Job summary (Short promotional text)
If you are passionate about technologies and helping innovative organisations succeed, we could have the perfect job for you.
About us:
Building on the continued growth and success of the business, we are looking for an Innovation and Grant Writing Consultant to join our experienced consultancy team in the UK.
PNO Consultants Limited are the UK operation of the PNO Group – Europe’s largest innovation and funding consultancy. Our team of consultants have extensive experience of all principal national and European funding programmes to support start-ups, established SME’s, large enterprises and universities across all research disciplines and sectors (including ICT, energy, environment, transport, chemistry, biotechnology and health). The aim is to identify and secure grant funding for the development of innovative products, processes and services, which address key societal, environmental and economic challenges.
Your mission (What are you going to do)
Operating across all functions of PNO’s core consultancy business, this is a client facing role that will involve:
- Working with clients to qualify their ideas for alignment to available UK national and European funding programmes and the proactive scanning of new grant opportunities for strategic projects. This will extend across a range of industry sectors including ICT, energy, environment, transport, chemistry, biotechnology and health, and depending on the background of the successful candidate, there will be opportunity to specialise in a particular technology domain.
- Once an opportunity for funding has been identified, conduct primary research including market analysis and literature/patent searches to qualify the competitive landscape and true innovation of a particular idea.
- Working directly with the client to prepare high quality grant applications. This will include innovation project scoping, the compilation of information required for the submission, and writing of the grant proposal covering all aspects of information required by a grantor body from the analysis of the business and market opportunity available, the advancement beyond current technologies offered, the innovation, route to market strategy and impact.
- Working with the client to prepare documents for the grant agreement, reports and claims to comply with the Grantor body requirements.
- The ideal candidate will have the desire to develop their own client base within the UK. This could include attending industry events to promote PNO’s services through to the development of relationships with multipliers such as Venture Capital companies, tech incubators and accelerators, IP attorneys and industry networks.
Why us? (What do we offer)
- A full training programme across all aspects of our business, working closely with a team of Senior Consultants to provide professional guidance.
- The unique opportunity to work with a variety of clients including small & medium sized businesses, large corporates and research organisations across all sectors.
- A truly varied and interesting role, with the opportunity to learn about cutting edge technology and disruptive market developments long before they are in the public domain.
- The opportunity to work in a diverse team of proven, sector-leading professionals that encourages flexibility in thinking, the sharing of knowledge, and the generation of new ideas.
- To be involved in innovative projects and to gain experience of working with a range of organisations across different sectors and disciplines.
- Flexible working conditions (remote and/or partially office-based).
- Significant career progression with expected future opportunities for UK and European travel.
This is a role with a lot of variety and excellent prospects within a fast-growing business where your efforts will be appreciated and rewarded. If this sounds interesting, we are keen to talk to you.
About us
PNO Group
PNO Consultants is a successful pan-European innovation and funding consulting firm with over 35 years of experience. We are an open team from a wide range of disciplines all with a common goal: to support private and public organizations in their innovation processes and in identifying funding programs and obtaining funding for research, development, and innovation.
Strong in the network: PNO Consultants is part of PNO Group, one of the largest consulting companies for publicly funded research and innovation projects.
