Pre- and Post-Award Grant Officer (European Funding and collaborative grants)
- VU Hoofdgebouw
- 0.6 / 0.8
- Remaining support
- Sluit op09-10-2026
- Amsterdam
- School of Business and Economics
- MSc
- Publicatiedatum16-09-2026
Pre- and Post-Award Grant Officer (European Funding and collaborative grants)
- VU Hoofdgebouw
- Amsterdam
- 0.6 / 0.8
- School of Business and Economics
- Remaining support
- MSc
- Sluit op09-10-2026
- Publicatiedatum16-09-2026
Your function
The School of Business and Economics (SBE) is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Pre- and Post-Award Grant Officer to join its Research Office. In this role, you will provide expert support throughout the entire grant lifecycle, with a particular focus on national and European collaborative funding programmes and multi-partner consortium applications.
About the Research Office
The Research Office supports SBE researchers in developing, funding, and managing high-quality research. The office provides expertise in research funding, project management, research ethics, data management, Open Science, research policy, and PhD policy. By working closely with researchers, faculty leadership, and university support services, the Research Office fosters an environment that enables impactful, responsible, and high-quality research and doctoral training.
Your Role
As Pre- and Post-Award Grant Officer, you will support researchers through the entire grant circle: from the initial identification of funding opportunities through proposal development, submission, project implementation, and reporting.
You will play a key role in supporting applications to European funding programmes such as Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) doctoral networks, and other national and international collaborative funding schemes (NWA; KIC). You will work closely with academic staff, consortium partners, external stakeholders, university support departments, and the grant advisor and project manager of the Research Office to ensure successful grant acquisition and project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Pre-Award
- Identify and communicate relevant funding opportunities to researchers.
- Advise researchers on European, national, and international collaborative funding programmes.
- Support the preparation and submission of collaborative grant applications.
- Coordinate complex consortium proposals involving multiple international partners.
- Assist with proposal planning, timelines, budget development, and administrative requirements.
- Review funding guidelines and ensure compliance with sponsor requirements.
- Facilitate communication between researchers, partners, and central university services during the proposal phase.
Post-Award
- Support the administrative and financial management of awarded projects.
- Monitor project progress, deliverables, milestones, and reporting obligations.
- Advise project teams on grant agreements, consortium agreements, and funding regulations.
- Coordinate project amendments and communication with funding agencies where required.
- Support financial reporting and audit preparation in collaboration with finance colleagues.
- Ensure compliance with institutional policies and funder requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
General
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of research support services and procedures.
- Organize information sessions and workshops on collaborative research funding opportunities.
- Monitor developments in national and European research funding and translate them into opportunities for SBE researchers.
- Build and maintain a strong network with internal and external stakeholders.
Your profile
- Master's degree.
- Demonstrable experience in research support, grant management, or project management within higher education, research institutes, government, or related sectors.
- Knowledge of European funding programmes, particularly Horizon Europe and consortium-based projects.
- Experience with proposal development and/or post-award project administration.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Strong attention to detail and a service-oriented approach.
- Ability to work independently while also being a collaborative team player.
As a university, we strive for equal opportunities for all, recognising that diversity takes many forms. We believe that diversity in all its complexity is invaluable for the quality of our teaching, research and service. We are always looking for talent with diverse backgrounds and experiences. This also means that we are committed to creating an inclusive community so that we can use diversity as an asset.
We realise that each individual brings a unique set of skills, expertise and mindset. Therefore we are happy to invite anyone who recognises themselves in the profile to apply, even if you do not meet all the requirements.
What do we offer?
A challenging position in a socially engaged organisation. At VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research and service for a better world. And that is valuable. So in return for your efforts, we offer you:
- a salary of minimum € 3.706,00 (Scale 10) and maximum € 6.682,00 (Scale 11) gross per month, on a full-time basis. This is based on UFO profile Project Manager 4. The exact salary depends on your education and experience.
- a position for 0.6 FTE-0,8 FTE. Your employment contract will initially last 1 year, with the possibility of extension..
