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[CLOSED] Call for a Researcher to Support the Implementation of EMEA Research Activities

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is seeking a researcher who specializes in the collection, analysis, and visualization of data related to, but not limited to, Green Transition, Sustainability, and the Environment.

About us

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in the Mediterranean and Africa. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world.

Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio-economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives, and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration, and prosperity.

Projects, activities, and networks relevant to this role:

A successful candidate will work across several EMEA’s research activities, networks, and projects. These activities include but are not limited to:

The ETU (Ecosystemic Transition Model): This governance model supports local entities in shaping their strategic action plans by integrating policies, plans, and tools with a holistic vision. The initial version of the model was developed as part of the Interreg MED Renewable Energy project and is currently being updated to meet the needs of the Community for Living Areas (C4LA) under the Interreg Euro MED project.
The TRIS model for sustainable development – named for its emphasis on Transparent governance, Responsible living, Inclusive economies, and Sustainability and the environment, is a framework for policy responses to the mounting economic, social, and environmental crises facing our communities.
Brain Capital is a complex capital stock that encompasses the notion that promoting the mental and neurological health and skills of populations at scale is important for the social and economic prosperity and well-being of our societies.
The Regional Integration Matrix – since 2020, EMEA researchers have engaged in an investigation of regional integration between Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa. A Junior Researcher would be encouraged to continue to develop the methodology of this work.
STable food Access and Prices and Lower Exposure to Shocks (STAPLES) – a project funded under PRIMA program starting in May with the focus on improving food security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by helping countries become more resilient to external shocks affecting cereal grain supply chains.
EMANES, i.e. the EU-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies is a network of research institutions and think tanks that aim to build a renewed vision for socio-economic development in the Mediterranean countries and Africa, with a focus on employment creation, social inclusion, sustainable development, and regional integration.
Potential topics for further research include debt transparency, social inclusion, bank business models, food security, bioeconomy, and new areas of the successful candidate’s own elaboration.

The ETU, the TRIS development model, Brain Capital, and Regional Integration Matrix are all visualized on the EMEA website using dashboards and applications built using R Shiny. The person accepted for this role will preside over these dashboards, updating the data and improving their content as the candidate sees fit.

More info: https://research.euromed-economists.org/regional-integration-dashboard

Tasks and responsibilities

Assist the Scientific Director and/or other EMEA Researchers in collecting, updating, organizing, analyzing, and managing large data files and summarizing findings.
For the C4LA project, the successful candidate will assist in defining the ETU model based on the tools and solutions developed by the Thematic Projects. She/he will establish the ETU indicators and collect and analyze data provided by the ETU users.
Update, improve, and build new web applications in R Shiny to visualize EMEA research topics and models.
Conduct independent research topics, creating frameworks of dimensions and indicators to measure complex concepts.
Co-author policy papers, reports, and research briefs.
Create infographics and data visualization to support the dissemination of EMEA research.
Provide general support to the EMEA team for conferences, webinars, and project deliverables.
For the STAPLES project, a successful candidate will assist in collecting and analyzing data on the virtual water use of cereals compared to key competing crops and sectors in Morocco and Egypt and help prepare reports on the findings and their implications for food security strategies.

Qualifications and competencies required

Hold a PhD degree in a relevant field (Environment and Sustainability, Green Transition, Economics, Assessment processes and Data analysis)
Have experience (academic or otherwise) coding in R Studio. Knowledge and experience using R Shiny is strongly preferred but not required.
Be proficient in English (C1 level) and good knowledge of Spanish (B2 level)
Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership
Team player, interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility and independence
Ability to work in a multicultural environment

Additional consideration will be given to any professional experience relevant to the function of the internship

Conditions

The successful candidate must hold a valid work and residence permit in Spain and be based in Barcelona. However, options for a post-graduate internship visa for master’s degrees completed in Spain in 2024 are negotiable.
Estimated duration of the contract: 2 years
The compensation will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.d.

Location

The EMEA Office is located within the Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau (Barcelona), a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Place of Cultural Interest, with easy access to public transportation. This role is to be primarily conducted in-person, with the possibility of one day a week home office.

More information

Questions/inquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed directly to info@euromed-economists.org.

Application and deadline

Applications should include a one- to two-page letter of motivation and an English curriculum vitae. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Applicants are also encouraged but not required to submit a short writing sample and/or a coding sample in R.

All documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Researcher– First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon on 4 November 2024.

[CLOSED] Call for a Project Officer to Support the Implementation of Communities for Living Areas (C4LA) project

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is seeking a Project Officer to support the implementation of one EMEA project focusing on green transition, sustainability and the environment.

The Project Officer is expected to lead the implementation of EU projects such as Interreg Euro MED Community for Living Areas (C4LA) and other EMEA projects and initiatives related to Green Transition, Sustainability, and the Environment.

About us

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world.

Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio-economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration, and prosperity.

Our projects:

EMEA is the lead and partner in several EU co-funded projects (EuropeAid, Horizon 2020, ENI CBC, Interreg Euro MED). Its projects are mainly focused on:

Green Transition, Sustainable Development and the Environment
supporting entrepreneurship initiatives in the EU neighbourhood,
capitalizing on the completed and ongoing research on socio-economic development issues in the Euro-Mediterranean and Africa.

Community for Living Areas (C4LA) is one of the 8 governance projects under the Interreg Euro MED programme. The project aims to improve Mediterranean citizens’ lives by promoting the development of green living areas. It undertakes projects that bring local communities to life with green development at its centre, reducing negative climate impacts on the region’s ecosystems and enhancing climate resilience. C4LA aims to build a community among thematic projects and facilitate resource transfers to stakeholders, focusing on technical and strategic content.

Check about EMEA’s ongoing and previous projects: https://euromed-economists.org/projects/

Our networks:

EMEA is promoting and coordinating several networks such as the EU-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies a network of research institutions and think tanks working on socio-economics policy in the Euro-Mediterranean and Africa. EMEA is also founding promoter of the Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network , a network of Credit Guarantee Schemes in the Euro-Mediterranean seeking to alleviating the region’s structural constraints for MSMEs to access finance.

Tasks and responsibilities

Working closely with the EMEA President and the dedicated steering committee set up for each
Support the implementation of EU projects, particularly Interreg Euro MED C4LA, by coordinating EMEA activities and preparing reports and technical guidelines.
Assist in executing EMEA actions, projects, and initiatives focused on Green Transition, Sustainable Development, and the Environment.
Collaborate with the research team to contribute to the EMEA research agenda on green transition, sustainability, and the environment.
Aid EMEA teams in preparing EU proposals for new funding calls.

Work environment and supervision

The Project Officer will be supervised by EMEA President and a dedicated steering committee. Regular meetings will be held to assess the Project Officer progress and revise the work assignments.

Qualifications and competencies required

Hold a Master degree in a relevant field (Urban Economics, Environment and Sustainability Economics, Green Transition, Ecology).
Be proficient in English (C1 level) and good knowledge of Spanish (B2 level).
Willingness to learn how EU projects function and have a general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership.
Team player, interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility and independence.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
Additional consideration will be given to any professional experience relevant to the call.

Conditions

The successful candidate must hold a valid study and residence permit in Spain and be based in Barcelona
Estimated duration of the contract: up to 4 years renewable one time subject to performance evaluation and probation period of 6 months.
The compensation will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location

The EMEA Office is located at Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau (Barcelona), UNESCO World Heritage Site and Place of Cultural Interest, with easy access to public transportation.

More information

Questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed directly to info@euromed-economists.org.

Application and deadline

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Project Officer – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon on 4 November 2024.

[CLOSED] Call for Communication and Events Officer

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona is hiring a Communication and Events Officer to provide support in the implementation of EMEA projects and the coordination of its network of partners and experts.

About us

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa Africa with the aim to promote transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world. Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity.

Our Projects

EMEA is lead and partner in several EU co-funded projects (EuropeAid, Horizon Europe, Interreg MED). EMEA’s projects are mainly focused on supporting entrepreneurship initiatives in the EU neighbourhood capitalizing on the completed and ongoing research on socio-economic development issues in the Euro-Mediterranean and Africa.

Our Networks

EMEA is coordinating the Euro-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies (https://emanes.org/) a network of research institutions and think tanks working on socio-economics policy in Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa. EMEA is also founding promoter of the Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network (https://emgn.eu/), a network of Credit Guarantee Schemes in the Euro-Mediterranean seeking to alleviating the region’s structural constraints for MSMEs to access finance.

Tasks and responsibilities

EMEA’s Communication activities as is related to EU- funded projects.
Support EMEA’s Communication Manager
Organisation of EMEA events and conferences.
Provide support to technical coordination of EMEA projects and networks.
Provide support to projects including monitoring activities, technical and financial reporting, document control, and responding to calls.
Support in the preparation of promotional material, communication and dissemination activities.
Support in networking and transferring EMEA’s activities and managing EMEA’s network.
Write minutes and reports.
Any other projects and networks-related assignment by the President.

Reporting

Reporting to EMEA Senior Project Manager.

Qualifications and competencies required

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Economics, Business Management, Project Management, International Relations, Political Science etc.);
Proficiency in English (C1 level) and good knowledge of French and Spanish (B2 level);
At least 3 years of experience in corporate communication or marketing fields;
Familiarity with EU funding programmes and rules;
Familiarity with design and dissemination tools
Well-organised, can-do attitude, team player, interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility;
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and travel abroad if required;
Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership;
Person based in Barcelona with work permit in Spain.

Qualifications and competencies desired

Knowledge of journalism and communication skills (writing and speaking);
Experience with EU projects monitoring and reporting
Knowledge of international policies and cooperation projects

Conditions

The successful candidate must hold a valid work and residence permit in Spain.
This is a one-year full-time contract, renewable with six months probation period.

Compensation

The salary will be set in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location

Barcelona, Spain

More information

Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Communication and Events Officer Application – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon 31^st May 2024. Interviews with shortlisted candidates will be held from the 17^th June.

Start date: July 2024

[CLOSED] Call for a Junior Researcher to Support the Implementation of EMEA Research Activities

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is seeking a Junior Researcher specializing in the collection, analysis, and visualization of data as a part of the EMEA research team.

About us

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in the Mediterranean and Africa. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world.

Projects, activities, and networks relevant to this role

A successful candidate will work across a number of EMEA’s research activities, networks, and projects. These activities include but are not limited to:

The TRIS model for sustainable development – named for its emphasis on Transparent governance, Responsible living, Inclusive economies, and Sustainability and the environment, is a framework for policy responses to the mounting economic, social, and environmental crises facing our communities.
Brain Capital is a complex capital stock that encompasses the notion that promoting the mental and neurological health and skills of populations at scale is important for the social and economic prosperity and well-being of our societies.
The Regional Integration Matrix – since 2020, EMEA researchers have engaged in an investigation of regional integration between Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa. A Junior Researcher would be encouraged to continue to develop the methodology of this work.
STable food Access and Prices and Lower Exposure to Shocks (STAPLES) – a project funded under PRIMA program starting in May with the focus on improving food security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by helping countries become more resilient to external shocks affecting cereal grain supply chains.
EMANES, i.e. the EU-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies is a network of research institutions and think tanks that aim to build a renewed vision for socio-economic development in the Mediterranean countries and Africa, with a focus on employment creation, social inclusion, sustainable development, and regional integration.
CROSS-REIS – an EU Horizon project aimed at fostering excellence in science and promoting collaboration across higher education and research institutions to advance the transition towards a regenerative economy paradigm and shape a sustainable future through collaborative research and innovation in contemporary fields such as circular economy, waste management, and urban biodiversity.
Potential topics for further research include debt transparency, social inclusion, bank business models, food security, bioeconomy, and new areas of the successful candidate’s own elaboration.

