Current Vacancies
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Key Expert 2: EU Funds Management Expert
Advanced business development services for improving the capacities of SMEs
The operational base for the project will be Podgorica, Montenegro. Key and non-key experts, however, may travel to different municipalities for further activities, dissemination or verification of project results.
NEAR/TGD/2022/EA-RP/0176
Friday, April 14, 2023
Interested candidates should send their CV
to opportunities@gdsi.ie.
August 2023.
24 months.
GDSI Limited of Ireland has been shortlisted for the EU-funded project “Advanced business development services for improving the capacities of SMEs, Montenegro”.
Overall objective:
The overall objective (Impact) to which this action contributes is:
To strengthen the economic competitiveness of private sector in Montenegro.
Specific objective(s):
The specific objectives (Outcomes) of this contract are as follows:
Outcome 1: Establishing Business Development Services (BDS) for SMEs
Outcome 2: Ensuring efficient absorption of EU financing programmes for SMEs
Expected outputs:
The expected outputs of this contract are as follows:
Outcome 1: Establishing Business Development Services (BDS) for SMEs
Output 1 to Outcome 1: Analysis of existing institutional and other relevant stakeholders providing advisory services for SMEs and Guidance for development BDS prepared
Output 2 to Outcome 1: BDS established and functional, providing vide set of advisory services
Output 3 to Outcome 1: Mechanism for coordination, monitoring and evaluation of services for SMEs improved
Output 4 to Outcome 1: Single Access Point biznis.gov.me upgraded
Outcome 2: Ensuring efficient absorption of EU financing programmes for SMEs
Output 1 to Outcome 2: Supporting MEDT and other beneficiary institutions in programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of EU funded projects
Output 2 to Outcome 2: Building capacities for planning and implementation of EU funded projects
To download the Terms of Reference for this assignment please click here.
Required Profile:
Key Expert 2: EU Funds Management Expert
S/he will have the following background/experience:
Qualifications and skills:
- University degree (where a degree has been awarded on completion of four years study in a University or equivalent institution) or at least 8 years of additional experience on top of that indicated under General professional experience below;
- Master and/or PhD degree will be considered as an asset;
- Proficient knowledge of English;
- Knowledge of local language will be considered as an asset.
General professional experience:
- At least 10 years of professional experience related to IPA and/or ESIF.
Specific professional experience:
- At least 7 years of professional experience in programming and/or implementation of IPA and/or ESIF projects;
- Experience in providing capacity building support for the national administration/s in the EU accession country(-ies) and/or EU Member State(s) in programming and implementation of IPA and/or ESIF projects in the fields of ‘Business Development’ and/or ‘EU funds management’;
- Experience in development of institutional framework in process of transition from IPA to ESIF.
All experts must spend at least 60% of their working days in Montenegro.
All experts must bе independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on.
