Careers in Consulting

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We are constantly looking for individual consultants in different fields of development co-operation. Interested candidates should have experience in conducting short-term missions (studies, evaluations, technical assistance, trainings) or in implementing long-term projects. We are always happy to receive your CV to add new skills to our database of experts.

Economic Development Experts

Do you have in-depth sectoral expertise with a related academic degree and working experience in developing countries/emerging economies? Are you familiar with development cooperation programmes and instruments? Are you able to work in English or other official languages?

Then please send your CV directly to me at . I will consider your expertise and ambitions and keep an eye on suitable opportunities.

We are currently looking for economic development experts. Requested expertise includes:

Small and Medium enterprises (SME) support policy and assistance (advisory services for management, production, technology, research & development, marketing, partnership, safety, exports promotion, financing, human resources management incl. gender issues, training, environmental impact, production quality, etc.)
Banking, inclusive financial services to SMEs (credit lines, equity, guarantees, micro-credit, micro-insurance, guarantee funds, bank supervision-, other financial instruments for SME development
Supporting professional/commercial/advisory bodies (professional associations, decentralised advisory agencies, local consultancy strengthening, chambers of commerce, business centres
Clusters, value chains, innovations, technology transfer
Local economic development, regional competitiveness
Vocational Education and Training - VET (formal and non-formal), VET sub-sector analysis, reform and management, Labour Market and Employment
Use of information and knowledge economy
Social inclusion and protection (formal and informal), unemployment insurance schemes, social inclusion and assistance policies and systems
Macro economy, public finance, EU Structural Funds, IPA - pre-accession funds, central banking
Regulatory environment for business
External trade policy, WTO, commercial policy customs legislation and procedures, social and ecological labeling, fair trade
Investment promotion, sector policies (textile, mining, pharmaceutical industry, agriculture, tourism etc.)
Poverty analysis and monitoring, Poverty (and Social) Impact Assessment, Management for Development Results (MfDR)

Governance and Public Sector Experts

We also constantly register governance experts for upcoming projects in the following fields of specialization:

Promotion and protection of human rights
In the context of the human rights approach to poverty reduction, inclusive focus on people's participation and empowerment, linkage to national and international human rights norms and standards, equality and non-discrimination, monitoring and accountability.
Promotion and protection of fundamental human rights
Social, economic and cultural rights
Political and civil rights (women rights, freedom of movement, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, children, minorities, migrants…)

Support to democratisation
Democratisation processes (incl. civic education)
Social and political roots of conflicts (conflict prevention)
Elections (census, support to electoral processes and supervision…)
Role and functioning of the Parliament
Citizenship (representative legitimacy, participation and political accountability)
Media freedom

Reinforcement of the rule of law and administration of justice
Reform of judiciary (legal reform, justice and protection of human rights, capacity
building, training of magistrates and prosecution officers…)
Awareness and prevention of corruption

Public administration reform, management of public finances and civil service reform
Public administration reform and organisational development of public institutions (including policy formulation, planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation…)
Civil service reform (including legal code, human resources management -recruitment, training, salaries…)

Decentralisation and local development
Decentralisation (subsidiarity, legislation, resource and fiscal issues, accountability)
Support to local authorities (local and regional levels including municipalities)
Community based development (empowerment and participatory approaches, gender issues, micro-projects)
Local development strategies (social, economic, multi-sector)
Enhancement of the role of civil society

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