Background
Under the direct supervision of the Sector Manager for Competitiveness, the Programme Officer for Competitiveness will support the successful implementation of activities influencing competitiveness, focusing on strengthening local governance, planning and management capacities, increasing competitiveness of local economy and improved access to employment.
Responsibilities
- Maintain relationship with the relevant ministries, beneficiary local self-governments, development organizations and programmes, business
associations and clusters, as well as other key stakeholders in the field of competitiveness
- Provide contribution in collating and developing external reports on sector developments used to inform donors and the key stakeholders of
trends and conditions in the Programme Area Delivery and Performance
- Ensuring efficient and effective provision of technical support to local self-governments in implementation of electronic building permits system
- Support establishment of public private partnership (PPP) models for exploitation of the municipally owned land or facilities
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree preferably in economics, business administration, social sciences or development studies is required
- Master’s or PhD Degree in related discipline will be considered an advantage
- PRINCE 2 Certification would be an asset
- Two years of experience in competitiveness related activities in project management, strategic planning and working with the local
governments and/or business community in Serbia is required
- Fluency in English and Serbian is required
Deadline: 18 September 2016