NCE Funding Expert

Hoe zal je bijdragen en groeien in deze functie?

Air Liquide is one of the world leaders in the production of industrial gasses (such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, etc.) and the supply of technologies and services for industry and health. We’re taking active measures to reduce the climate impact of our operations by reducing emissions, increasing energy efficiency and offering low-carbon solutions to our customers. The energy transition projects in North and Central Europe that enable this are thus accelerating in number and speed. Subsidies can play an important role in such projects as they often involve new, innovative approaches and technologies.

To improve the match between subsidies that regional, national and EU governments provide with our projects, we have developed a qualified in-house subsidy team. The subsidy team has had a lot of success in enabling key projects and is now looking for reinforcements to maintain existing projects and obtain new funding to help our company reach its ambitious climate targets in the North & Central Europe regions.

Do you want to work on some of the biggest energy transition projects in Europe and help industry move to net-zero? Join our in-house subsidy team; an international, ambitious team young in age, mature in experience!

We Funding Team is split between three offices: Dusseldorf (DE), Rotterdam (NL), Brussels (BE). The vacancy can therefore be filled an any of these locations.

As a Funding Expert for Air Liquide North and Central Europe cluster, you will be responsible for the application and management of subsidies for energy transition projects in North and Central Europe, for Air Liquide but also for customers. The existing portfolio of managed projects is focused on the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and the Nordics.

You work closely with relevant project managers and business developers, external subsidy consultants, the public affairs team and AL management. In this position you will have a central coordinating role between a large number of teams (Energy transition, Business development, Technical, Operations, Legal, Finance, etc.) whilst also maintaining a good relationship with customers in consortium projects and subsidy granting institutes (CINEA, Ministries, etc). We work with a combination of national and European programs, for example: SDE++, Innovation Fund, CEF, IPCEI and many smaller programs. 

You will report to the NCE Funding Director, and are organisationally part of the Strategic Management and External Relations-department. The funding team is currently a 7-person team with three men and four women, made up of five different nationalities. We are split between three offices: Dusseldorf (DE), Rotterdam (NL), Brussels (BE).

The NCE Funding Expert's accountabilities are split between applying for new funding, managing assigned funding projects and providing strategic country support.

- For new funding, the Expert is responsible for the whole process, which includes: managing application teams, gathering information internally and externally, preparation of documents and storylines, and ensuring a compliant submission.

- For assigned projects, responsibilities include aligning budgets, serving as the main communication point (SPOC) with funding authorities, managing customer relationships, and negotiating amendments and grant finalizations to achieve the best result for Air Liquide.

- Compliance is a major focus, requiring the expert to implement procedures for EU funding, follow up on reporting for deliverables and milestones, and co-create cost compliance procedures for national funding programs.

- Additionally, for assigned countries, the expert is responsible for screening and monitoring state aid programs, gathering local investment plans, building new project concepts based on available funding opportunities, and communicating updates on plans and programs to the local cluster and country management.

Ben jij de juiste persoon voor deze functie?

Required: Over time we have learned that it may be challenging for someone in our funding team to get experienced with subsidies due to the importance of each project and our focus on big projects vs. many small projects, that’s why the key requirement for any candidate is their experience with preparing and managing complex (national or EU) subsidy applications and projects. To fit within the culture of our energy transition work, we also appreciate a strong interest in energy transition and climate topics. 

- Education: (Technical) masters degree

- Minimum two years of experience in funding

- Excellent writing and communication skills in English. Other languages are a bonus. 

- Analytical skills 

- Strong communicator comfortable in a multicultural environment

- Punctuality and comfort with deadlines

Nice to have: Air Liquide is a technical company with a lot of engineers. For communication and understanding, it’s therefore appreciated if you have a technical background yourself. Likewise, experience in the energy market or industry are valued. With regards to language: Dutch is highly preferred, and German, French, or Scandinavian languages are helpful.

Bij Air Liquide zetten we ons in om een diverse en inclusieve werkplek op te bouwen die de diversiteit van onze werknemers, onze klanten, patiënten, belanghebbenden in de gemeenschap en culturen over de hele wereld omarmt.

Wij verwelkomen en overwegen sollicitaties van alle gekwalificeerde kandidaten, ongeacht hun achtergrond. We zijn ervan overtuigd dat een diverse organisatie mensen de kans biedt om hun talent te uiten, zowel individueel als collectief, en dat het ons vermogen om te innoveren bevordert door onze grondbeginselen na te leven, te handelen voor ons succes en een boeiende omgeving te creëren in een veranderende wereld.