Senior experts in civil protection

The overall objective of the project is to reduce the vulnerability of the beneficiaries to natural and man-made disasters at local, national and regional levels.

The fields of activities of the project will be to raise awareness, build capacity and implement:

- early warning systems
- host nation support
- emergency dispatch centres and to bring the beneficiaries closer to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism by:
- training and exchanging experts
- plan and conduct exercises
- plan and conduct workshops

Qualifications and skills

- University degree (preferably advanced level);
- Fluency in both written and spoken English;
- High quality analytical and document drafting skills; and
- Proven skills in leading similar assignments. Among candidates of comparable qualification and skills preference will be given to those who have linguistic skills in one or more languages of the beneficiary countries.

General professional experience
- Preferably 10 years of professional experience in the field related to civil protection/disaster management or equivalent
- Minimum two project references related to the subject matter of the contract in the region; and
- General experience demonstrating an understanding of the EU acquis relevant for civil protection and/or of the EU enlargement process. Among candidates comparable professional experience preference will be given to those having the most demonstrated experience in international projects relevant to this tender procedure during the previous 5 years.

Specific professional experience

- Track record in project management;
- supervising and coordinating technical aspects of projects;
- ensuring good client communication;
- managing administrative and logistical support;
- Proven experience in the field of civil protection in either EU Member States, former or current candidate or potential candidate countries;

Among candidates fulfilling the above minimum requirements, preference will be given to those with demonstrated experience related to training, exercises or other capacity building initiatives in the field of civil protection and a proven track record in project preparation in the beneficiary countries.