The TRIS development model, Brain Capital, and Regional Integration Matrix are all visualized on the EMEA website using dashboards and applications built using R Shiny. The person accepted for this role will preside over these dashboards, updating the data and improving their content as the candidate sees fit.

Tasks and responsibilities

Assist the Scientific Director and/or other EMEA Researchers in collecting, updating, organizing, analyzing, and managing large data files and summarizing findings.
Update, improve, and build new web applications in R Shiny to visualize EMEA research topics and models.
Conduct independent research topics, creating frameworks of dimensions and indicators to measure complex concepts.
Co-author policy papers, reports, and research briefs.
Create infographics and data visualization to support the dissemination of EMEA research.
Provide general support to the EMEA team for conferences, webinars, and project deliverables.
For the STAPLES project, a successful candidate will assist in collecting and analyzing data on the virtual water use of cereals compared to key competing crops and sectors in Morocco and Egypt and help prepare reports on the findings and their implications for food security strategies.

Qualifications and competencies required

Hold an undergraduate and master’s degree in a relevant field (Economics, Social Science, Development Studies, Data Science, International Relations, Public Policy…etc.).
Be proficient in English (C1 level) and have some knowledge of Spanish (A2 level or higher).
Have experience (academic or otherwise) coding in R Studio. Knowledge and experience using R Shiny is strongly preferred but not required.
Possess the ability to effectively communicate information to both technical and non-technical actors.
Must be able to work independently and organize work plans with limited supervision.
An ideal candidate has an eagerness to learn, develop new skills, and broaden their knowledge in EMEA’s key research areas.

Conditions

The successful candidate must hold a valid work and residence permit in Spain and be based in Barcelona. However, options for a post-graduate internship visa for master’s degrees completed in Spain in 2024 are negotiable.
Estimated duration of the contract: 2 years
The compensation will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location

More information

Questions/inquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed directly to info@euromed-economists.org.

Application and deadline

Applications should include a one to two-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. Applicants are also encouraged but not required to submit a short writing sample and/or a coding sample in R.

Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Junior Researcher– First Name and Last Name” in the subject line. Applications are considered on a rolling basis. The ideal start date is the 1st of May, 2024.

Deadline for applications: 25 April 2024

[CLOSED] Call for Tenders:
EMEA is looking for a digital development support service provider for
an online platform to support the mapping, engagement and monitoring activities of the COMMUNITY4LIVING AREAS project

1. Background

About EMEA:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa with the aim to promote transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration, and prosperity. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world. To examine the socio-economic challenges and contribute to the reform processes in the socio-economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity.

About C4LA:

Community 4 Living Areas is a project under the Interreg Euro-MED Green Living Areas mission.

The Green Living Areas Mission aims to improve Mediterranean citizens’ lives by promoting green living areas development. As part of the Interreg Euro-Med Programme, the Mission undertakes projects that bring local communities to life with green development at their epicentre, reducing negative climate impacts on the region’s ecosystems, and enhancing climate resilience.

The Community project (C4LA), aims to build a community among thematic projects and facilitate resource transfers to stakeholders, focusing on technical and strategic content. This project has the twin Institutional Dialogue project (D4LA), which aims to amplify the transfer of policies by fostering focused dialogue among policymakers and their stakeholders, focusing on policy mainstreaming.

2. Objective

The present assignment includes updating and extending the existing ETU initiative website https://etuinitiative.eu with new features related to the C4LA project content and activities.

3. Description of the work

Updating and extending the existing website https://etuinitiative.eu
New features will focus on C4LA community building, engagement of stakeholders, providing resources and informing about the project’s activities.Basic architecture and functionalities to support community building and project results transfer activities should include but not be limited to:

C4LA About
Community
Map of Thematic Project.
Thematic Project Matrix (identification by keywords, visualisation of project’s synergies, projects’ description, results’ description).
Networking (Map of Thematic Working Groups, regional antennas, calendar of activities)
Forum
Toolbox (initiatives and success stories, EU policies, Training and Guidelines, reports, tools, methodologies …).
ETU initiative (existing content)
Case studies (Living labs content and tracker – description breakdown by intervention scale and territory type).
News&Events (news, calls for actions, events, newsletter etc.)
Platform maintenance and update according to the project’s activities and collected from Living Labs, working Groups and tools developed by Thematic projects.
Trimestral statistical briefing

4. Deliverables and calendar

1 kick-off meeting with EMEA team	1 week after the notification of the awarding
Stage 1	Platform with architecture and new features until 15/04/2024
Stage 2	Updating and maintenance of the platform until 12/2026

5. Means of work and eligible costs

All the costs must be included in the financial offer.

6. Selection procedure

Competences required:

Programming and IT development and design skills.
GDPR knowledge and management
Master English language.
The company must also have a proven track record, experience working on EU-co-funded projects, and good knowledge of the Visibility Requirements of External Actions co-funded by the EU.

Award criteria:
Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money.
50% – Criterion: Qualifications and experience.

The contract duration is 3 years (2024-2026).
The best value for money principle will prevail when selecting the successful tenderer.
The platform specifications must be outlined in detail.
Developer support detail activities and pricing must be provided per day.

Tenderers are requested to submit an offer following the above specifications, company experience, together with the CV(s) of the proposed staff member(s) to be involved in the action by emailing info@euromed-economists.org with the subject C4LA platform by 01/03/2024 at 17:00 CET at the latest.

7. Selection and payment

The winning candidate will be notified by email and post on the selection of the offer. From that
the moment of work can start according to the calendar.

The contractor is not responsible for banking costs that might be applied by the consultant(s) bank,
neither for changes in currency exchange.

[CLOSED] Call for Tenders:
EMEA is looking for a support services provider for design and visibility support for the COMMUNITY4LIVING AREAS project

1. Background

About EMEA:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa with the aim to promote transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration, and prosperity. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world. To examine the socio-economic challenges and contribute to the reform processes in the socio-economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity.

About C4LA:

Community 4 Living Areas is a project under the Interreg Euro-MED Green Living Areas mission.

2. Service required

Design and production of visibility material, including:

Kit for Green Living Area Thematic Community Projects description.
Kit for ETU Initiative calls and events.
Kit for a promotional campaign about the Thematic Projects (20 projects).
Kit for a promotional campaign about the Regional Antennas.
Kit for a promotional campaign about the ETU initiative Living Labs.

Each kit includes a brochure, rollup, posters, and related elements designed in line with Euro-MEd communication rules for use on project social media accounts (LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter), the project website, and with communication material.

3. Deliverables and calendar

Kit for Green Living Area Thematic Community Projects.	April 2024
Kit for ETU Initiative calls and events (3)	June 2024, September 2025, and September 2027
Kit for a promotional campaign about the Thematic Projects.	April 2024
Kit for a promotional campaign about the Regional Antennas	September 2024
Kit for a promotional campaign ETU initiative Living Labs	June 2024

EMEA will provide the guidelines to follow according to the Projects Communication Manual.
EMEA will provide information to be included in each deliverable.

4. Means of work and eligible costs

All the costs must be included in the financial offer.

5. Selection procedure

Competences required:

Design and production of visibility materials
Detail-oriented and quality-focused
Master English language
The company must also have a proven track record, experience working on EU-co-funded projects, and good knowledge of the Visibility Requirements of External Actions co-funded by the EU

Award criteria:
Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money.
50% – Criterion: Qualifications and experience.

The best value for money principle will prevail when selecting the successful tenderer.

Tenderers are requested to submit an offer following the above specifications, company experience, together with the CV(s) of the proposed staff member(s) to be involved in the action by emailing info@euromed-economists.org with the subject C4LA visibility elements by 01/03/2024 at 17:00 CET at the latest.

6. Selection and payment

The winning candidate will be notified by email and post on the selection of the offer. From that moment the work can start according to the calendar.

The contractor is not responsible for banking costs that might be applied by the consultant(s) bank,
neither for changes in currency exchange.

[CLOSED] Call for senior Expert: EMEA is looking for a senior expert to Conduct an Advanced Feasibility Study for a Regional Counter Guarantee Scheme in the MENA Region for the EMGN Project

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona is looking for a service provider to conduct an Advanced Feasibility Study for a Counter Guarantee Scheme in the MENA Region under the Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network (EMGN).

About EMEA:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in the Mediterranean and Africa with the aim to promote transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration, and prosperity. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world. Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio-economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives, and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration, and prosperity.

About EMGN:

The EMGN is a network of credit guarantee institutions in the Mediterranean region. Its primary goal is to enhance the financial inclusion of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by offering innovative and customised financial guarantee services to these enterprises. Additionally, EMGN serves as a platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration among its members, facilitating peer-to-peer learning. The network also arranges capacity development programs and conducts research on relevant topics. EMGN is a project led by EMEA and financed by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) commissioned by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

EMEA role in EMGN

Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association is responsible for implementing the EMGN project and more specifically, the activities related to EMGN Academies and EMGN’s Research and Development Agenda.

Expert Services to be contracted:

Building on the groundwork of a pre-feasibility study, EMEA is looking for a consultancy firm to develop an Advanced Feasibility Study for establishing a Regional Counter-Guarantee Scheme by evaluating its key features and developing an implementation plan. Specific tasks include formulating a strategy, mandate, vision, and mission, determining capitalization requirements, stakeholder mapping, forecasting demand and volume, legal framework analysis, operational considerations, organizational structure, and financial modeling. More details on the specific tasks can be found in the Terms of Reference.

Required competencies

The applicant to tender should provide personnel with the following desired qualifications:

General qualification: Advanced university degree in economics, finance, business administration, development studies, or related fields.
Language skills: Excellent English (C1) and basic knowledge of French.
General Professional Experience: A minimum of 8 years of work experience in the financial sector.
Specific Professional experience: At least 3 years of proven knowledge and experience in credit guarantee schemes, with an additional 2 years of experience in counter guarantee schemes.
Regional Experience: A minimum of 2 years of regional experience or knowledge of the MENA region.

More information on required qualifications can be found in the Terms of Reference.

Award criteria:

The selection process will be conducted by the research team of EMEA, weighting 50% criterion on the financial offer on the principle of best value for money and 50% criterion on the technical offer. The latter shall demonstrate experience and the Technical-methodological concept to deliver the Advanced Feasibility Study and the specific tasks outlined in section 2.3 of the ToR.

Indicative Timeline for Application:

- Last date to request clarifications: 23rd of November 2023 by 23:59 CET
- Submission deadline to tender: 30th of November 2023, 23:59 CET – Extended to 15th of December 2023 23:59 CET

Indicative Timeline for Implementation:

January 2024 – April 2024

Selection procedure:

Tenderers are requested to submit an offer following the specifications detailed in the Terms of Reference, demonstrate experience in the field, and attach the CV(s) of the proposed staff member(s) to be involved in the study.

A selection of applicants will be contacted by EMEA in order to present their Technical and Financial offer to the team of researchers prior to the award procedure.

Application to tender should be sent by email to Christine.devisser@euromed-economists.org by the 30th of November 2023 by 23:59 CET.

Request for clarification shall be sent to the same email address by the 23rd of November 2023 by 23:59 CET.

The successful applicant will be notified in writing by mid-December.

EMGN Advanced Feasibility Study ToR – EMGN Advanced Feasibility Study_compressed ToR.pdf

[CLOSED] Call for a Project Officer to Support the Implementation of EMEA Projects and Activities

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is seeking a Project Officer to support the implementation of EMEA projects and Activities on sustainability and environment.

The Project Officer will be expected to provide support to the implementation of EU projects such as INTERREG EURO- MED; INVESTMED and other EMEA projects under Horizon Europe and initiatives related to Sustainability and Environment.

About Us:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world.

Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio-economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration, and prosperity.

