Society has recognized climate change and (extreme) weather as topics of high urgency to be solved with, amongst others, technological means. As a result, Skyfora’s high-tech solutions create eligibility for numerous future publicly or privately funded R&D, development and consulting projects and funding programs.  

As a startup, fund raising is a crucial topical for Skyfora, that has hitherto run over 10 publicly funded development programs, grant or loan-based R&D projects and investment rounds. 

If you are a professional with experience of fund raising and related project management or you are eager to learn, we invite you to join our exciting pioneering journey in building the weather technology of the future. Suitable backgrounds include for example project management, academic research, startup experience, or work as an accountant, controller, CFO or similar.

We offer you a stimulating and flexible low-hierarchy environment, a high degree of autonomy combined with ample peer support and collaboration opportunities and good compensation together with stock options. The role's seniority level and compensation will be tailored to match your skills and experience.

Your responsibilities will be tailored from the following to best match your background and interests: 

• Project management and administration 

• Writing funding applications and project reports 

• Scouting new funding opportunities from various databases 

• Overall budget and finance responsibility (CFO) (optional if it fits your skill set) 

• Raising of Venture Capital (optional if it fits your skill set)  

• Participation in and coordination of internal R&D projects (optional if it fits your skill set) 

Experience and skills required/desired: 

• Ability to take the lead in project management   

• An ability to understand and communicate complex technology in a clear and concise way, especially in writing. 

• A degree in accounting, finance, business, engineering, science or related field is a plus. 

• A track record of obtaining or managing public or private project funding is a plus.