Team leader and Key experts for Environmental Impact Assessments
for an EU-funded project in Turkey:
Project Title: ”Technical Assistance for Strengthening the Capacity of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)”
Donor: EU
Country: Republic of Turkey
Status of Project: prequalification
Project start: possibly end of 2016 or in 2017
Project duration: 15 months
Title of Positions/Vacancies: Team leader and Key experts for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
Working station: Ankara, Turkey
Project Objectives:
- technical assistance in the tasks regarding EIA report review (Annex I of the EIA Regulation);
- legislation and comparison studies of EU and Turkish EIA Regulations;
- institutional capacity building activities in the EIA field;
- technical assistance in the tasks regarding project identification file review (Annex II of the EIA
Regulation) and identification of screening criteria;
- development of a monitoring information system (MIS).
To support this project GOPA Consultants and its project partners are looking for a
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) expert / team leader
(specialized in EU and Turkish EIA legislation)
Job Description:
For the team leader position:
- overall management responsibility for the entire project;
- interfacing with Ministry of Environment and Urbanization and the EU;
- finance administration of the project following EDF regulations.
For the team leader position and other Key Expert positions in the project:
- advising on comparison of EU and Turkish EIA Regulations;
- desig of trainings in the EIA field;
- preparation of guidance documents for EIA reports and project identification files prepared for
the projects listed in the Annex I and II of the EIA Regulation.
Qualification and Skills:
- master’s degree in climatology, environmental sciences, environmental management and policy,
or a related field;
- excellent command of written and spoken English; Turkish would be an asset.
General professional experience
- minimum of 10 years of general professional experience in the area of EIA.
Specific professional experience
- working experience in conducting environmental impact assessments in EU member state
following EU directives on EIA;
- profound knowledge of EIA Directives of the EU;
- demonstrable experience in designing and conducting capacity development actions in the EIA
field;
- previous work experience in IPA countries would be an asset;
- candidates for the team leader position need to prove experience in leading a team of
multidisciplinary experts in a long term project/assignment in which EIAs was a substantial part
of the scope of activities.
Other information:
The project office will be located in Ankara.
If interested, please send your CV (English and EU format) at your earliest convenience but at the latest till June 5th to Caroline Fischler (caroline.fischler@gopa.de). Please note that early applications will be appreciated. Please understand that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Below you finda a CV template for download and the EU prior information notice.
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