Our projects:

EMEA is lead and partner in several EU co-funded projects (EuropeAid, Horizon 2020, ENI CBC, Interreg MED). EMEA’s projects are mainly focused on supporting entrepreneurship initiatives in the EU neighborhood capitalizing on the completed and ongoing research on socio-economic development issues in the Euro-Mediterranean and Africa.

Ongoing and previous projects:

INVESTMED project is a strategic project in the framework of ENI CBC MED Programme. The aim of this project is to boost sustainable entrepreneurship of women and youth in green and creative sectors targeted in three countries: Lebanon, Tunisia and Egypt. EMEA participates in mapping, capitalization and advocacy and policy activities.

Interreg MED Renewable Energy project is one of the 8 MED Capitalisation Horizontal Projects of the Interreg Med Programme, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. The main objective of the project is to drive an effective capitalisation of ETU initiative ensuring Renewable Energy Community’s tools transferring and mainstreaming to local authorities.

EMEA coordinates the advocacy and policy mainstreaming actions will enhance knowledge transfer and synergies on climate change, energy transition, sustainability, and green economy. This project is closed in November 2022.

Other projects and research initiatives, please see description on EMEA website.

Our networks:

Tasks and responsibilities:

Working closely with the EMEA President and the dedicated steering committee set up for each EMEA project, the Project Officer will:

Support the implementation of EMEA actions, projects and initiatives on sustainability and environment by conducting mapping and supporting the specific tasks.
Support the implementation of EU Projects such as:
◦ Interreg Euromed for the support, the coordination of EMEA activities and the preparation of reports and technical guidelines, data analysis for estimation of indicators.
◦ INVESTMED project, supporting the engagement platform and identification of target groups in green businesses.
Support EMEA dedicated teams on the preparation of EU proposals for new calls.
Support the research team to contribute to EMEA research agenda on sustainability and environment.

Work environment and supervision

The Project Officer will be supervised by EMEA President and a dedicated steering committee. Regular meetings will be held to assess the Project Officer progress and revise the work assignments.

Qualifications and competences required:

Hold a Master degree in a relevant field (Economics, Ecology, Urban Economics, Environment and Sustainability).
Be proficient in English (C1 level) and good knowledge of Spanish (B2 level).
Willingness to learn EU projects functioning and and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership.
Team player, interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility and independence.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
Additional consideration will be given to any professional experience relevant to the call.

Conditions:

The successful candidate must hold a valid study and residence permit in Spain and be based in Barcelona
Estimated duration of the contract: up to 4 years renewable one time subject to performance evaluation and probation period of 6 months.
The compensation will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location:

The EMEA Office is located at Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau (Barcelona), UNESCO World Heritage Site and Place of Cultural Interest, with easy access to public transportation.

More information:

Questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Starting date: 07 August 2023

[CLOSED] Call for Fellow to Support the Implementation of EMEA Projects and Activities

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is seeking a Fellow to support the implementation of EMEA projects on capitalization strategies and knowledge transfer with a focus on sustainable development and green transition.

The Fellow will be expected to provide support to the implementation of EU projects such as INTERREG EUROMED and other EMEA projects and initiatives related to sustainability and environment, capitalization and knowledge transfer.

About Us:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world.

Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio-economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration, and prosperity.

Our projects:

EMEA is coordinator and partner in several EU co-funded projects (EuropeAid, Horizon 2020, ENI CBC, Interreg EUROMED). EMEA’s projects are mainly focused on economic development, sustainability, green transition and supporting EMEA to capitalize and transfer knowledge in the EU- Mediterranean and Africa.

For example ongoing and closed projects:

Other projects and research initiatives, please see description on EMEA website.

Our networks:

EMEA is coordinating and promoting several networks and initiatives such as the EU-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies a network of research institutions and think tanks working on socio-economics policy in the Euro-Mediterranean and Africa. EMEA is also founding promoter of the Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network , a network of Credit Guarantee Schemes in the Euro-Mediterranean seeking to alleviating the region’s structural constraints for MSMEs to access finance.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Working closely with the EMEA President and EMEA steering committee, the Fellow will:

Support EMEA capitalization and knowledge transfer initiatives on sustainability and environment.
Support the implementation of EU Projects such as:
◦ Interreg EUROMED guiding the implementation of EMEA activities based on the recommendations of the steering committee and supporting the preparation of reports and technical guidelines, data analysis for estimation of indicators.
◦ Other EMEA projects in the same field.
Support on the preparation of EU proposals for new calls, when demanded by EMEA management.

Work environment and supervision

The Fellow will be supervised by EMEA President and a dedicated steering committee on projects related tasks. Weekly meetings will be held to assess the researcher progress and revise the work assignments.

Qualifications and competences required:

Hold a PhD degree in a relevant field (Economics, Urban Ecology, Environment and Sustainability, Assessment processes and Data analysis).
Minimum 5 years of experience implementing EU projects.
Be proficient in English (C1 level) and good knowledge of Spanish (B2 level).
Proven experience on Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership.
Team player, interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility and independence.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
Additional consideration will be given to any professional experience relevant to the function of the call.

Conditions:

The successful candidate must hold a valid study and residence permit in Spain and be based in Barcelona.
Estimated duration of the contract: part time and dependent on the duration of the project.
The compensation will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location:

Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau – Carrer Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025, Barcelona

More information:

Questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Fellow – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon 27 July 2023.

Starting date: 07 August 2023

[CLOSED] Call for First Level Controller for the Interreg EUROMED – Green Living Areas Thematic Community Project
Programme: Interreg Euro-MED Programme

Mission: Promoting Green Living Areas

Project title: Green Living Areas Thematic Community

Project Acronym: Community4LivingAreas / TCP3

Project: Euro-MED0100035

Beneficiary: Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA)

Estimated budget for the audit contract: 14.000,00 (+VAT)

Project contract duration: 80 months

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

Community 4 Living Areas is a project under the INTERREG Euro-MED Green Living Areas mission. The Mission is to put sustainable development, management of living areas, and energy transition front and centre to improve the quality of life of Mediterranean citizens. Throughout the project, green living areas will be developed with minimum impact on the Mediterranean and global climate system by addressing air pollution, energy consumption, and mobility issues.

The Community project (C4LA), aims to build a community among thematic projects and facilitate resource transfers to stakeholders, focusing on technical and strategic content.

This project has the twin Institutional Dialogue project (D4LA), which aims to amplify the transfer of policies by fostering focused dialogue among policymakers and their stakeholders, focusing on policy mainstreaming.

DUTIES OF THE FIRST LEVEL CONTROLLER:

The First Level Controller must perform formal checks on partner expenditures declared during the project implementation each time before submitting a Payment claim. The First Level Controller ensures to the Managing Authority, the Certifying Authority and, most importantly, to the project itself, that costs claimed for reimbursement by the ERDF / IPA Interreg Euro-MED Programme are justified and that their payment is requested by Lead Partners in accordance with the legal and financial provisions of the Subsidy Contract, the Interreg Euro-MED Programme rules and EU and national provisions. First level control also gives to the “beneficiaries” (a term that refers to both the Lead Partner and the project partners), the guarantee that project accounts comply with the above-mentioned obligations and with legal and financial obligations of each structure contributing to the co-financing of the operation, in accordance with its legal situation and the valid legislation in the concerned State.

The First Level Controller is responsible for verifying that all activities and expenditures have
been incurred in compliance with Programme, national and EU rules on eligibility of expenditure.

The First Level Controller must verify that:

a) Expenditure is in line with European, Interreg Euro-MED Programme and national eligibility rules and complies with conditions for support of the project and payment as outlined in the Subsidy Contract;

b) Expenditure was actually paid with the exception of costs related to depreciations and «simplified cost options»;

c) Expenditure was incurred and paid (with the exceptions above under point b) within the eligible time period of the project and was not previously reported;

d) Payment of staff costs is proven on the basis of payslips or documents of equivalent probative value;

e) Expenditure based on « simplified cost options » (if any) is correctly calculated and the calculation method used is appropriate;

f) Expenditure reimbursed on the basis of eligible costs actually incurred is either properly recorded in a separate accounting system or has an adequate accounting code allocated. The expenditures reported under SCO are recorded in the programme monitoring tool. The necessary audit trail exists and is available for inspection;

g) Expenditure in currency other than Euro was converted using the correct exchange rate;

h) Relevant EU/ national/ institutional and Interreg Euro-MED Programme public procurement rules were observed;

i) EU and Programme publicity rules were observed;

j) Co-financed products, services and works were actually delivered;

k) Expenditure is related to activities in line with the consolidated application form and the Subsidy Contract.

l) The beneficiary received external national public counterparts corresponding to validated expenditures.

Competences required:

The controller should have prior experience of control of projects co-financed by the EU.

The controller is required to be independent from the controlled structure and qualified to carry out the control of project’s expenditure.+

The auditor must be registered in the Official Registry of Auditors (ROAC), either individually or as a practicing partner of an Auditing Entity to which they belong.

The First Level Controller needs to have a proven experience and track record showing that he/she is capable of performing the task of controlling project expenditure co-financed under the Interreg Euro-MED Programme which goes beyond classical checks on accounts: it also involves a judgment on the compliance with ERDF, national and Programme rules. The controller is therefore expected to have a profound knowledge of controlling project expenditure under the Structural Funds regulations as well as a good knowledge of English or French (considering that all Programme documents and reports are in one of the two Programme languages).

TIMEFRAME FOR THE FLC VERIFICATIONS:
The FLC should be performed at the end of each reporting period before validation of the project payment claim by the Lead Partner. The calendar is as follows:

#	Reporting period	Deadline to submit FLC
1	January – June 2023	1 September 2023
2	July – December 2023	1 March 2024
3	January – June 2024	1 September 2024
4	July – December 2024	1 March 2025
5	January – June 2025	1 September 2025
6	July – December 2025	1 March 2026
7	January – June 2026	1 September 2026
8	July – December 2026	1 March 2027
9	January – June 2027	1 September 2027
10	July – December 2027	1 March 2028
11	January – June 2028	1 September 2028
12	July – December 2028	1 March 2029
13	January – June 2029	1 September 2029
14	July – December 2029	1 March 2030

After the submission of the expenditures for control, the FLC has at least 2 weeks to perform this control.

In practice:

Every 6 months throughout the 7-year duration of the project (i.e. 14 times), EMEA will enter its expenditure in the Interreg Euro-MED Programme reporting platform (JEMS) as a first step.
The First Level Controller must be available at the end of each reporting period in order to perform the control without delay.
The First Level Controller must have the availability to ensure smooth exchanges with EMEA in order to speed up the control.
Every six months EMEA will ask the First Level Controller to execute as soon as possible the control on project expenditures also including a timeframe for exchanges and clarifications with the FLC.
The First Level Control declaration is issued and signed by the controller and sent to EMEA without delay.

Submission of the expenditure reports together with the First Level Control Certificate within
two months after the end date of the controlled periods.

AWARD CRITERIA:
Weighting: 30% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money.
Weighting: 70% – Criterion: Proven experience with auditing tasks in EU-cofinanced projects (preferably ERDF). Proven experience with performing First Level Control on Interreg MED

OTHER CONDITIONS:

The estimated value of the contract for carrying out the First Level Control for the fourteen reporting periods is 14.000 EUR (excl. VAT). For the selection of the First Level Controller, the best value for money principle will prevail even if the offer requests a different amount from the indicative budget specified in the present call.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Audit firms are requested to submit an offer following the above specifications and the attached conditions by email to info@euromed-economists.org by 24 July 2023 at 17:00 CET at the latest.

The successful applicant will be notified in writing within one week after the above-specified deadline.

[CLOSED] Call for Assistant Administrative Officer to support EMEA administrative activities

24 January 2023

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona is hiring an Assistant Administrative Officer to support EMEA general administrative activities.

