02 — Project Development & Management
We turn ideas into funded proposals and keep complex programmes on track — starting with the logic before anything else. What are we actually trying to achieve? What needs to be true for that to happen? Only once that's explicit do we build.
The situation we walk into
The funding window is open. The partners are willing. The idea is sound. But the proposal logic hasn't been made explicit — objectives are unclear, assumptions are hidden, and roles overlap. Without that foundation, the application falls apart under evaluation or the project drifts after funding.
Or the project is already funded — but no one built the governance layer. Multi-partner, multi-country programmes stall when reporting, decision rights, and accountability aren't structured from the start.
What we deliver
In practice
Structured and co-authored the multi-partner PelAcoustics AI project with WMR and IMR — defining roles, data governance, and the logical framework that keeps science and industry partners aligned across a multi-year programme.
Four-week fisheries governance training for officials of Cambodia's Fisheries Administration (FiA/MAFF), commissioned by NUFFIC. Logical Framework Approach used as a practical management planning tool — equipping officials to design, structure, and manage fisheries programmes independently.
Co-authored multiple Horizon Europe proposals across marine and environmental programmes, twice scoring above the funding threshold. Also served as independent expert evaluator for EU-funded marine science calls — understanding both sides of the evaluation process.
The workflow above shows the AI-assisted approach: starting with the logical framework, building through work package descriptions to the full Part B text, with an LLM review engine continuously checking draft content against call documents, scoring criteria, and evaluation templates. Each iteration produces external recommendations for the team and an internal snapshot for version comparison.