Key Expert 3 (m/f) - Environmental and climate change management and inspection expert - Institution building of the Ministry of Environment in enforcing Environmental and Cimate Acquis

  • Mid-level, Full-time staff position
  • Posted on 23 December 2014

Job Description

As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.

For our operations in Albania/Tirane we are looking for a/an

Key Expert 3 (m/f) - Environmental and climate change management and inspection expert - Institution building of the Ministry of Environment in enforcing Environmental and Cimate Acquis Field of activity

GIZ International Services is shortlisted and preparing a proposal for the upcoming EU-funded tender:

Technical Assistance for Institution building of the Ministry of Environment in enforcing Environmental and Climate Acquis in Albania.

The overall objective of the project is to support the sustainable development of the country via improved environmental and climate change requirements and management by enabling Government Institutions to develop, implement and enforce environmental and climate change legislation to EU standards.

Your tasks The expert supports the team leader with his expertise and technical assistance. Your profile

Qualifications and skills

  • Relevant university degree, preferably with a MSc, or equivalent, in environmental sciences, civil engineering or other related field
  • Fluent in English; minimum level accepted is 2 in a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is excellent and 5 is basic

General professional experience

  • Not less than ten (10) years of relevant professional experience in the field of environment
  • Not less than five (5) years general experience in implementation of the EU environmental requirements and policies
  • Demonstrated experience in internationally funded projects in the environment field during the previous five (5) years would be an asset
  • Knowledge of institutional framework and policy problems within environmental management would be an asset

Specific professional experience

  • At least five (5) years experience in the field of environmental management in EU Member States and/or candidate countries to accede to the EU and/or potential candidate countries to accede to the EU
  • Participation during the last five (5) years in at least one (1) technical assistance project dealing with institutional assessment and development documents for environmental management institutions including statutes, position descriptions, qualification requirements and other related acts
  • Experience in preparing sector and directive specific implementation plans in at least one identified priority area.
Assignment period The intended start date is March 2015 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 30 months from this date. Information on place of assignment The project will be located and based in Tirana. Travel would be required to Qarks, municipalities. Other information

We would like to ask you to apply with a CV in Europeaid format.

If you are interested, please do not hesitate to apply until 04.01.2015.

To apply, please make us of our online-application facility under:

https://recruiting.giz.de/www/index.php?ac=jobad&id=20856

About the Organization

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a service enterprise for development cooperation with international operations and global experience. Owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, the organisation operates as a private-sector enterprise with a development-policy mandate: to make sustainable improvements to the living conditions of people in the countries we operate in. The organisation’s business area GIZ International Services is the vehicle for offering GIZ’s services to international clients.

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