About Us:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa with the aim to promote transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world. Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity.

Our projects:

Our networks:

EMEA is coordinating and promoting several networks such as the Euro-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies a network of research institutions and think tanks working on socio-economics policy in the Euro-Mediterranean and Africa. EMEA is founding promoter of the Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network , a network of Credit Guarantee Schemes in the Euro-Mediterranean seeking to alleviating the region’s structural constraints for MSMEs to access finance.

Tasks and responsibilities:

The assistant administrative officer will support EMEA administrative officer to:

Maintain and update electronic and paper filing system to ensure information is organized, up-to-date and easily accessible.
Plan and organise meetings, maintain the President’s agenda and take detailed minutes.
Handle online platform(s) for meetings and webinars (registrations, ensure technical aspects of the platform).
Update, maintain and follow on implementation of EMEA internal policies and procedures.
Handle and prioritize all outgoing or incoming correspondence (e-mail, letters, packages etc.) incl. communication with staff of Sant Pau administration and security.
Support in the preparation and follow-up on contracts with staff members, external collaborators and service providers.
Draft calls and public procurement notices when needed.
Monitor office supplies and negotiate terms with suppliers to ensure the most cost-effective orders.
Maintain and update contact list and coordinate with EMEA communication officer.
Book travel arrangements.
Act as the point of contact for visitors and liaise with the security staff of San Pau.
Support EMEA staff when needed.
Follow-up on EMEA expenditure with the Accountant.
Support in preparing invoices, payment claims and process them for payment.
Participate in meetings and prepare minutes when needed.
Contribute to the preparation of EMEA Annual Reports.
Any other assignment requested by the Administrative Officer of EMEA.

Qualifications and competences required:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Economics, Business Management, Accounting etc.).
Proven experience as administrative assistant or similar administrative role.
Proficient in MS Office and “back-office” software (e.g. ERP)
In depth knowledge of office management and basic accounting procedures.
Familiarity with basic research methods and reporting techniques.
Excellent organizational, time-management skills and the ability to prioritize work.
Outstanding communication and negotiation abilities.
Attention to detail and problem solving skills.
Integrity and confidentiality.
Proficiency in Spanish and English (C1 level) and good knowledge of French (B2 level).
Team player, strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy, and sense of responsibility and ability to multi-tasks.
Person based in Barcelona with work permit in Spain.

Qualifications and competences required:

Previous experience with one or more thematic fields relevant for the Euro-Mediterranean integration and/or EU-Africa Partnership will be an asset.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and travel abroad if required.
Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership.

Conditions:

The successful candidate must hold a valid work and residence permit in Spain.
This is a two-year full-time or part time contract, renewable with six months probation period.

Compensation:

The salary will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location:

Barcelona, Spain

More information:

Questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Administrative Officer – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon 17 February 2023.

Starting date: 01 March 2023.

[CLOSED] Call for Subcontracting

EMEA is looking for digital development support service provider for the

REFOREST project

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona is looking for a service provider to undertake digital development support activities under the Horizon Europe Project REFOREST. The service is linked to the activity: 1.2 Design and implementation of co-creation and engagement platform.

About EMEA:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa with the aim to promote transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world. Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity.

About REFOREST:

REFOREST is a Horizon Europe project funded under EU’s Land, ocean, and water for climate action from 2022 to 2026. REFOREST aims to promote agroforestry as a land use type allowing food production while maintaining ecological sustainability. The principles underlying REFOREST are those of innovation, knowledge exchange and creating novel solutions to empower farmers in Europe and associated countries to deliver on multiple objectives: food production, carbon capture, and biodiversity development. REFOREST has the fundamental aim to use existing knowledge of temperate agroforestry systems to co-create solutions to key barriers that hinder wider adoption of this land use type by farmers in the EU and associated countries. The strategic objective is to enhance agroforestry and the sustainability of food production by internalising the value of carbon and biodiversity in farming business models. The project will use an open science approach to represent the real-world ecological, economic and social potential and limitations of agroforestry within decision-making, verification, and financial support tools.

EMEA role in REFOREST

The project is defined in 8 work packages. Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association leads WP5 on Finance and policy, and also is in charge of the co-creation and capitalisation strategy and actions of the project under WP1. EMEA aims to develop the financing mechanisms that enable economic sustainability of agroforestry business models and define the policy recommendations that allow their implementation at EU level.

IT services to be contracted:

Provide development support to create the REFOREST online platform.
Creation of the online platform for community building, engagement of stakeholders and document repository following three stages:
Stage 1 – Basic architecture and functionalities to support community building by 15 February 2022 (Information of the Project, join the community form, map with visualization of stakeholders engaged, surveys forms, AF repository, calendar of activities).
Stage 2 – The second stage will be developed from 1 March to 31 December 2023 according to the project’s needs focusing on development of consultations by working groups and collect information about living labs.
Stage 3 – The third phase will be developed from 1 Jan to 31 December 2024 according to the project’s needs focused on the visualization of the resources collected.
Maintenance of the platform.
Trimestral statistical briefing of the platform performance.

Competences required:

Programming and IT development and design skills.
GDPR knowledge and management
Master English language.
The company must also have proven track record and experience working on EU-co-funded project and have a good knowledge of the Visibility Requirements of External Actions co-funded by the EU.

Award criteria:

Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money.

50% – Criterion: Qualifications and experience.

Other conditions:

For the selection of the successful tenderer, the best value for money principle will prevail. The platform specifications must be outlined in detail and maintenance pricing provided for 2 years

after the end of the project. Developer support detail activities and pricing must be provided per day.

Selection procedure:

Tenderers are requested to submit an offer following the above specifications, company

experience, together with the CV(s) of the proposed staff member(s) to be involved in the

action by email to info@euromed-economists.org by 3rd January 2023 at 17:00 CET at the

latest. The successful applicant will be notified in writing within one week after the above-specified deadline.

Call in pdf format

[CLOSED] Call for Assistant Project Officer

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona is hiring an Assistant Project Officer to provide support in the implementation of EMEA projects and the coordination of its network of partners and experts.

About Us:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa Africa with the aim to promote transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world. Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity.

Our projects:

EMEA is lead and partner in several EU co-funded projects (EuropeAid, Horizon Europe, ENI CBC, Interreg MED). EMEA’s projects are mainly focused on supporting entrepreneurship initiatives in the EU neighbourhood capitalizing on the completed and ongoing research on socio-economic development issues in the Euro-Mediterranean and Africa.

Our networks:

Tasks and responsibilities:

Provide support to technical coordination of EMEA projects and networks.
Provide support to projects including monitoring activities, preparing communication materials, technical and financial reporting, document control, and responding to calls.
Support in the organization of EMEA events and conferences.
Support on preparation of promotional material, communication and dissemination activities.
Support networking and transferring activities of EMEA.
Write minutes and reports.
Any other projects and networks-related assignment by the President.

Reporting:

Reporting to EMEA Project Manager and Coordinator.

Qualifications and competences required:

Bachelor degree in a relevant field (Economics, Business Management, Project Management, International Relations, Political Science etc.);
Proficiency in English (C1 level) and good knowledge of French and Spanish (B2 level);
At least 2 years of experience in corporate communication or marketing fields;
Familiarity with EU funding programmes and rules;
Team player, interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility;
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and travel abroad if required;
Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership;
Person based in Barcelona with work permit in Spain.

Qualifications and competences desired:

Knowledge on journalism and communication skills (writing and speaking);
Knowledge on design and dissemination tools such as Adobe Indesign, social media;
Experience with EU projects monitoring and reporting
Knowledge on international policies and cooperation projects

Conditions:
The successful candidate must hold a valid work and residence permit in Spain.
This is a one-year full-time contract, renewable with six months probation period.

Compensation:
The salary will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location:
Barcelona, Spain

More information:
Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:
Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Assistant Project Officer Application – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon 22 August 2022.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a writing sample on the topic of their choice.

Starting date: 01 September 2022

[CLOSED] Call for Internships

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is seeking interns to provide support in data collection and development of an online Dashboards, also to provide support in other EMEA initiatives related to Sustainability and Development.

About Us:

Our projects:

EMEA is coordinator and partner in several EU co-funded projects (EuropeAid, Horizon 2020, ENI CBC, Interreg MED). EMEA’s projects are mainly focused on supporting entrepreneurship initiatives in the EU neighborhood capitalizing on the completed and ongoing research on socio-economic development issues in the Euro-Mediterranean and Africa.

Our networks:

EMEA is coordinating the Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies (https://emanes.org/) a network of research institutions and think tanks working on socio-economics policy in the Euro-Mediterranean. EMEA is also founding promoter of the Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network (https://emgn.eu/), a network of Credit Guarantee Schemes in the Euro-Mediterranean seeking to alleviating the region’s structural constraints for MSMEs to access finance.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Working closely with the EMEA Researchers, project manager and EMEA President, the intern will:
• Support EMEA researcher in data collection
• Support EMEA researcher in data presentation, sustainable development and social inclusion
• Support on the preparation of reports

Work environment and supervision

The successful candidate will join a dynamic and multicultural team of researchers and project managers working on the development of new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity in the Mediterranean and Africa.
The EMEA Office is located at Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau (Barcelona), UNESCO World Heritage Site and Place of Cultural Interest, with easy access to public transportation.
The inter will be supervised by EMEA researcher. Weekly meetings will be held to assess the intern’s progress and revise the work assignments.

Qualifications and competences required:

• Hold Masters or in the process of obtaining Masters in a relevant field (Economics, Environment and Sustainability, Assessment processes and Data analysis)
• Ability to search for reliable data sources
• Proficiency of office package, knowledge of Infogram and Tableau would be an asset
• Be proficient in English (C1 level)
• Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership
• Team player, interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Additional consideration will be given to any professional experience relevant to the function of the internship

Conditions:
• Estimated duration of the internship: 4 months
• The candidate will have the possibility to work remotely
• A minimum compensation will be provided as per the internship rules in vigor

Location:
Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau – Carrer Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025, Barcelona

More information:
Questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:
Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Intern – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon 15 May 2022.

[CLOSED] Call for a Researcher to Support the Implementation of EMEA Projects and Activities

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is seeking a Researcher to do data collection, data analysis and economic policy research on sustainability and environment.

The Researcher will be expected to provide support to the implementation of EU projects such as INTERREG MED Renewable Energy; INVESTMED and other EMEA projects under Horizon Europe and initiatives related to Sustainability and Environment.

About Us:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world.

Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio-economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration, and prosperity.

Our projects:

EMEA is coordinator and partner in several EU co-funded projects (EuropeAid, Horizon 2020, ENI CBC, Interreg MED). EMEA’s projects are mainly focused on economic development, sustainability and supporting entrepreneurship initiatives in the EU neighborhood and Africa.

For example:

Interreg MED Renewable Energy project is one of the 8 MED Capitalisation Horizontal Projects of the Interreg Med Programme, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. The main objective of the project is to drive an effective capitalisation of ETU initiative ensuring Renewable Energy Community’s tools transferring and mainstreaming to local authorities.

EMEA coordinates the advocacy and policy mainstreaming actions will enhance knowledge transfer and synergies on climate change, energy transition, sustainability, and green economy.

INVESTMED project is a strategic project in the framework of ENI CBC MED Programme. The aim of this project is to boost sustainable entrepreneurship of women and youth in green and creative sectors targeted in three countries: Lebanon, Tunisia and Egypt. EMEA participates in mapping and capitalisation activities.

Other projects and research initiatives, please see description on EMEA website.

