Senior Manager Public Funded Projects (m/f/d)

at  Vodafone

Our purpose at Vodafone is to connect for a better future. As a Global Communications Technology company, we put the customer at the heart of everything we do. We are passionate about pushing boundaries and discovering innovative ways to connect our customers with their digital societies. We connect people, businesses, and communities across the globe to create the future. We earn customer loyalty, experiment, learn fast and get it done, together. Join our journey as we connect for a better future.
Senior Manager Public Funded Projects (m/f/d)
Parental Leave Cover / Fixed Term Contract (Until April / May 2025)
Location: Dresden
Job-ID:234111
The Vodafone Tech Innovation Center Dresden is Vodafone’s new global center for innovation and co-creation with other top tech world-wide companies, universities, and research institutes. The scope of this new hub is to improve peoples’ lives by innovating communications and empower businesses for a digital and sustainable future. We use newest technologies such as 5G, 6G, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Security by Design to build new products and propositions for health, industry, transport, automotive, agriculture and many more. Dresden is a dynamically growing high tech region in the heart of Europe with a strong industrial focus, excellent research landscape. At the same time Dresden is a great place to live with manifold culture, unspoiled nature and an international and family friendly environment. The ideal spot for creativity and innovation.
Embark on an exciting journey with us as a Senior Manager Public Funded Projects at the Vodafone Tech Innovation Center Dresden! Join our global hub for innovation, where cutting-edge technologies such as 5G, 6G, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Security by Design converge to shape a digital and sustainable future. As we navigate through this dynamic landscape, we’re seeking a skilled professional to fill a crucial role, managing public funding for our R&D center in Dresden on a fixed-term contract covering parental leave.
The purpose of the role is to secure and manage public funding for the Vodafone R&D center in Dresden. The strategic project Phoenix has identified that addressing public funding in the EU is important in general and addressing public funds is a key element of the Dresden R&D center. The role should also support or lead other public funding activities beyond the Dresden center. The role will oversee administrative, financial and technical elements of public funded project by German ministries and the EU.

• Identify suitable public funding calls, evaluate strategic fit with Vodafone functions and R&D hub and prepare proposals
• Organize funding projects with external stakeholders in consortia
• Coordinate and create public funding applications from an administrative and content perspective and organize sign-off from VF stakeholders
• Manage funding projects from adminstrative and content perspective and ensure necessary reporting and compliance
• Mangage strategic portfolio of public funding projects and engage key decision makers for setting up new funding instruments.