Junior expert (no of experts: 4) - Macedonia

Job Description

Qualification and skills

• Education at least up to University degree in social sciences, law, political science or other disciplines related to the thematic priorities of the call; or 6 years of relevant general professional experience

General professional experience

• At least 3 years in the field of civil society, rule of law and democracy, human rights, economic, political, culture and social rights, and/or other related disciplines relevant to the priorities of the CfP

Specific professional experience

• At least 2 evaluations of grant schemes according to rules and procedures applying to EU external aid contracts financed from EU budget (PRAG rules)
• Experience in evaluation of at least 1 CBC grant scheme will be considered as an asset
• Experience of working in pre-accession countries will be considered as an asset

Working language

• Excellent command of written and spoken English is required

About the Organization

NTU - Strategic Development & Consulting is a Danish private consultancy company which has been working internationally with consulting & development projects since its foundation in 1993. NTU has offices in Denmark, Montenegro, Jordan and an EU-Office Brussels, Belgium. NTU is providing services in engineering, economics, planning, architecture, technical assistance and management in the areas of transportation (roads, railways, harbours and inland water infrastructures, intermodal infrastructures, transport safety, bridges, border crossing infrastructures), water and environment, urban and regional development, buildings, industry and energy, agriculture, governance and civil society, institutional strengthening, capacity building, economics and competitiveness. Consulting projects NTU has an in-depth knowledge of European consulting solutions and has participated in more than 300 technical assistance, consulting, development and implementation projects in EU, PHARE, MEDA, ACP, CARDS and TACIS countries, working for EUROPEAID, World Bank, UN, ERDF and other international donors. Providing real capacity building NTU has a strong organisation with a wide political and market network – capable of producing and implementing large high-quality advisory and consulting solutions. NTU has developed its own efficient means of designing and implementing of the diverse types of the projects for the developing countries and has conducted a large number of advisory. The majority of the projects that NTU has been involved with until now have covered more than one area of expertise. NTU comprises a network of more than 1000 senior experts - international as well as local experts from the beneficiary countries - that can be mobilised also on very short notice. The evidence of NTU’s strong international reputation is visible when taking into account the numerous significant tasks which were assigned to NTU by key international donors. The NTU projects comprise: • Strategic development • Project management, coordination& administration • Policy advisory • Feasibility studies • Policy effectiveness studies • Economic impact studies • Forecasting and modelling • Cost-benefit analysis • Human resources development • Capacity building& institutional development • Socio-economic analysis • Monitoring& evaluation • Benchmarking • Effectiveness and sustainability studies • Process management& implementation • Logistics optimisation • Procurement& tendering • Training& research • Project proposal development • Financial consultancy