Our networks:

EMEA is coordinating the EU-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies (https://emanes.org/) a network of research institutions and think tanks working on socio-economics policy in the Euro-Mediterranean and Africa. EMEA is also founding promoter of the Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network (https://emgn.eu/), a network of Credit Guarantee Schemes in the Euro-Mediterranean seeking to alleviating the region’s structural constraints for MSMEs to access finance.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Working closely with the EMEA President and project coordinator, the Researcher and will:

Support EMEA research initiatives on sustainability and environment by collecting data and performing economic and policy analysis.
Support the implementation of EU Projects such as:
- Interreg MED Renewable Energy supporting the preparation of reports and technical guidelines, data analysis for estimation of indicators.
- INVESTMED project, supporting the engagement platform and identification of target groups in green businesses.
- Others…
Support on the preparation of EU proposals for new calls.
Support the research team to contribute to EMEA research agenda on sustainability and environment.

Work environment and supervision

The EMEA Office is located at Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau (Barcelona), UNESCO World Heritage Site and Place of Cultural Interest, with easy access to public transportation.

The researcher will be supervised by EMEA President on the research work and by the Project Coordinator on projects related tasks. Weekly meetings will be held to assess the researcher progress and revise the work assignments.

Qualifications and competences required:

Hold a PhD degree in a relevant field (Economics, Environment and Sustainability, Assessment processes and Data analysis)
Be proficient in English (C1 level) and good knowledge of Spanish (B2 level)
Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership
Team player, interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility and independence
Ability to work in a multicultural environment
Additional consideration will be given to any professional experience relevant to the function of the internship

Conditions:

The successful candidate must hold a valid study and residence permit in Spain and be based in Barcelona
Estimated duration of the contract: 2 years
The compensation will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location:

Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau – Carrer Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025, Barcelona

More information:

Questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Researcher– First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon 07 May 2022.

[CLOSED] Call for a Researcher and Data Analyst to Support the Implementation of EMEA Projects and Activities

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is seeking a Researcher and Data Analyst to provide support to the implementation of EU projects INTERREG MED Renewable Energy and INVESTMED and also other EMEA initiatives related to Sustainability and Environment.

About Us:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world.

Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio-economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration, and prosperity.

Our projects:

EMEA coordinates the advocacy and policy mainstreaming actions will enhance knowledge transfer and synergies on climate change, energy transition, sustainability, and green economy.

INVESTMED project is a strategic project in the framework of ENI CBC MED Programme. The aim of this project is to boost entrepreneurship of women and youth in green and creative sectors targeted in three countries: Lebanon, Tunisia and Egypt. EMEA participates in mapping and capitalisation activities.

Our networks:

EMEA is coordinating the Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies (https://emnes.org/) a network of research institutions and think tanks working on socio-economics policy in the Euro-Mediterranean. EMEA is also founding promoter of the Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network (https://emgn.eu/), a network of Credit Guarantee Schemes in the Euro-Mediterranean seeking to alleviating the region’s structural constraints for MSMEs to access finance.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Working closely with the EMEA Project Coordinator and EMEA President, the Researcher and Data Analyst will:

Support EMEA research initiatives on sustainability and economics data analyst.
Support the implementation of EU Projects:
- Interreg MED Renewable Energy supporting the preparation of reports and technical guidelines, data analysis for estimation of indicators.
- INVESTMED project, supporting the engagement platform and identification of target groups in green businesses.
Support on the preparation of EU proposals.

Work environment and supervision

The EMEA Office is located at Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau (Barcelona), UNESCO World Heritage Site and Place of Cultural Interest, with easy access to public transportation.

The researcher will be supervised by EMEA Coordinator. Weekly meetings will be held to assess the researcher progress and revise the work assignments.

Qualifications and competences required:

Hold Masters and preferable PhD degree in a relevant field (Economics, Environment and Sustainability, Assessment processes and Data analysis)
Be proficient in English (C1 level) and good knowledge of Spanish (B2 level)
Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership
Team player, interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility
Ability to work in a multicultural environment
Additional consideration will be given to any professional experience relevant to the function of the internship

Conditions:

The successful candidate must hold a valid study and residence permit in Spain and be based in Barcelona
Estimated duration of the contract: 2 years
The compensation will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location:

Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau – Carrer Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025, Barcelona

More information:

Questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Researcher Data Analyst – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon 15 February 2022.

[CLOSED] Interreg MED Renewable Energy – Call for audiovisual material provision in Tunisia

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is looking for the provision of Audio-visual services to support the capitalisation activities EMEA is involved for Interreg MED Renewable Energy project. The project is a capitalisation project co-funded by the European Union under the Interreg Mediterranean Programme that sets its strategy on the ETU Initiative to boost a clean energy transition in rural and islands.

About EMEA:

Services required:

Preparation of audio-visual resources of Ghezala in Tunisia:
Territorial characteristics
Key aspects related to the project
People and economic activities
Natural and cultural heritage
- Interviews with local key actors (local authority, associations, businesses)
- Edition of capsule according to Renewable Energy Project Communication Guidelines

Qualifications and competences required:

Expertise in professional filmmaking, and journalism background.
High-level communication skills.
Accomplishment of deadlines and quality of the material delivered.

Conditions:

EMEA will provide the guidelines to follow accordingly to the Projects Communication Manual. Also EMEA will provide the type of audio-visual resources and interviews required. EMEA will coordinate communication between local representatives and film-makers. At the end, the material should be delivered in editable formats by 25 of October 2021 to be validated by the editor team.

Application and deadline:

Applicants must send their proposal in English with a description of the indicative work plan and cost estimation. Also must include the CV of the main contact.

The proposal should include the cost and calendar for development and send it to info@euromed-economists.org by Monday 27 September 2021.

Overall timeline: September – November 2021

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[CLOSED] Call for Technical Research Intern

July 12th, 2021

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is seeking a Technical Research Intern to provide support to the implementation of EU projects INTERREG MED Renewable Energy and INVESTMED and also other EMEA initiatives related to Sustainability and Environment.

About Us:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world.

Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio-economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration, and prosperity.

Our projects:

EMEA coordinates the advocacy and policy mainstreaming actions will enhance knowledge transfer and synergies on climate change, energy transition, sustainability, and green economy.

Our networks:

Tasks and responsibilities:

Working closely with the EMEA Project Coordinator and EMEA President, the Technical Research Intern will:

- Support the implementation of Interreg MED Renewable Energy project including:
  - Supporting the preparation of reports and technical guidelines related to renewable energies facilities, planning, management and governance.
  - Data collection data for estimation of indicators.
- Support the implementation of INVESTMED project:
  - Identification of capitalisation target groups in green businesses
  - Support in the organization and dissemination of capitalisation events.
- Support in research and preparation of EU proposals on renewable energies and sustainability.
- Support on any other activities as advised by EMEA management.

Work environment and supervision

The EMEA Office is located at Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau (Barcelona), UNESCO World Heritage Site and Place of Cultural Interest, with easy access to public transportation.

The intern will be supervised by EMEA Researcher and Project Manager throughout the internship duration. A training program detailing the desired learning outcomes will be drafted at the beginning of the internship taking into consideration the interests of the candidate. Weekly meetings will be held to assess the student’s progress and revise the work assignments. A performance report will be drafted at the end of the internship by the supervisor.

Qualifications and competences required:

Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or PhD programme in a relevant field (Environment and Sustainability, Energy efficiency, Renewable Energies, Environment Assessment, Data analysis, etc.);
Be proficient in English (C1 level) and good knowledge of Spanish (B2 level);
Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership;
Team player, interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility;
Ability to work in a multicultural environment;
Additional consideration will be given to any professional experience relevant to the function of the internship

Conditions:

The successful candidate must hold a valid study and residence permit in Spain and be based in Barcelona
The successful candidate must be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or PhD programme offering the opportunity to sign an internship agreement
Estimated duration of the internship: 5 months
Internship hours per week: 20-25h
EMEA interns are entitled to a stipend as a contribution towards living expenses. The compensation will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location:

Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau – Carrer Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025, Barcelona

More information:

Questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Call for Technical Research Intern PDF

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Project Management Internship – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon 27 July 2021.

Starting date: 6 September 2021.

[CLOSED] Call for Assistant Project Officer

May 13th, 2021

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona is hiring an Assistant Project Officer to provide support to the Project Coordinator and the Project Officer in the implementation of EMEA projects and the coordination of its network of partners and experts.

About EMEA:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa with the aim to promote transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world. Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio-economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity.

Our projects:

Our networks:

Tasks and responsibilities:

Provide support to technical coordination of EMEA projects and networks.
Provide support to projects including writing progress reports, financial reporting, document control, and respond to calls.
Support on organization of EMEA events and conferences.
Support on preparation of promotional material, communication and dissemination activities.
Support networking and transferring activities of EMEA.
Write minutes and reports.

Reporting:

Reporting to EMEA Projects Coordinator.

Qualifications and competences required:

Bachelor degree in a relevant field (Economics, Business Management, Project Management, International Relations, Political Science etc.);
Proficiency in English (C1 level) and good knowledge of French and Spanish (B2 level);
At least 2 years of experience in corporate communication or marketing fields;
Team player, interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility;
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and travel abroad if required;
Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership;
Person based in Barcelona with work permit in Spain.

Qualifications and competences desired:

Knowledge on journalism, design and communication tools;
Knowledge on international policies and cooperation projects;

Conditions:

The successful candidate must hold a valid work and residence permit in Spain.

This is a two-year full-time contract, renewable with six months’ probation period.

Compensation:

The salary will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location:

Barcelona, Spain

More information:

Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Project Manager Application – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon 15 June 2021.

Starting date: 01 July 2021.

[CLOSED] Call for expert on Grants and Financial Schemes

May 13th, 2021

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is recruiting 1 Expert on grants and financial schemes to be part of the EMEA team for INVESTMED project.

The INVESTMED project is co-funded by the European Union under the ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020. INVESTMED will have an impact on MSMEs, start-ups and recently established enterprises where staff will be trained and coached to become more sustainable and competitive and financially supported via an open competition. INVESTMED has a duration of 30 months, with a total budget of 3.8 Million euro, of which 3.4 Million euro are funded by the European Union (90%).

About EMEA:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean with an opening door to Africa with the aim to promote sustainability, inclusiveness, and regional economic integration and prosperity. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Mediterranean in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world. Striving to contribute to the rethinking of the region in view of reform processes in the political, economic and social agendas of Mediterranean countries post financial crisis and Arab spring, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity.

Our projects:

EMEA is leading and partner in several EU-funded projects co-funded under EuropeAid, Horizon 2020, ENI CBC, Interreg MED. The candidate sought will be contributing to projects focused on financial support schemes addressed to businesses supporting organisations, start-ups, and entrepreneurship initiatives in the Southern shore of the Mediterranean.

Tasks and responsibilities of the Expert:

Represent EMEA in the working package on sub-granting under the INVESTMED project;
Review and contribute to the design and management of the INVESTMED grant scheme in close coordination with the team leading the task and with the partners of the project;
Review and contribute to the design and preparation of the assessment and selection procedures and criteria of the final beneficiaries of the INVESTMED grant scheme;
Review and contribute to the manual/guide to enable the implementation and justification of the projects undertaken by the final beneficiaries of the grant scheme;
Review the outcomes of the implementation of the subsidised projects of the final beneficiaries, along with the local partners (local technical assistance teams), mainly in terms of goals and deliveries;
Represent EMEA in high-level project meetings and local consultations;
Supervise the data collection on the final beneficiaries and produce policy papers and recommendations based on the results of the sub-granting;
Participate to the project meetings when needed;
Contribute to the drafting of the narrative and financial reports in accordance with the requisites of the ENI CBC MED programme;
Coordinate with EMEA project managers and EMEA President on aspects related to the project implementation;
Other similar functions entrusted to her/him in accordance with her/his status.

