R&D Business Support Advisor
Genova, IT, 16129
RINA is currently recruiting for a R&D Business Support Advisor to join its office in Genoa, Italy within the Research & Development Strategy Division.
Mission
The job will include contacts with the partners forming the consortium, definition of the project budget and eligibility check, liaison with suitable industrial and academic partners to gather information for submission of research proposals - ensuring proposals are prepared, initially assessed and submitted to the required standards and deadline. Further activities include negotiation of projects, contract management and amendments.
Job Responsibilities
R&D proposals preparation and submission
Support in the administrative, financial coordination and participation in EC funded proposals and Italian national/regional schemes, in collaboration with the technical project managers.
The job will include analysis of the calls, contacts with the partners forming the consortium, definition of the project budget and eligibility check, liaising with suitable industrial and academic partners to gather information for submission of research proposals - ensuring proposals are prepared, initially assessed and submitted to the required standard and deadlines. Further activities include negotiation of projects, contract management and amendments.
Support to the consortium in the administrative and financial issues related to project management.
Experiences and Requirements
- Ability to work under pressure
- Availability to attend project meetings (typically 2 days out from office, in Italy/Europe, when the pandemic situation will be terminated)
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Fluency in English and Italian (both oral and written)
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Competencies
- CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
- EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
- MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
- BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
- MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
- THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future
Education
With over 5,000 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a multinational player which provides certification, marine classification, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy services across a wide range of sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion. The aim is to guarantee a project’s technical, environmental and safety - and sometimes also economic and financial - sustainability.
At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind.