IPA II CBC Leader Programming Experts (EU background)

Recruitment of Non-Key Experts for the IPA II CBC programming exercise 2014-2020

The project “Cross-border Institution Building (CBIB+)” is a regional project funded by the European Union and implemented by a consortium led by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, in partnership with ARUP and MWH.

CBIB+ focuses on regional coordination and harmonisation in the context of pre-accession, as well as exchange and transfer of good practice. The purpose of the project is to provide technical and expert support to the national authorities in charge of implementing cross-border cooperation programmes at intra-Western Balkan borders, with a view to enhance regional coordination and harmonisation of approaches and mechanisms in line with EU frameworks and guidelines.

The consortium is currently recruiting 5 senior experts to work in one of the following countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, with the qualifications listed below:

IPA II CBC Leader Programming Experts (EU background)

Number of experts: Five (5). One for each of the following borders (5 in total): BiH - MNE, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - AL, MNE - AL, RS - BiH & RS - MNE

Foreseen working days: 4 experts for up to 30 days each for each of the following borders (BiH - MNE, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - AL, MNE - AL & RS - MNE) and up to 34 days for the expert selected for the RS - BiH border (due to its length)

Expected day to start and duration: June 2013 until end November 2013

Specific Objective

The specific objective of this assignment is to assist each Operating Structure in coordinating the programming exercise with their partner beneficiary country and elaborate the strategic part of the programming documents for one of the above mentioned five cross-border programmes between candidate and potential candidate countries for the 2014 - 2020 programming period.

Qualifications and skills

• Higher education degree equivalent to master’s level or alternatively 10 years of relevant general professional experience
• Working knowledge of English
• Computer literacy
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General professional experience

• At least 7 years of experience in the area of regional policy, economic development, employment policy, structural funds’ implementation or spatial analysis and planning,

Specific professional experience

• At least 4 years of experience in preparing strategic or programme documents related to regional policy or economic development for EU funded programmes;
• Experience with at least one assignment for preparing EU funded cross-border programmes;
• Experience gained in working with CBC programmes and/or projects in Western Balkans will be an asset.

Main Tasks

• Analyse the current CBC programme documents and any kind of assessment carried out on their implementation, particularly the annual implementation reports, and issue recommendations for the new programming period (2014 – 2020)
• Prepare the situation analysis in the eligible area
• Facilitate and guide the SWOT analysis of the eligible area
• Provide assistance for identification of the respective cross-border programme strategy (preparation and delivery of one workshop on the strategy development per border and one participative workshop with local and territorial beneficiaries for strategy discussion)
• Elaborate indicators for the respective future programming documents
• Compile the financial table of the programming document
• Support the programming process in any other aspect that the IPA II legislation would require.

Note that civil servants and other staff of the public administration cannot be recruited as experts.

Please submit by e-mail to [email protected], by 03.06.2013., not later than 24:00, your curriculum vitae in English using the template available on the webpage http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/framework-contract/beneficiaries-2009/index_en.htm, document 4.2.4. Please clearly indicate in the CV for which position (leader or assistant) and border you are applying. No other supporting documents should be sent at this stage. Please mind that, at a later phase, successful applicants will have to provide documentary proof for the qualifications and experience stated in their CVs. Shortlisted candidates may be invited for interviews.