Albania: Key expert 2: Institutional and Capacity Building Expert

Reference: “Technical Assistance to the Albanian Government to promote a more enabling environment for civil society development”

Location : Albania

Duration: 18 months

The Bureau for Institutional Reform and Democracy – BiRD, is currently accepting applications for an Institutional and Capacity Building Expert as part of a long-term EU-funded project in Albania entitled Technical Assistance to the Albanian Government to promote a more enabling environment for civil society development.

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the creation of an enabling environment for civil society development in Albania by supporting competent government bodies in developing effective cooperation with CSOs based on common vision, shared values and mutual trust.

The purpose of this contract is to strengthen capacities of Albanian government bodies to undertake necessary reforms leading towards more favourable legal, institutional and financial environment for civil society development.

All experts mobilised under this contract must demonstrate:

• Good written and verbal command in English;
• Have excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills;
• Be proficient in report drafting; and
• Have excellent team working abilities.

Key expert 2: Institutional and Capacity Building Expert

Qualifications and skills

• University degree in public administration, political science, law, economics or related disciplines.

General professional experience

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in support to public administration, of which at least 5 years in civil society development field, grant-making, good governance or public participation.

Specific professional experience

Minimum of 5 years of experience in defining and implementing civil society policies in EU Member States and/or potential candidate/candidate countries for EU membership;

The expert should possess experience in proposing and implementing capacity building measures related to institutional reforms, preferably at the central level; Previous experience in supporting government capacities to develop cooperation with civil society would be a distinct advantage.

The project office will be located in Tirana, Albania, with regular travel to other parts of the country.

The intended start date is January 2017 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 18 months from this date.

All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on.

Applications and updated CVs are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted before 20 September, 2016 to: jobs@birdmunich.de.

Please note that only excellent experts meeting most or all of the above criteria and having an excellent and verifiable track record will be considered.