Qualifications and competences required:

Master’s degree (Mathematics, Statistics, Economics and Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent);
At least 5 years of experience with data collection, stakeholder consultation processes, outreach and surveying;
Demonstrated experience in grants schemes business management support, consultation and entrepreneurship support;
Knowledge of entrepreneurship ecosystem and financial inclusion;
High-level written and verbal communication skills;
Excellent command of English (C1), both orally and in writing;
Good knowledge (B2) of at least one of the following languages: French, Arabic;
Team player, strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility and respect of deadlines, strong time management skills.

Qualifications and competences desired:

PhD in a relevant field (economics, business administration, management and equivalent);
Good knowledge of the Grants and financial schemes;
Experience with cultural and creative economy/blue economy/green economy projects.

Compensation:

Performing the tasks and responsibilities of the Expert contract is estimated to require a fixed number of days. The rates are defined according to the experience of the selected Expert and based on the number of countries covered by the Experts.

Conditions:

The successful candidates must be able to sign an expert contract in the European Union.

Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/).

Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Grant Expert Application – [First Name and Last Name]” in the subject line by 25 May 2021.

Starting date: 01 June 2021

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[CLOSED] Call for Senior Coordinator – Expert on CCI

May 13th, 2021

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy Think tank based in Barcelona, is recruiting a senior coordinator – expert on Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) in the framework of the project Creative Entrepreneurs ACTing FOR the future MEDiterranean (CREACT4MED).

About EMEA:

Our projects:

CREACT4MED is an EU Project funded under the EuropeAid Programme to support young and women entrepreneurs in the countries of the Southern Neighborhood of the European Union. The main objectives are to enhance the economic value of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) and strengthen their role as a potential vector for employment creation. A group of experts from the EU Southern Neighborhood countries with knowledge on entrepreneurship, business development in cultural and creative industry (CCI) is formed as a part of CREACT4MED mapping process and aims to support those initiatives on entrepreneurship and educational ecosystems in selected countries.

1. Description of the position

1.1. Fundamental objective of the place or mission

With the objective of addressing the cultural and creative industry challenges of the region, the project gives support to new sustainable opportunities for youth and women in the EU Southern Neighborhood countries, with the aim of creating socially and environmentally responsible employment.

EMEA, as the Lead-Partner in charge of designing and managing the overall action, including the training and implementing grant schemes for the final beneficiaries of CREACT4MED is recruiting a senior coordinator to coordinate the group of selected incubators and other key actors to support, control and monitor the implementation of the action in the EU Southern Neighborhood countries. The position is part time and does not require a physical presence.

2. Requisites

Qualifications and competences required:

Master’s degree (Mathematics, Statistics, Economics and Finance, Business
Administration, or equivalent);
At least 15 years of experience with stakeholders consultation, processes, outreach and surveying;
Demonstrated experience in business management, entrepreneurship support and consultation ;
Demonstrated experience in management of teams in different countries;
Demonstrated established network in the countries in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the countries of the action;
Experience with private sector development and advice to government in at least one country where the action is implemented;
High-level written and verbal communication skills;
Excellent command of English (C1), both orally and in writing;
Good knowledge (B2) of at least one of the following languages: French, Arabic;
Personal skills: teamwork; good communication skills; high attention to detail and accuracy; thoroughness; excellent organizational; diplomacy; responsibility and respect of deadlines.
Good knowledge of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI);
Knowledge of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups and incubators in the target countries of the project
Good knowledge of international intellectual property standards is an asset;

Qualifications and competences desired:

Experience with other economic sectors – digital, green and blue.
Experience in the management of EU and other international projects;
Capacity to work in multicultural environments;
Excellent analytical skills and in drafting of reports;
Skilled in use of the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.);
Availability to travel to the Euromed region.

3.Tasks and responsibilities

Design and prepare the assessment and selection procedures and criteria of the final beneficiaries of the action of the CREACT4MED;
Coordinate the assessment and selection processes of grant applications of the institutions and entrepreneurs;
Lead and participate in the working group meetings;
Provide technical support and structured input forms for the working group meetings;
Participate in stakeholder consultation workshops and meetings;
Ensure that other activities implemented in the projects are aligned with the ongoing research and participate actively in project meetings;
Establish and maintain active communication with the final beneficiaries and the partners of the project;
Monitor, guide and provide support proactively to the final beneficiaries in the implementation of the subsidised projects, along with the local partners (local technical assistance teams), mainly in terms of goals and deliveries
Contribute to the drafting of narrative and financial reports in accordance with the requisites of the programme;
Contribute to the sustainability strategy of program;
Provide advice to the Director of the program;
Cooperate with and to support the Project Managers and EMEA President when required;
Other similar functions entrusted to her/him in accordance with her/his status

4. Nature of the position

Temporary contract for specific work or service

Length: one year, with possible extension

Starting date 01 June 2021

This contracting depends on the existence of sufficient credit to fund the obligations derived from the call.

The successful candidates must be able to sign an expert contract in the European Union. Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

5. Compensation:

The rates will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

6. Selection procedure:

Applicants are requested to submit their CVs and motivation letter following the above description by email to info@euromed-economists.org by 28 May 2021 at 17:00 CET at the latest.

The successful applicant will be notified in writing within one week after the above-specified deadline.

Deadline to submit proposals: Friday 28 May 2021 at 17:00 CET at the latest.

[CLOSED] Call for Crowdfunding Coaching Expertise

May 11th, 2021

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is looking for an organisation with expertise on Crowdfunding schemes to support the mainstreaming activities EMEA is in involved for Interreg MED Renewable Energy project. This is a capitalisation project co-funded by the European Union under the Interreg Mediterranean Programme that sets its strategy on the ETU Initiative to boost energy transition in rural areas and islands.

About EMEA:

Tasks and responsibilities to cover:

Provide coaching to ETU Flagship Cases by mentoring on crowdfunding campaigns to promote renewable energy communities or energy transition projects.
Analyse alternatives and provide advice about the possibilities to implement crowdfunding.
Attend meetings and workshops.

Qualifications and competences required:

Background on economics, financial and advocacy.
Highly experienced on financial and funding schemes including crowdfunding.
Knowledge on rural communities and projects that drive sustainability.
Team player and coaching experience
Excellent command of English (C1), both orally and in writing;

Award criteria for Crowdfunding coaching provision services:

Compliance with administrative criteria:
Submit the proposal accordingly to the procedure.
Compliance with quality criteria:
Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money.
Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Qualifications and experience on energy field.

Other conditions: The cost of the service should be competitive. For the selection of the successful tenderer, the best value for money principle will prevail.

Selection procedure:

Applicants are requested to submit a technical and financial offer following the above specifications together with the CV(s) of the proposed staff member(s) by email to info@euromed-economists.org by 28 May 2021 at 20:00 CET at the latest.

The successful applicant will be notified in writing within one week after the above-specified deadline.

Deadline to submit proposals: Friday 28 May 2021 at 20:00 CET at the latest.

[CLOSED] Call for Energy Expertise

May 11th, 2021

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is looking for 1 Expert on Energy to support the mainstreaming activities EMEA is involved in for Interreg MED Renewable Energy project. This is a capitalisation project co-funded by the European Union under the Interreg Mediterranean Programme, which sets its strategy on the ETU Initiative to boost energy transition in rural areas and islands.

About EMEA:

Our projects:

EMEA is leading and partner in several EU-funded projects co-funded under EuropeAid, Horizon 2020, ENI CBC, Interreg MED. The candidates sought will be contributing to projects focused on supporting entrepreneurship initiatives in the Southern shore of the Mediterranean (namely Palestine and Algeria). In this regard, EMEA’s role is to map and prepare the technical framework and thorough analysis on the entrepreneurship and educational ecosystem focusing on young people and women and different sectors (i.e. cultural and creative industry, blue economy, green economy, etc.).

Tasks and responsibilities of the Expert:

To provide support on the follow-up of 5 ETU Flagship Cases by mentoring on the strategic planning and innovative technology recommendations
Advise on the legal framework proposed by the projects
Support the development of guidebooks and policy recommendations on Renewable Energy Communities in Rural areas.

Qualifications and competences required:

Master’s degree on Engineering, Renewable Energy, Environment or equivalent;
At least 15 years of experience with European energy policies, green transition, innovation and technology.
Knowledge on renewable energy communities and technology deployment;
High-level written and verbal communication skills;
Excellent command of English (C1), both orally and in writing;
Good knowledge of at least one of the following languages: Spanish / Greek;

Qualifications and competences desired:

PhD in a relevant field (engineering, environment, energy, economics, and equivalent);
Team player and coaching experience

Award criteria for Energy Expertise provision services:

Compliance with administrative criteria:
Submit the proposal accordingly to the procedure.
Compliance with quality criteria:
Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money.
Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Qualifications and experience on energy field.
Other conditions: The cost of the service should be competitive. For the selection of the successful tenderer, the best value for money principle will prevail.

Selection procedure:

The successful applicant will be notified in writing within one week after the above-specified deadline.

Deadline to submit proposals: Friday 28 May 2021 at 17:00 CET at the latest

[CLOSED] EMEA is looking for experts on the Cultural and Creative Industry in Palestine and Algeria

March 9th, 2021

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is recruiting Experts from (1) Palestine and (2) Algeria to be part of the Technical Expert Group (TEG) on CCI in the Mediterranean for CREACT4MED project. CREACT4MED is an EU Project funded under the EuropeAid Programme to support young and women entrepreneurs in the Southern Neighborhood of the European Union. The main objectives of CREACT4MED are to enhance the economic value of creative and cultural industries and strengthen as a potential economic vector for employment creation.

The TEG group forms part of the CREACT4MED mapping process and aims to support the performance of this exercise on the cultural and creative industry (CCI) and entrepreneurship and educational ecosystems in selected countries in the Southern Neighborhood Countries of the European Union under EMEA’s coordination. The TEG group includes experts from the target countries with knowledge on entrepreneurship, business development and CCI.

About EMEA:

Our projects:

Tasks and responsibilities of the Expert members of TEG-CCI:

To provide inputs upon request by EMEA’s researcher for the mapping by completing and submitting national reports;
To participate and provide expertise to the Experts Team working group meetings;
To conduct interviews and consultations with local stakeholders in Palestine and Algeria, complete templates and provide written inputs to the EMEA’s researcher responsible for the mapping;
To participate to the TEG-CCI meetings;
To ensure outreach at local levels in Palestine and in Algeria.

Qualifications and competences required:

Master’s degree (Mathematics, Statistics, Economics and Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent);
At least 5 years of experience with data collection, stakeholder consultation processes, outreach and surveying;
Demonstrated experience in business management support, consultation and entrepreneurship support;
Knowledge of the Palestinian and/or Algerian entrepreneurship ecosystem
High-level written and verbal communication skills;
Excellent command of English (C1), both orally and in writing;
Good knowledge (B2) of at least one of the following languages: French, Arabic;
Team player, strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility and respect of deadlines, strong time management skills.

Qualifications and competences desired:

PhD in a relevant field (economics, business administration, management and equivalent);
Good knowledge of the Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI);
Good knowledge of international intellectual property standards is an asset;
Experience with blue economy/green economy projects.

Compensation:

Performing the tasks and responsibilities of the Expert contract is estimated to require a fixed number of days/and a lump sum per Expert per country. The rates are defined according to the experience of the selected Experts and based on the number of countries covered by the Experts.

Conditions:

The successful candidates must be able to sign an expert contract in the European Union.

Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “[Palestine/Algeria/Palestine and Algeria] Mapping expert Application – [First Name and Last Name]” in the subject line by 22 March 2021.

Starting date: ASAP.

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[CLOSED] EMEA is looking for a Webinar Technical Producer for its projects

March 9th, 2021

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is looking for an experienced Webinar Technical Producer to plan, set up and oversee online webinar logistics, from pre-production to final product.

