| Project title | SWITCH ASIA II |
| Location | Asia |
| Expert profile | Key Expert 1 - Team Leader |
| Assignment duration | 52 Months |
| Funding | European Commission |
| Deadline for application | 31 May 2017 |
Overall objective
The overall objective of the programme SWITCH-Asia II is to promote sustainable growth, to contribute to the economic prosperity and poverty reduction in Asia and to support the development of a green economy and mitigation of climate change in the target countries.
The specific objective of this project is to create an enabling environment to strengthen the implementation of national SCP policies in target countries and assist stakeholders (government, grant beneficiaries, private sector, citizens and civil society) in harvesting the benefits of Sustainable Consumption and Production.
Key expert 1, Senior: Team Leader and Expert on Environment, Natural Resources Management and/or Environmental Economics; (full time, i.e. minimum 220 working days/year)
The Team Leader will be responsible for the professional coordination of the project, the overall fulfilment of all project management tasks, maintain regular contact and direct communication with the Contracting Authority, the quality of the team’s performance and its delivered outputs, and have the following tasks:
- Liaise with the Contracting Authority and the EU Delegations, beneficiaries of grant projects, key stakeholders and other interested parties;
- Ensure preparation and submission of all deliverables as defined through activities of the project;
- Coordinate all inputs and outputs from other team members and assigned experts;
- Fulfil all the reporting (narrative/financial) requirements under the project in a timely and professional manner.
Qualifications and Skills
- The expert must hold a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) in Environment, Natural Resources Management or Environmental Economics;
- English at level 1 for reading, writing and speaking; General professional experience
- 10 years of professional experience on Environment, Natural Resources Management or Environmental Economics or directly relevant field;
Specific professional experience
- The expert must possess management skills demonstrated by experience in leading at least 3 international projects of at least 2 years/each in Asia on Environment, Natural Resources Management, or Environmental Economics or directly relevant field.
- Experience in at least 1 project of policy negotiation/capacity building of at least I year on Environment, Natural Resources Management or Environmental Economics, or directly relevant field in Asia.
