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.