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The Team Leader will have overall responsibility for the management of the project activities and coordination of the work of other experts (including nonkey expertand for proper reporting to the Contracting Authority and Project Steering Committee.

The Team Leader will lead the daily operations of the project and will also provide substantial technical input for the planning and coordination of the activities. The Team Leader will manage the team of experts, supervise and coordinate all aspects of the project’s work, ensure good and regular communication with the Contracting Authority and the national stakeholders.

Qualifications and skills

Minimum requirements

• Master’s or equivalent university degree in law, public administration, political sciences or other field relevant to the assignment or, in its absence seven (7) years of professional experience on top of the years of experience required under general professional experience
• Proficiency in oral and written English (level 1 on a scale of 1 to 5 of language competence, where 1 is proficient and 5 is basi

General professional experience

Minimum requirements

• At least three (3) assignment of at least two (2) years each in projects related to policy planning and coordination at central government or EU level
• Experience in managing large teams of experts (at least 15 at onc, coordinating highly complex activities and liaising with EU institutions or other donors, demonstrated by at least two projects where the key expert was the Team Leader

Specific professional experience

Minimum requirements

• At least 1540 working days of proven professional experience, within the last fifteen (15) years, in EU funded projects related to EU specific matters (e.g. accession negotiations, acquis alignment and/or implementation, EU legal framework preparation/implementation, reforms in public administration et
• At least 1100 working days of proven professional experience, within the last fifteen (15) years, as a Team Leader of EU funded projects, out of which at least two (2) with a value above three (3) million Euro
• At least two (2) of the assignments above, of at least two (2) years each, in an IPA or ENPI/ENI/NDICI country

The project will be implemented mainly in Chisinau (Republic of Moldov.

This position is suited to a fulltime position.

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The intended start date is 01 April 2025 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 36 months from this date.