Manager for our EU Technical Assistance Consulting Practice Location: Luxembourg, LU Company:Deloitte Luxembourg Job Function: Consulting Services Seniority:Manager levels Contract Type:Open-term Your future team Our EU Technical Assistance team has a strong reputation and track record in advising European financial and non-financial institutions. We support our clients in addressing the most complex global challenges and support them with their development strategies, leveraging successfully tested methodologies, innovative approaches and opportunities to advance the EU's development priorities including the Green Deal, Digitalisation and the Global Gateway. You will be part of a team that actively contributes to the EU missions and priorities by supporting the effective uptake of EU development funds and the successful implementation of development projects both in the EU member states and in third countries. We work with renowned professionals and subject matter experts and we have a global geographic outreach. Your advantages of being one of us 1. Career Growth, Your Way 2. Purpose-driven Real Impact Work, 3. Meaningful Connections, Global Exposure 4. Diverse, Inclusive, Flexible Culture Your contribution to our success
- Contribute to the monitoring and qualification of EU procurement opportunities (RFI, RFP, framework contracts), deciding where to focus efforts and shaping win themes and strategies for our responses.
- Steer the identification and mobilisation of internal and external key experts, overseeing CV curation and alignment with EU tender specifications and evaluation criteria.
- Oversee the selection and consolidation of relevant project references, guiding the team to build strong, coherent reference portfolios that support our technical proposals.
- Lead the preparation and review of technical and financial proposals, providing methodological input, validating budgets and assumptions, and securing internal approvals.
- Coordinate the preparation of administrative dossiers and confirm alignment with Deloitte procedures by liaising with Independence, Risk Review, Legal and other internal services.
- Manage the delivery of complex technical assistance projects (e.g. development strategies, policy implementation, capacity building), providing direction to project teams and supporting the resolution of operational and strategic issues.
- Take ownership of programme/project/contract management, including client liaison, contract negotiation and amendments, compliance with contractual, administrative and reporting requirements, and oversight of financial performance.
- Supervise the mobilisation and coordination of experts and subcontractors, validate their deliverables and inputs, and coordinate with internal Finance, Billing, Supplier and other support services to see that projects are executed smoothly. Your skills
- Master's degree in international relations, development, economics, law, public policy or a related field
- Proven progressive experience (5–8+ years) in Technical assistance / international cooperation projects, ideally with European Bank of Investment or European Commission funded projects.
- Strong project and contract management skills, including planning, budgeting, risk management and quality control of deliverables in complex, multi country assignments. Ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary, multicultural teams.
- Proven track record in business development, including drafting technical and methodological sections of proposals for EU tenders and framework contracts, and contributing to consortia building.
- Experience in consortium building and management, including identifying and engaging suitable partners (consultancies, NGOs, research institutions), defining complementary roles and responsibilities, coordinating joint proposal development, and overseeing collaboration and performance during project implementation will be an advantage.
- Understanding of EU internal priorities and external action policies, instruments and procedures (e.g. NDICI Global Europe, IPA, PRAG, EIB procurement) and their application in member and partner countries will be and advantage.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to prepare high quality reports, presentations and policy notes for EU and partner country stakeholders.
- High degree of cultural sensitivity and diplomacy, with experience engaging government authorities, donors, civil society and other stakeholders in politically sensitive environments.
- Proficiency in English required; French is an asset; additional languages are an advantage. Interested? Please submit your resume in English Get to know more about Deloitte; LinkedIn page (#DeloitteLU), Instagram page, YouTube page or website. With more than 2,600 employees and 98 nationalities, Deloitte Luxembourg is one of the Grand Duchy's largest, strongest and oldest professional services firms. For 75 years, our talented teams have been serving clients in various industries delivering high added-value offerings to national and international clients in audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services. Deloitte Luxembourg is part of the global Deloitte network. Requisition ID: 13588
