Funding and Financing Manager based in Brussels, Belgium or remote in Europe (full time)

About Hydrogen Europe

Hydrogen Europe is the European association representing the interest of the hydrogen industry and its stakeholders and promoting hydrogen as an enabler of a zero-emission society. With more than 260 companies and 27 national associations as members, our association encompasses the entire value chain of the European Hydrogen and fuel cell ecosystem collaborating together with the European Commission in the Fuel Cell Hydrogen Joint Undertaking.

For more information, please visit www.hydrogeneurope.eu.

Job description

An experienced and passionate professional able to lead the Funding and Financing Working Group of Hydrogen Europe, in close collaboration with the Head of Intelligence, Financing and Market Intelligence, the Secretary General, the responsible board member and the members of the association.

Main responsibilities:

1. Coordinating the work of the Funding and Financing Working Group such as:

• organisation of meetings,
• dissemination of relevant information to members of Hydrogen Europe,
• animating discussions,
• developing common positions and position papers.

2. Facilitating access to Funding and Financing for the members of Hydrogen Europe, which would require:

• identifying funding opportunities for the sector, members or Hydrogen Europe itself,
• developing expertise in funding rules and state aid rules,
• facilitating contact between the hydrogen sector and private financiers (corporate & project finance),
• supporting Hydrogen Europe’s Policy Team in advocating for new/improved funding at EU level.

3. work closely with the European Investment Bank (EIB) within the framework of the advisory agreement between Hydrogen Europe and the Bank.
4. support in projects’ financial engineering within the ECH2A and IPCEI processes. (ECH2A = European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, IPCEI = Important Projects of Common European Interest).
5. support the Hydrogen Europe’s Intelligence Unit in tasks related to financial modelling.

Required:

• 5-7 years of experience in private finance of companies and projects and/or business case preparation, acquired either in a specialized consultancy or in the research and EU funding department of a company, a research organization or a trade association.
• Good knowledge of EU funding programmes and their rules, specifically those of the EIB.
• A relevant university degree (e.g., science or engineering, economics, policy, MBA, etc.)
• Demonstrated capacity in preparing documents such as project proposals or tenders.
• Capacity to animate group discussions and build common positions.
• Proven organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent numerical skills, including capacity to collect, organise and analyse quantitative data
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office tools.
• Excellent written English.

Nice to have :

• Experience in working with European institutions and stakeholder management in the European ecosystem.
• Good knowledge of clean energy and transport technologies and players
• Good knowledge of the hydrogen ecosystem
• Additional languages

What we offer:

• Competitive remuneration package based on experience (legal and extra-legal)
• International and dynamic team,
• Home office during and beyond the Covid-19 restriction period,
• Opportunity to work in the one of fastest growing industrial sectors globally

Start: as soon as possible

How to apply

• Please email your application in English to [email protected] by including the subject line “Funding and Financing Manager” with your first name and surname.
• Applications to be considered valid must include: a one-page covering letter, proof that you can live and work in Belgium, and a CV. Please do not send anything else.
• Visa/work permit requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Belgium and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract. Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in Belgium.
• Any incomplete applications will be disregarded.
• The deadline for applications is May 28^th – Brussels time
• Interviews will be held in the week of June 7^th – most likely remotely
• Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

Privacy policy:

The personal data we collect during hiring processes is only used for the purposes of carrying out the selection process and is deleted once the process has ended. For shortlisted candidates, we routinely ask for their consent to keep their information for 6 months after the end of the selection process, in case other vacancies that could fit their profile open up.