About EMEA:

Our projects:

EMEA launches a new cycle of webinars focused on sustainable and resilient actions on the basis of its current research initiatives and projects: a) Banking Business Models BBM; b) Regional policy research on COVID-19; c) TRIS model for socio-economic development in the Mediterranean; d) Regional Integration and Africa Initiative; e) Cultural and Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship; f) Green and Blue Economy; g) Territorial resilience; h) Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, and EMEA Projects (such as CREACT4MED, INVEST4MED, TRIGGER, and others).

Webinars aim to bring together experts from different fields to exchange ideas and positions, trying to give a multidimensional perspective of the topics to be discussed.

Webinar production services to be contracted:

Organise, coordinate and execute technical aspects of 11- 12 webinars
Develop the webinar registration landing page
Develop an implementation timeline
Monitor the key webinar performance metrics
Prepare and send the technical test details
Prepare slides to be shared during the webinar
Select, set up and manage webinar platform
Corporate design of posters
Labelling of participants
Multi-signal transmission of the webinars
Facebook broadcast of the webinars
Load polls, surveys and seed questions into the webinar platform
Record the webinar and produce professional event recording

Competences required:

The company contracted must allocate a technical team for the realisation of the webinars;
The person(s) allocated to perform specific webinar production tasks for EMEA’s projects must have proven prior experience with carrying out these tasks
Furthermore, the person allocated must comply with the minimum qualifications required:
University Degree in a relevant field (Communication, Marketing, Business Administration, Computer Science, etc.)
Proficiency in English (C1 level) both in writing and spoken language.
Team player, strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility, strong time management skills.
The company contracted must also have capacities to carry out:
Other types of online events, including multiple-room workshops, training initiatives or conferences.
Design and production of videos, posters and other visibility materials.

Award criteria for Webinar technical production services:

Compliance with administrative criteria: – Allocation of a technical team for the webinar production and realisation
Compliance with quality criteria: Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money. Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Qualifications and experience with Webinar technical production.

Other conditions:

The unit price of webinars must be competitive. For the selection of the successful tenderer, the best value for money principle will prevail even if the offer requests a different amount from the indicative budget specified in the present call.

Selection procedure:

Agencies are requested to submit an offer following the above specifications together with the CV(s) of the proposed staff member(s) by email to info@euromed-economists.org by 15 March 2021 at 17:00 CET at the latest.

The successful applicant will be notified in writing within one week after the above-specified deadline.

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[CLOSED] EMEA is looking for an Expenditure Verifier for the CREACT4MED project

January 8th, 2021

Programme: EuropeAid – External Actions of the European Union
Project title: Creative Entrepreneurs ACTing FOR the future MEDiterranean
Project Acronym: CREACT4MED
Project contract number: ENI/2019/412-505
Beneficiary: Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA)
Estimated budget: 10.000 EUR (+ VAT)
Project contract duration: 01.03.2020 – 29.02.2024

About the project:

CREACT4MED is a four-year project co-funded by the European Union and implemented by a Consortium of five organisations led by EMEA. CREACT4MED aims at supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and start-ups led by young people and/or women, active in the fields of cultural and creative industries (CCI) in countries of the Southern Neighborhood of the European Union. In doing so, CREACT4MED will launch a wide range of support actions including training, coaching, mentoring and sub-granting to foster youth and women entrepreneurship in the region.

For the implementation of the project, EMEA is receiving financial support (grant) from the European Union. As such, EMEA is required to submit, on behalf of the whole Consortium, financial reports on the project expenses incurred in relation to the implementation of the project which need to comply with the conditions stipulated in that contract and which can be reconciled with its accounting system. EMEA, as a beneficiary and coordinator of the project, must provide adequate and sufficient financial and non-financial information in support of the financial report.

As a beneficiary and coordinator of the project, EMEA accepts to give full access to its personnel, accounting system, underlying documentation and accounts to the Expenditure Verifier in order to carry out the procedures contemplated in this commitment. Moreover, EMEA commits to collect and review supporting evidence from the Consortium members in order to ensure compliance and check eligibility of the expenditure claimed by Consortium members.

DUTIES OF THE EXPENDITURE VERIFIER:

The Expenditure Verifier must perform formal checks on partner expenditures declared during the project implementation each time before submitting a Payment claim to the European Commission. The Expenditure Verifier ensures to EMEA and, most importantly, to the project itself, that costs claimed for reimbursement by the European Union are justified and that their payment is requested by Consortium members in accordance with the legal and financial provisions of the Grant Contract, practical guide on contract procedures for European Union external action (PRAG) and relevant EU and national provisions. The Audit also gives to the “beneficiaries” (a term that refers to both the Coordinator and Consortium members), the guarantee that project accounts comply with the above-mentioned obligations and with legal and financial obligations of each structure contributing to the co-financing of the operation, in accordance with its legal situation and the valid legislation in the concerned State.

The Expenditure Verifier is responsible for verifying that all activities and expenditures have been incurred in compliance with Programme, national and EU rules on eligibility of expenditure.

The Expenditure Verifier must verify that:

a) Expenditure is in line with EU and national eligibility rules and complies with conditions for support of the project and payment as outlined in the Grant Contract;

b) Expenditure was actually paid with the exception of costs related to depreciations and « simplified cost options »;

c) Expenditure was incurred and paid (with the exceptions above under point b) within the eligible time period of the project and was not previously reported;

d) Payment of staff costs is proven on the basis of payslips or documents of equivalent probative value;

e) Expenditure based on « simplified cost options » (if any) is correctly calculated and the calculation method used is appropriate;

g) Expenditure in currency other than Euro was converted using the correct exchange rate;

h) Relevant EU and national public procurement rules were observed;

i) EU publicity rules were observed;

j) Co-financed products, services and works were actually delivered;

k) Expenditure is related to activities in line with the consolidated application form and the Grant Contract.

l) The beneficiaries received external national public counterparts corresponding to validated expenditures.

Competences required:

The Expenditure Verifier should have prior experience of control of projects co-financed by the EU.

The Expenditure Verifier is required to be independent from the controlled structure and qualified to carry out the control of project’s expenditure.

The Expenditure Verifier needs to have a proven experience and track record showing that he/she is capable of performing the task of controlling project expenditure co-financed under EU programmes which goes beyond classical checks on accounts: it also involves a judgment on the compliance with EU and national legislation and financial rules. The Expenditure Verifier is therefore expected to have a profound knowledge of controlling project expenditure under EU regulations as well as a good knowledge of English or French (considering that all Programme documents and reports are in one of the two Programme languages). Arabic language is desirable.

TIMEFRAME FOR THE FLC VERIFICATIONS:

The Audit should be performed at the end of each reporting period before the submission of the financial report to the European Commission by the Coordinator (EMEA). A calendar to be respected for the submission of the audit reports is included at the end of the call.

In practice:

EMEA will compile the financial report in collaboration with the Consortium members by the end of February every year (i.e. 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024) using the official reporting template, and collecting evidence (supporting documents) from the Consortium as a first step.
The Expenditure Verifier must be available at the end of each reporting period in order to perform the control without delay.
The Expenditure Verifier must have the availability to ensure smooth exchanges with EMEA in order to speed up the control.
At the beginning of the reporting period, EMEA will ask the Expenditure Verifier to execute as soon as possible the control on project expenditures also including a timeframe for exchanges and clarifications.
The First Level Control declaration is issued and signed by the controller and sent to EMEA without delay.

Calendar to be respected by the Expenditure Verifier:

Submission of the first Expenditure Verification report within two months after the end date of the verified period on 28.02.2021.
Submission of the second Expenditure Verification report within two months after the end date of the controlled period on 28.02.2022.
Submission of the third Expenditure Verification report within two months after the end date of the controlled period on 28.02.2023
Submission of the fourth and final Expenditure Verification report within three months after the end date of the controlled period on 29.02.2024.

AWARD CRITERIA:

Weighting: 30% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money.

Weighting: 70% – Criterion: Proven experience with auditing tasks in EU-funded projects. Proven experience with performing Expenditure Verification for EU External Actions is an asset.

OTHER CONDITIONS:

The selected Expenditure Verifier shall meet at least one of the following conditions:

The Expenditure Verifier is a member of a national accounting or auditing body or institution which in turn is a member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
The Expenditure Verifier is a member of a national accounting or auditing body or institution. Although this organisation is not member of the IFAC, the Expenditure Verifier commits to undertake this expenditure verification in accordance with the IFAC standards and ethics set out in the Terms of Reference (ToR).
The Expenditure Verifier is registered as a statutory auditor in the public register of a public oversight body in an EU member state in accordance with the principles of public oversight set out in Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (this applies to auditors and audit firms based in an EU member state).
The Expenditure Verifier is registered as a statutory auditor in the public register of a public oversight body in a third country and this register is subject to principles of public oversight as set out in the legislation of the country concerned (this applies to auditors and audit firms based in a third country).

The estimated value of the contract for carrying out the Expenditure Verification for the above-specified four reporting periods is 10.000 EUR (excl. VAT). For the selection of the Expenditure Verifier, the best value for money principle will prevail even if the offer requests a different amount from the indicative budget specified in the present call.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Audit firms are requested to submit an offer following the above specifications and the attached conditions by email to info@euromed-economists.org by 28 January 2021 at 17:00 CET at the latest.

The successful applicant will be notified in writing within one week after the above-specified deadline.

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[CLOSED] EMEA is looking for a First Level Controller for the INVESTMED project

January 8th, 2021

Programme: ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020
Project title: InNoVativE Sustainable sTart-ups for the MEDiterranean
Project Acronym: INVESTMED
Project reference number: B_A.1.1_0065_INVESTMED
Beneficiary: Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA)
Estimated budget: 10.000 EUR (+ VAT)
Project contract duration: 16.09.2020 – 15.03.2023

About the project:

It is a horizontal project implemented under the framework of the ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020. INVESTMED aims at supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups active in the fields of green, blue and creative economies in three Mediterranean countries: Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia. To do so, a wide range of support actions will be designed by the project including training and sub-granting to foster youth and women entrepreneurship in the region.

For the implementation of the project, EMEA is receiving financial support (grant) from the European Union under the ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020. As such, EMEA is required to submit financial reports on its expenses incurred in relation to the implementation of the project which need to comply with the conditions stipulated in that contract and which can be reconciled with its accounting system. EMEA, as a beneficiary, must provide adequate and sufficient financial and non-financial information in support of the financial report.

As a beneficiary, EMEA accepts to give full access to its personnel, accounting system, underlying documentation and accounts to the First Level Controller in order to carry out the procedures contemplated in this commitment.

DUTIES OF THE FIRST LEVEL CONTROLLER:

The First Level Controller must perform formal checks on partner expenditures declared during the project implementation each time before submitting a Payment claim. The First Level Controller ensures to the Managing Authority, the Certifying Authority and, most importantly, to the project itself, that costs claimed for reimbursement by the ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020 are justified and that their payment is requested by Lead Partners in accordance with the legal and financial provisions of the Subsidy Contract, the ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020 rules and EU and national provisions. First level control also gives to the “beneficiaries” (a term that refers to both the Lead Partner and the project partners), the guarantee that project accounts comply with the above-mentioned obligations and with legal and financial obligations of each structure contributing to the co-financing of the operation, in accordance with its legal situation and the valid legislation in the concerned State.

The First Level Controller is responsible for verifying that all activities and expenditures have been incurred in compliance with Programme, national and EU rules on eligibility of expenditure.