We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations. Some examples:
- A full-time 38-hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of 232 hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For part-timers, this is calculated pro rata.
- 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
- the possibility to work partly from home
- contribution to commuting expenses
- optional model for designing a personalized benefits package
About us
School of Business and Economics
We at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) at VU Amsterdam bring together socially relevant teaching and research in the areas of business administration and economics. We focus on real-life issues that have a huge impact on society, economics and ecology: from robotics to big data, and from job market participation to change management.
Collaboration and cooperation, transparency and social responsibility are four keywords that embody our approach. Students, researchers and staff at SBE share real-world knowledge in order to devise solutions together to global economic and social challenges. In order to make a positive impact on the world, society and the lives of others.
Are you interested in joining SBE? You will work in a stimulating, dynamic and international environment with motivated colleagues dedicated to helping society make informed choices. SBE employs roughly 600 staff, with 7,250 students enrolled in the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes and 1,700 executive students.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam stands for values-driven education and research. We are open-minded experts with the ability to think freely - a broader mind. Maintaining an entrepreneurial perspective and concentrating on diversity, significance and humanity, we work on sustainable solutions with social impact. By joining forces, across the boundaries of disciplines, we work towards a better world for people and planet. Together we create a safe and respectful working and study climate, and an inspiring environment for education and research. Learn more about our codes of conduct
We are located on one physical campus, in the heart of Amsterdam's Zuidas business district, with excellent location and accessibility. Over 6,150 staff work at the VU and over 31,000 students attend academic education.
Diversity
Diversity is the driving force of VU Amsterdam. VU wants to be accessible and receptive to diversity in disciplines, cultures, ideas, nationalities, beliefs, preferences and worldviews. We believe that trust, respect, interest and differences lead to new insights and innovation, to sharpness and clarity, to excellence and a broader understanding.
We stand for an inclusive community and believe that diversity and internationalisation contribute to the quality of education, research and our services.
Therefore, we are always searching for people whose backgrounds and experience contribute to the diversity of the VU community.
Interested
Are you interested in this position and do you believe that your experience will contribute to the excellence of our services? In that case, we encourage you to submit your application, even if you don't meet all requirements.
Applications received by e-mail will not be considered.
Acquisition in response to this advertisement is not appreciated.
Your function
The School of Business and Economics (SBE) is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Pre- and Post-Award Grant Officer to join its Research Office. In this role, you will provide expert support throughout the entire grant lifecycle, with a particular focus on national and European collaborative funding programmes and multi-partner consortium applications.
About the Research Office
The Research Office supports SBE researchers in developing, funding, and managing high-quality research. The office provides expertise in research funding, project management, research ethics, data management, Open Science, research policy, and PhD policy. By working closely with researchers, faculty leadership, and university support services, the Research Office fosters an environment that enables impactful, responsible, and high-quality research and doctoral training.
Your Role
As Pre- and Post-Award Grant Officer, you will support researchers through the entire grant circle: from the initial identification of funding opportunities through proposal development, submission, project implementation, and reporting.
You will play a key role in supporting applications to European funding programmes such as Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) doctoral networks, and other national and international collaborative funding schemes (NWA; KIC). You will work closely with academic staff, consortium partners, external stakeholders, university support departments, and the grant advisor and project manager of the Research Office to ensure successful grant acquisition and project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Pre-Award
- Identify and communicate relevant funding opportunities to researchers.
- Advise researchers on European, national, and international collaborative funding programmes.
- Support the preparation and submission of collaborative grant applications.
- Coordinate complex consortium proposals involving multiple international partners.
- Assist with proposal planning, timelines, budget development, and administrative requirements.
- Review funding guidelines and ensure compliance with sponsor requirements.
- Facilitate communication between researchers, partners, and central university services during the proposal phase.
Post-Award
- Support the administrative and financial management of awarded projects.
- Monitor project progress, deliverables, milestones, and reporting obligations.
- Advise project teams on grant agreements, consortium agreements, and funding regulations.
