Main Responsibilities:
Processing advisory requests and commissioning market development studies
- Process advisory requests initiated by CEB staff and from CEB potential borrowers and beneficiaries, as well as the advisory requests received through the InvestEU Advisory Hub central entry point for project promoters and intermediaries seeking advisory support and technical assistance.
- Prepare information packages in liaison with relevant CEB services on the proposed advisory initiative assignment for approval to the European Commission.
- Liaise with CEB services, most prominently with the Technical Assessment and Monitoring Directorate as well as with the Loans and Social Development Projects Division, for the allocation of the advisory requests to relevant CEB staff.
- Commission market development studies on the sectors under the Social Investment and Skills Window (SISW) of the InvestEU Fund by working jointly with Country Managers and CEB technical experts.
Contracting technical assistance for the InvestEU Advisory Hub
- Support the drafting of the Terms of Reference and all other contractual documentation for consultants, in coordination with the Office of the General Counsel, Technical Assessment and Monitoring Directorate and other relevant Directorates and Divisions.
- Draft procurement documentation for a competitive selection of consultants, in collaboration with the CEB Procurement Division.
- Draft Grant Agreements with target beneficiaries for their procurement of services.
- Prepare the documentation required for a competitive process for the selection of grant beneficiaries.
Management of external technical assistance
- Coordinate consultants’ deliverables and manage payment requests. Ensure deliverables are timely and meet ToR requirements of expected quality, in liaison with relevant CEB services. Connect, when contracted by CEB, external consultants with the beneficiaries of technical assistance. Process payment requests in collaboration with relevant CEB services.
- Contribute to the review of the outputs of the market development studies. Organize a presentation/s on the deliverables of consultants ensuring a broad dissemination of results.
- Together with relevant CEB technical experts, monitor progress of activities through regular meetings with consultants and relevant stakeholders and through field visits as needed.
- Organise and prepare the agenda and documentation for high-level steering, technical and other project coordination meetings.
Management of communication and visibility activities
- Prepare the package (terms of reference, budget template) according to CEB procurement rules and with the support of CEB Procurement Division, for the selection of a communication and visibility contractor to contribute to making the InvestEU’s objectives known, understood and shared by the largest possible number of stakeholders and by the general public.
- Monitor and manage the deliverables of the selected communication contractor, in collaboration with the CEB Communication Division.
- Ensure coordination with the European Commission on all major communication activities, such as events organized around the signature/start/end of Advisory Hub initiatives.
- Prepare inputs on the activities of the Advisory Hub initiatives and activities to the section dedicated to the InvestEU of the CEB website, in collaboration with the CEB Communication Division.
Reporting
- Prepare, in coordination with relevant CEB services, key performance and management indicators, and review consistency with Advisory Hub reporting methodology.
- Collect and record information in the electronic exchange system for the electronic management of advisory requests, assignments and their reporting (the Management Information System or “MIS”).
- Compile high quality and on time progress and final reports for submission to the European Commission.
Academic background:
- Master’s degree, or equivalent, in social sciences, economics, business and administration, or related field.
Professional background:
- Experience in drafting terms of reference and management of technical assistance.
- Strong drafting skills. Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to establish effective working relationships quickly.
- Strong organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate and establish priorities.
- Strong conceptual and acquisition skills in development project/programme environment.
- Understanding of development banking, grant co-financing and technical assistance is an advantage.
- Experience from another international organisation, in particularly from EU institutions, is an advantage.
Language skills:
- Excellent written and oral command of English (one of the Bank’s two official languages) and knowledge of French (the other official language), with a commitment to reach a good working level.
- Knowledge of one or more other Member country language(s) is an advantage.
More details & application process
Closing date : 4/30/2023