 PAI-led consortium has been awarded the Long Term Agreement with UNOPS to provide consultancy services associated with the EU accession negotiation process and EU harmonization for the countries in the Western Balkans under the “Knowledge for Reform Action in the Western Balkans” programme. Our consortium includes European Policy Centre (Serbia), Center for Change Management (North Macedonia), IDRA Research & Consulting (Albania), Prishtina REA (Kosovo), the Foreign Policy Initiative (Bosnia & Herzegovina) and Institute of Strategic Studies and Prognoses (Montenegro)
We are looking for consultants with a Master degree and at least 5 years of experience of working for/with the EU institutions and/or the governments in the Western Balkan countries on EU accession matters, i.e. preparation of presentations for bilateral/explanatory screening, preparatory work to meet opening benchmarks in selected chapters of the acquis, provision of chapter-specific technical support, development of strategic and policy documents related to accession negotiation, support for the work of the SAA and negotiation bodies.
The consultant’s experience should cover one or several chapters listed below:
Cluster 2 (Internal market):
- Chapter 1 (Free movement of goods)
- Chapter 6 (Company law)
- Chapter 7 (Intellectual property law)
- Chapter 8 (Competition policy)
- Chapter 9 (Financial services)
- Chapter 28 (Consumer and health protection)
Cluster 3 (Competitiveness and growth):
- Chapter 25 (Science and research)
- Chapter 26 (Education and culture)
- Chapter 29 (Customs union)
- Chapter 20 (Enterprise and industrial policy)
- Chapter 16 (Taxation)
- Chapter 10 (Information society and media)
Cluster 4 (Green agenda and sustainable connectivity):
- Chapter 14 (Transport policy)
- Chapter 15 (Energy)
- Chapter 21 (Trans-European networks)
- Chapter 27 (Environment and climate change)
Cluster 5 (Resources, agriculture and cohesion):
- Chapter 11 (Agriculture and rural development)
- Chapter 12 (Food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy)
- Chapter 13 (Fisheries)
- Chapter 22 (Regional policy and coordination of structural instruments)
- Chapter 33 (Financial and budgetary provisions)
If you meet these requirements and interested in being considered for consultancy assignments tendered under this Programme, please complete the online Key Information Form also uploading your CV.