Grants Project Manager Torino

Grants Project Manager
Torino
Piemonte, Torino

The Company**:

Planet Smart City is a leading, innovative proptech company that designs and builds smart, affordable neighbourhoods around the world.

Out unique proposition combines our digital know-how and strong sense of social responsibility to build sustainable, connected communities to improve the lives of residents today and in the years ahead.

With a global footprint in the affordable housing sector across emerging and development markets, our expertise in smart solutions integration, digital technologies, services and social innovation enhances residents' quality of life.

Embracing digital transformation, we place our communities at the heart of company activities and create sustainable value for shareholders.

Our smart and socially inclusive neighbourhoods are supported by the unrivalled services of the Planet App, the front-end of Planet Smart City's proprietary digital platform, which enables residents to engage which each other and their neighbourhood.

In tackling the global housing deficits, we focus on generating positive social impact and have created an innovative format for smart developments that can be replicated worldwide.

Planet Smart City is headquartered in the UK, with offices in Brazil, India and Italy.

**The Role**:

The new resource will be part of the Research Unit team heading funded projects with close regards to energy and social innovation challenges.

As a Grants Project Manager you will be responsible for the daily management and implementation of the funded project activities.

You will play a pivotal liaison role with all internal and external stakeholders within the activities, spanning all Work Packages (WPs) and tasks related to the project implementation.

Periodically you must to Keep the Units up-to-date on new opportunity about network or news, discovered during the project in a timely fashion.

**Responsibilities**:

- Setup, monitor, and manage work schedules, implementation, adherence to quality standards & funding programme rules.

- Compile grant forms accurately and on time per funder requirements (e. i.

budget).

- Coordinate internal and external project teams, and act as the centre of communication between all internal and external stakeholders, including: Prompt liaison with the Head of Research Unit.

- Reporting to line manager the overall progress regarding milestones and deliverables.

- Champion the preparation of deliverables, including policy statement and annual reports as well as preparation of the technical interim and final reports.

- Identification of any unanticipated risks.

- Co-drafting and supporting proposal preparation and tender submissions for project development related opportunities in Europe.

**Experience & Skills**:

- Minimum 3 years work experience in management for grans/research project.

- Experience with the management and implementation of EU contracts and grants in complex organisations, including proposal submissions and reporting.

- Exceptional organisational and planning skills with the ability to coordinate information and processes involving multiple people/teams.

**Type of contract**:

Permanent job