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EXPERTS / SKILLS NEEDED

In general, if you have a first degree and/or professional qualifications in a subject area relevant to our core activities, we would like to hear from you.  In the first instance we would ask you to send us an email with your current CV attached, ideally highlighting your core areas of expertise and geographic experience.  We would particularly like to hear from people who conform with the profiles outlined under project opportunities and from people with skills in the following areas:

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Team Leaders / Project Managers: Ideally candidates should have prior project management experience and have a demonstrable aptitude for managing people in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environments.  Experience in working with and for major international aid organisations is a must, as is the capability to define work programmes, manage project budgets and well developed verbal and written communication skills. 

Fund Management / Administration and Procurement: We are frequently asked to provide Consultants with a working knowledge and experience of (particularly) EU decentralised procedures (i.e. PRAG and EuropeAid rules), especially those concerned with the management and administration of EU structural funds, grant and/or credit Funds and or procurement of goods and services.  If you have prior experience of providing management support in the EU aid environment and/or with EU procurement, grant funds and /or structural fund management we would very much like to hear from you.

SME / Enterprise Development: Small and Medium-sized / General Enterprise development skills have become an integral part of our consultancy work in many of our projects worldwide.  We would be pleased to receive CV’s from experts with skills and proven track records in this area.  Ideally you should have prior experience from an economic, business, investment, banking, or accounting background. Above all, you should have developed an understanding of the problems affecting small businesses in emerging markets and the ways in which these can be overcome.

Policy Analysis and Advice: You should have practical knowledge and experience in a specific policy area and at least 10 years working experience in developing countries. You must also have the personality and general demeanour or gravitas to work effectively with very senior government officials.  We are particularly keen to hear from specialists in the fields of regional, agri-food and rural development, economics and trade policy.

Other Senior Experts: You should have a minimum of first degree (or equivalent professional qualification), five years profession experience in a developing country, specialist knowledge in a relevant field in which Vakakis provides professional services and a willingness to work either short or long term in developing countries.