Regional Hub Manager

EIT Water is Europe's innovation community for water, marine and maritime systems. It connects industry, innovators, researchers, educators and policymakers to tackle the most urgent water challenges from scarcity, drought and flooding to pollution and ecosystem decline. EIT Water is part of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. Founded in 2026, EIT Water has eight regional hubs across Europe and a mandate to deliver systemic innovation from source to sea. EIT Water is now establishing the governance structures that will guide its first Strategic Agenda and long-term impact.

The Regional Hub Manager is EIT Water's senior representative and business development, relationship and ecosystem lead for the Central & Baltic region, covering Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany and Poland. As the primary regional point of contact, the role builds and mobilises the regional Member, partner and participant community, connecting Central & Baltic stakeholders to EIT Water's pan-European ecosystem and Action Programmes.

The role focuses on strengthening regional opportunities across water, marine and maritime sectors, with particular relevance to:

• nature-based solutions
• sustainable aquaculture and algae
• multi-use offshore wind
• marine spatial planning
• blue skills
• citizen engagement

Based in Berlin within the SUBMARINER Network, the role leverages the region's strong connections between science, policy and industry, as well as its leadership in circular and carbon-neutral blue economy models, to build collaboration and accelerate innovation, business creation and skills development.

Working for EIT Water centrally while operating alongside the regional host organisation, the role requires strong commercial, entrepreneurial and diplomatic capabilities to connect regional priorities and opportunities with European-level impact.

EIT Water is part of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. This activity is co-funded by the European Union. EIT Water is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications without discrimination on any grounds. EIT Water is an established Danish Association based in Aarhus.

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