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About the Role

The Compliance and Network Director leads the development and execution of financial control, compliance, and resource mobilisation strategies to secure and sustain funding from EU institutions and other international donors. The role oversees the full programme and funding lifecycle, ensuring strict adherence to EU financial regulations and donor requirements. It combines strategic partnership building and stakeholder engagement with hands-on management of complex, multi-country programmes and diversified revenue streams. The Director also strengthens internal systems, governance, and team capacity to deliver audit-ready reporting and high-quality programme outcomes. Working closely with senior leadership, the role enhances institutional positioning, drives growth, and reinforces organisational credibility across key European and global markets.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a financial control, compliance and stakeholder engagement strategy aligned with the EU Financial Regulation and applicable implementing rules, to secure public and private funding and ensure the long‑term financial sustainability of M+C Saatchi World Services Europe programmes.
Identify and design new programme concepts and funding opportunities by working with country teams and partners, ensuring coherence with relevant EU external, security and defence action instruments and priority themes.
Establish, review and optimise diversified revenue streams, leading on the implementation of donor cultivation and retention plans, with a particular focus on EU institutions, Member State agencies and like‑minded intergovernmental agencies.
Support the full project cycle, from identification and formulation through implementation and closure, including contribution to logical frameworks, budget design, funding applications and visibility plans for EU‑funded and other donor‑funded actions.
Work in close coordination with senior management to strengthen institutional positioning with the European Commission and other key markets, enhance outreach and stakeholder engagement, and reinforce brand visibility across priority geographies.
Plan, manage and deliver complex multi‑country projects in line with EU services and procurement rules, ensuring timely delivery of activities, achievement of results and compliance with contractual obligations.
Lead and coordinate the end‑to‑end funding cycle, including pipeline development, partner and procurement mapping, proposal development, contract negotiation and grant management for institutional, governmental and private donors.
Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with EU institutions, Member State representations, international organisations and civil society partners, and support in‑country teams to formalise and manage local cooperation frameworks.
Oversee and continuously strengthen internal control, compliance and reporting systems to ensure accurate, timely and audit‑ready financial reporting on project expenditure and results in line with EU Financial Regulation, PRAG‑type requirements and other donor rules.
Ensure the preparation, quality assurance and submission of narrative and financial reports and monitoring data, consistent with agreed logframes, indicators and monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks.
Manage and coordinate consultants, implementing partners and internal teams, ensuring clear delegation of roles, robust performance management and that staff have the tools and guidance needed to meet EU compliance and reporting standards.
Provide coaching and technical support to global and country teams on EU funding modalities, budgeting, cost eligibility, procurement and financial reporting, promoting a culture of strong internal control and compliance.

Requirements

Self‑starter with the ability to operate autonomously, drive resource‑mobilisation initiatives and proactively develop new funding and partnership opportunities within the EU and wider donor ecosystem.
Proven project and service contract management skills in multicultural environments, with excellent interpersonal abilities and capacity to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines under pressure.
Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in designing, managing and overseeing complex public procurement and funded security, development or public diplomacy programmes, preferably within or in partnership with EU institutions or comparable international organisations.
Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing fundraising and resource‑mobilisation strategies, including securing grants and service contracts from the European Commission, EU Member States, foundations and other institutional finance mechanisms.
Track record in managing EU and other public‑sector funding across the full project cycle, including identification, preparation of high‑quality proposals, negotiation of contribution agreements or service contracts, implementation, reporting and closure.
Proven experience cultivating senior‑level relationships within the European Commission and related EU bodies on finance, budget and compliance matters, and representing an organisation in Brussels‑based donor fora.
Strong knowledge of EU budget structures and external financing instruments (e.g. NDICI – Global Europe) and Member State funding channels, and their implications for programme design and compliance.
Excellent drafting skills with the ability to develop clear, persuasive concept notes, full proposals, budgets, donor correspondence and communication materials tailored to EU and other institutional donor requirements.
Experience designing or overseeing the development and use of management information systems, including grant‑management databases and funding opportunity tracking tools, to support pipeline development and reporting.
Willingness and ability to undertake international duty travel of approximately 25% in line with project and donor requirements.

Skills

English fluency
Very good knowledge of French and/or German
Additional EU languages are an asset

Location

European hub (Berlin, Warsaw or Brussels)

Work Type

Hybrid – office + work-from-home

Experience Level

Senior

Benefits

Exposure to high-profile European defence and security bids and the chance to help shape narratives on some of the region's most important security challenges.
Close collaboration with senior strategists, technical specialists and subject-matter experts in a fast-moving, internationally oriented team.
Direct involvement with critical contemporary programmes in Germany, Poland and Ukraine.
Clear development path.

About the Company

M+C Saatchi World Services is part of the M+C Saatchi Group, a global creative solutions company headquartered in the UK, with major hubs across Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Guided by the belief that cutting-edge communications and technologies can change the world, we help our clients solve some of the world’s most complex challenges — operating at the intersection of strategy, creativity, and impact to shape narratives, influence behaviour, and deliver meaningful real-world outcomes.