Business Development Executive (m/f/d)

After more than 15 years of success in international EU grant writing and change management, we decided to put our focus and full commitment into those projects that will make a difference with regard to a world that is at the same time smart, digital and sustainable.

So, IFE was founded in 2020 with the purpose of developing grant applications to European funding bodies such as Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, LIFE or CEF.

We work with world-leading companies, cities, research institutions and NGOs to identify grant funding opportunities in the Climate Neutral, Smart City and Digital thematic areas, create consortiums focused on delivering impactful projects, write grant applications to secure €2.

5 €40m+ projects and manage the project kick-off process. We came together as a team to unlock funding for impactful projects.

We believe in innovation, flexibility and responsibility. Join our team and share our vision!

To expand our staff, we are looking for a full-time

remote at the next possible date.

Your role

We are seeking to employ a new member (m / f / d) of our team capable of :

• Supporting the senior team in identifying and onboarding new customers (m / f / d) from across Europe
• Supporting the grant writing team in identifying and onboarding specific organisations that will add value to forthcoming grant projects
• Engaging with IFE’s existing customer base to better understand their capabilities and aspirations
• Engaging with IFE partner organisations to foster a good working relationship and encourage customer referrals
• Maintaining IFE’s internal CRM system

Your qualifications

• Baccalaureate (or equivalent) education level. Degree-level or diploma-level education preferred
• 2+ year’s experience working in a comparable sales support / sales admin / marketing / account management role
• Experience in managing a multi-partner cross-country project, confidence in making initial approaches to potential new clients (m / f / d)
• Broad interest in Smart City, Climate Neutral and Digital topics and innovative technologies as well as in working with clients (m / f / d) from all over Europe and globally
• Excellent communication and writing skills (in English) , excellent organisational and team skills as well as the ability to work independently in a multi-cultural, multi-location and multi-task environment
• Autonomous, creative, curious and able to take responsibility
• Excellent level of written and oral English required IFE’s working language is English. Other languages are an asset
• Good knowledge of computer applications / packages (MS Suite including Word, Excel, Power-Point) and MS communication tools (Outlook, Teams, OneNote are key operating systems for communication)
• Knowledge (or willingness to learn) of online CRM software (MS Dynamics)

Our offer

• €36.000 €48.000 EUR annual salary (depending on experience)
• Company contributions to social security, pension and health insurance
• Full-time job in a dynamic & growing sector
• Excellent team spirit in a multicultural environment
• Flexible home / remote working policy
• Opportunity for training (internal and external)

Interested?

If you are interested in expressing your interest in the job opportunity detailed here, please let us have the following documents via online form or email : A copy of your most recent CV, a motivation letter of no more than one page, outlining why you are interested in the role, outlining your qualification fit, interest in the sector and when you would be able to start, a link to your LinkedIn Profile.

We are looking forward to your application! If you have any questions about this job position or our recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us at

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