narratives that highlight the project’s impact, innovation, and alignment with funding objectives;
- Lead problem-solving sessions and structure the storyline on good understanding of the business case;
- Develop insights and strategic recommendations for clients based on findings;
- Manage small-scale projects, including leading discussions and communication with the client during the project;
- Help juniors to grow and develop within the company.
Requirements:
- Master's degree in Innovation Management, Economics, Business Management, Finance, or a related field (finished Master's would be taken as an advantage);
- At least 2 years of experience working in innovation management, analytics, market research, auditing, or management consulting;
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills;
- Excellent skills in writing, well-structuring, and composing argumentative texts;
- Open to taking on challenges and see them as opportunities for growth;
- You thrive in deadline-driven and project-based environments;
- You feel comfortable with Estonian and English as your main working languages, both verbal and written;
- Readiness to reach for excellence and produce results that add value to the business;
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint);
- A great advantage - experience in compiling funding applications;
- Also an advantage - financial analysis skills.
Benefits:
- We believe in the fast professional growth of our employees, so we offer performance and salary reviews twice a year
- Professional growth opportunities in an international company with regular training and experience sharing sessions
- Exciting projects and close collaboration with companies enabling to stay at the forefront of recent trends and innovations
- Flexible working hours and location - we trust you to manage your time and choose where to work from (Tallinn, Tartu, or remotely from home)
- Supporting environment and experienced colleagues
- International offsite trips - every year we travel to a new location to spend time together with the whole team from all over Europe
- Sports and health benefits contributing to your well-being
- Fun activities with the team - we like finding new and creative ways to celebrate life together
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What We Do
Civitta is a leading independent management consultancy in Emerging Europe. Today, our company, headquartered in Tartu, Estonia, employs over 700 consultants and experts across 27 offices in 19 countries: Estonia Latvia Lithuania Poland Finland Denmark Belarus Ukraine Moldova Serbia Romania Slovakia Bulgaria North Macedonia Kosovo Armenia Sweden Georgia Uzbekistan We aim to bring the right minds together to challenge the boundaries and make meaningful changes for our clients. We cover a wide range of services, including management consulting, grants and project management, market research and customer data analytics, entrepreneurship support and startups, public policy and development. We also work beyond home markets – our flexible approach and international mindset have ensured the successful cooperation with clients in 40+ countries, resulting in 10000+ completed projects. What’s our approach? We deliver more. With an effective management model, we ensure that the money paid for our work is invested in the project, not into overheads. We ask the tough questions. We challenge our clients to achieve the challenge themselves. We like unconventional projects. We have an entrepreneurial mindset allowing us to be flexible and work with niche or unusual projects. We get the job done. We collect facts, analyze them and deliver fact-based results. We are practical and we aim for impact. We have Estonian roots. An unique Central and Eastern Europe & Nordics footprint stretching over 16 countries throughout Europe. #TheChallengerAdvisory