- Coordinate project amendments and communication with funding agencies where required.
- Support financial reporting and audit preparation in collaboration with finance colleagues.
- Ensure compliance with institutional policies and funder requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
General
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of research support services and procedures.
- Organize information sessions and workshops on collaborative research funding opportunities.
- Monitor developments in national and European research funding and translate them into opportunities for SBE researchers.
- Build and maintain a strong network with internal and external stakeholders.
Your profile
- Master's degree.
- Demonstrable experience in research support, grant management, or project management within higher education, research institutes, government, or related sectors.
- Knowledge of European funding programmes, particularly Horizon Europe and consortium-based projects.
- Experience with proposal development and/or post-award project administration.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Strong attention to detail and a service-oriented approach.
- Ability to work independently while also being a collaborative team player.
As a university, we strive for equal opportunities for all, recognising that diversity takes many forms. We believe that diversity in all its complexity is invaluable for the quality of our teaching, research and service. We are always looking for talent with diverse backgrounds and experiences. This also means that we are committed to creating an inclusive community so that we can use diversity as an asset.
We realise that each individual brings a unique set of skills, expertise and mindset. Therefore we are happy to invite anyone who recognises themselves in the profile to apply, even if you do not meet all the requirements.
What do we offer?
A challenging position in a socially engaged organisation. At VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research and service for a better world. And that is valuable. So in return for your efforts, we offer you:
- a salary of minimum € 3.706,00 (Scale 10) and maximum € 6.682,00 (Scale 11) gross per month, on a full-time basis. This is based on UFO profile Project Manager 4. The exact salary depends on your education and experience.
- a position for 0.6 FTE-0,8 FTE. Your employment contract will initially last 1 year, with the possibility of extension..
We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations. Some examples:
- A full-time 38-hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of 232 hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For part-timers, this is calculated pro rata.
- 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
- the possibility to work partly from home
- contribution to commuting expenses
- optional model for designing a personalized benefits package
About us
School of Business and Economics
We at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) at VU Amsterdam bring together socially relevant teaching and research in the areas of business administration and economics. We focus on real-life issues that have a huge impact on society, economics and ecology: from robotics to big data, and from job market participation to change management.
Collaboration and cooperation, transparency and social responsibility are four keywords that embody our approach. Students, researchers and staff at SBE share real-world knowledge in order to devise solutions together to global economic and social challenges. In order to make a positive impact on the world, society and the lives of others.
Are you interested in joining SBE? You will work in a stimulating, dynamic and international environment with motivated colleagues dedicated to helping society make informed choices. SBE employs roughly 600 staff, with 7,250 students enrolled in the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes and 1,700 executive students.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam stands for values-driven education and research. We are open-minded experts with the ability to think freely - a broader mind. Maintaining an entrepreneurial perspective and concentrating on diversity, significance and humanity, we work on sustainable solutions with social impact. By joining forces, across the boundaries of disciplines, we work towards a better world for people and planet. Together we create a safe and respectful working and study climate, and an inspiring environment for education and research. Learn more about our codes of conduct
We are located on one physical campus, in the heart of Amsterdam's Zuidas business district, with excellent location and accessibility. Over 6,150 staff work at the VU and over 31,000 students attend academic education.
Diversity
Diversity is the driving force of VU Amsterdam. VU wants to be accessible and receptive to diversity in disciplines, cultures, ideas, nationalities, beliefs, preferences and worldviews. We believe that trust, respect, interest and differences lead to new insights and innovation, to sharpness and clarity, to excellence and a broader understanding.
We stand for an inclusive community and believe that diversity and internationalisation contribute to the quality of education, research and our services.
Therefore, we are always searching for people whose backgrounds and experience contribute to the diversity of the VU community.
Interested
Are you interested in this position and do you believe that your experience will contribute to the excellence of our services? In that case, we encourage you to submit your application, even if you don't meet all requirements.
Applications received by e-mail will not be considered.
Acquisition in response to this advertisement is not appreciated.
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