The First Level Controller must verify that:

a) Expenditure is in line with European, ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020 and national eligibility rules and complies with conditions for support of the project and payment as outlined in the Subsidy Contract;

b) Expenditure was actually paid with the exception of costs related to depreciations and « simplified cost options »;

c) Expenditure was incurred and paid (with the exceptions above under point b) within the eligible time period of the project and was not previously reported;

d) Payment of staff costs is proven on the basis of payslips or documents of equivalent probative value;

e) Expenditure based on « simplified cost options » (if any) is correctly calculated and the calculation method used is appropriate;

g) Expenditure in currency other than Euro was converted using the correct exchange rate;

h) Relevant EU/ national/ institutional and ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020 public procurement rules were observed;

i) EU and Programme publicity rules were observed;

j) Co-financed products, services and works were actually delivered;

k) Expenditure is related to activities in line with the consolidated application form and the Subsidy Contract.

l) The beneficiary received external national public counterparts corresponding to validated expenditures.

Competences required:

The controller should have prior experience of control of projects co-financed by the EU.

The controller is required to be independent from the controlled structure and qualified to carry out the control of project’s expenditure.

The First Level Controller needs to have a proven experience and track record showing that he/she is capable of performing the task of controlling project expenditure co-financed under EU programmes which goes beyond classical checks on accounts: it also involves a judgment on the compliance with EU, national and Programme rules. The controller is therefore expected to have a profound knowledge of controlling project expenditure under EU regulations as well as a good knowledge of English or French (considering that all Programme documents and reports are in one of the two Programme languages).

TIMEFRAME FOR THE FLC VERIFICATIONS:

The FLC should be performed at the end of each reporting period before validation of the project payment claim by the Lead Partner. A calendar to be respected for the submission of the payment claims is included at the end of the call.
After the submission of the expenditures for control, the FLC has two months to perform this control.

In practice:

EMEA will enter its expenditure in the ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020 reporting platform (MIS) as a first step.
The First Level Controller must be available at the end of each reporting period in order to perform the control without delay.
The First Level Controller must have the availability to ensure smooth exchanges with EMEA in order to speed up the control.
At the beginning of the reporting period, EMEA will ask the First Level Controller to execute as soon as possible the control on project expenditures also including a timeframe for exchanges and clarifications with the FLC.
The First Level Control declaration is issued and signed by the controller and sent to EMEA without delay.

Calendar to be respected by the First Level Controller:

Submission of the first expenditure report together with the First Level Control Certificate within two months after the end date of the controlled period on 15.09.2021.
Submission of the second expenditure report together with the First Level Control Certificate within two months after the end date of the controlled period on 15.09.2022
Submission of the third expenditure report together with the First Level Control Certificate within two months after the end date of the controlled period on 15.01.2023
Submission of the fourth and final expenditure report together with the First Level Control Certificate within two months after the end date of the controlled period on 15.03.2023.

AWARD CRITERIA:

Weighting: 30% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money.

Weighting: 70% – Criterion: Proven experience with auditing tasks in EU-funded projects. Proven experience with performing First Level Control on ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020 projects is an asset.

OTHER CONDITIONS:

The estimated value of the contract for carrying out the First Level Control for the above-specified five reporting periods is 10.000 EUR (excl. VAT). For the selection of the First Level Controller, the best value for money principle will prevail even if the offer requests a different amount from the indicative budget specified in the present call.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Audit firms are requested to submit an offer following the above specifications and the attached conditions by email to info@euromed-economists.org by 28 January 2021 at 17:00 CET at the latest. The successful applicant will be notified in writing within one week after the above-specified deadline.

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[CLOSED] EMEA is looking for a Visibility and digital development support service provider for the INVESTMED project

January 8th, 2021

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona is looking for a service provider to undertake specific communication, dissemination and digital development support activities under its projects.

About EMEA:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa Africa with the aim to promote transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world. Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity.

Our projects:

EMEA is partner in INVESTMED, a 30-month project co-funded by the European Union under the ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020. INVESTMED will address challenges Mediterranean MSMEs and start-ups face in terms of competitiveness, sustainability, internationalization, and capacity to innovate. In doing so, INVESTMED also intends to contribute to greening the economy and enhancing natural assets providing both economic and environmental benefits in the Mediterranean Sea basin region. On this basis, the project aims at addressing both economic and environmental challenges, supporting new, sustainable business opportunities for young people and women in three Mediterranean Partner Countries: Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia. INVESTMED will impact both on the MSMEs, which staff will be trained and coached to become more competitive, and, on the relevant public authorities, whose capacities to facilitate access and protect IPR to MSMEs will be reinforced.

Communication and dissemination services to be contracted:

Design and production of visibility material including PPT templates, project posters, roll-ups, reports templates, policy paper templates, brochures, e-Newsletters and Infographics for INVESTMED. The list of the visibility items is not exhaustive.
Provide development support to maintain and to update INVESTMED website.
Produce informative videos and post edit videos and recordings of online events and webinars.
Creation and maintenance of an online platform for community building and engagement and document repository. • Other ad hoc technical support assignments according to the INVESTMED project’s needs.

Competences required:

Programming and IT development.
Design and production of visibility materials.
Master English and French languages.

The company must also have proven track record and experience working on EU-co-funded project and have a good knowledge of the Visibility Requirements of External Actions co-funded by the EU.

Award criteria:

Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money.
50% – Criterion: Qualifications and experience.

Other conditions:

For the selection of the successful tenderer, the best value for money principle will prevail. Visibility items present in the offer must be completed and indicatively priced individually. The platform specifications must be outlined in detail and maintenance pricing provided for 2 years after the end of the project. Developer support detail activities and pricing must be provided per day.

Selection procedure:

Tenderers are requested to submit an offer following the above specifications, company experience, together with the CV(s) of the proposed staff member(s) to be involved in the action by email to info@euromed-economists.org. The deadline has been extended until 28 January 2021 at 17:00 CET

The successful applicant will be notified in writing within one week after the above-specified deadline.

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[CLOSED] EMEA is looking for a Project Officer

January 8th, 2021

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), an independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona is hiring a Project Officer to provide support in the implementation of EMEA projects and the coordination of its network of partners and experts.

About Us:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa Africa with the aim to promote transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world. Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity.

Our projects:

Our networks:

Tasks and responsibilities:

Provide support to the technical coordination of EMEA projects and networks.
Manage projects including writing progress reports, providing support to financial reporting, document control, manage sub-grants and respond to calls.
Draft annual activity and financial progress reports of EMEA for funders.
Liaise with researchers and experts affiliated with EMEA including the administrative matters and support the coordination of the activities with EMEA partners.
Lead the organization of EMEA events and conferences (logistics and practical arrangements for speakers and participants).
Coordinate and support the communication officer for the preparation of promotional material, communication and dissemination activities.
Support networking and transferring activities of EMEA.
Represent EMEA in international conferences.
Write minutes and reports.
Contribute to the development of the annual action plan of EMEA.
Any other projects and networks-related assignment by the President.

Reporting:

Reporting to EMEA Projects Coordinator and President.

Qualifications and competences required:

Master’s degree in a relevant field (Economics, Business Management, Project Management, International Relations, Political Science etc.);
At least 3 years of experience in managing EU-funded or other international research and/or cooperation projects;
Familiarity with EU funding programmes and rules;
Proficiency in English (C1 level) and good knowledge of French and Spanish (B2 level);
Team player, strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility, strong time management skills;
Previous experience with one or more thematic fields relevant for the Euro-Mediterranean integration and/or EU-Africa Partnership will be an asset;
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and travel abroad if required;
Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership;
Person based in Barcelona with work permit in Spain.

Qualifications and competences desired:

PhD in a relevant field;
Knowledge of the Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI);
Experience with blue economy/green economy projects;
Good knowledge and understanding of business support mechanisms;
Good knowledge of Arabic language is an asset.

Conditions:

The successful candidate must hold a valid work and residence permit in Spain.

This is a two-year full-time contract, renewable with six months probation period.

Compensation:

The salary will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location:

Barcelona, Spain

More information:

Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Project Manager Application – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon 21 January 2021.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a writing sample on the topic of their choice.

Starting date: 01 February 2021.

[CLOSED] EMEA is looking for a Administrative Officer

January 8th, 2021

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona is hiring an Administrative Officer to support EMEA general administrative activities.

About Us:

EMEA serves as a leading independent and innovative economic policy research institution and forum for debate on the political and socio-economic reforms in Mediterranean and Africa Africa with the aim to promote transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity. It strives to contribute to the rethinking of the Euro-Med and Africa partnerships in view of the new dynamics of an emerging multi-polar world. Striving to examine the socio-economic challenges and to contribute to the reform processes in the socio economic policy agendas, EMEA develops new scientific concepts, initiatives and projects promoting transparency, sustainability, inclusiveness, regional economic integration and prosperity.

Our projects:

Our networks:

Tasks and responsibilities:

Maintain and update electronic and paper filing system to ensure information is organized, up-to-date and easily accessible.
Plan and organise meetings, maintain the President’s agenda and take detailed minutes.
Handle online platform(s) for meetings and webinars (registrations, ensure technical aspects of the platform).
Update, maintain and follow on implementation of EMEA internal policies and procedures.
Handle and prioritize all outgoing or incoming correspondence (e-mail, letters, packages etc.) incl. communication with staff of Sant Pau administration and security.
Support in the preparation and follow-up on contracts with staff members, external collaborators and service providers.
Draft calls and public procurement notices when needed.
Monitor office supplies and negotiate terms with suppliers to ensure the most cost-effective orders.
Maintain and update contact list and coordinate with EMEA communication officer.
Book travel arrangements.
Act as the point of contact for visitors and liaise with the security staff of San Pau.
Support EMEA staff when needed.
Follow-up on EMEA expenditure with the Accountant.
Support in preparing invoices, payment claims and process them for payment.
Participate in meetings and prepare minutes when needed.
Contribute to the preparation of EMEA Annual Reports.
Report to the President.
Any other assignment by the President.

Qualifications and competences required:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Economics, Business Management, etc.).
Proven experience as administrative assistant or similar administrative role.
Proficient in MS Office and “back-office” software (e.g. ERP)
In depth knowledge of office management and basic accounting procedures.
Familiarity with basic research methods and reporting techniques.
Excellent organizational, time-management skills and the ability to prioritize work.
Outstanding communication and negotiation abilities.
Attention to detail and problem solving skills.
Integrity and confidentiality.
Proficiency in Spanish and English (C1 level) and good knowledge of French (B2 level).
Team player, strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy, and sense of responsibility and ability to multi-tasks.
Person based in Barcelona with work permit in Spain.

Qualifications and competences desired:

Previous experience with one or more thematic fields relevant for the Euro-Mediterranean integration and/or EU-Africa Partnership will be an asset.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and travel abroad if required.
Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership.

Conditions:

The successful candidate must hold a valid work and residence permit in Spain.

This is a two-year full-time contract, renewable with six months probation period.

Compensation:

The salary will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location:

Barcelona, Spain

More information:

Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Administrative Officer – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by noon 21 January 2021.

Starting date: 01 February 2021.

[CLOSED] Terms of reference – Communication Officer

September 2nd, 2020

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona is looking for a service provider to undertake specific communication, dissemination and digital development support activities under its projects.

About EMEA:

Our projects:

EMEA is lead and partner in several EU-funded projects (EuropeAid, Horizon 2020, ENI CBC, Interreg MED). The candidate sought will be mainly working on projects focused on supporting entrepreneurship initiatives in the EU neighborhood (South and East Mediterranean countries) and mainstreaming good practices in terms of renewable energies in North Mediterranean Countries.

Tasks and responsibilities::

Preparation and implementation of the communication, visibility and stakeholder engagement strategies of EMEA projects.
Preparation of regular communication and visibility reports setting the roadmap for the timely and effective implementation of targeted communication and visibility activities for EMEA projects.
Participation in the definition of visibility guidelines and rules for project beneficiaries (target groups).
Updates and preparation of regular contents for the website (i.e. also liaising with developers/project website administrators).
Management of EMEA projects’ social media accounts (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter), e-newsletters and other interactive tools (videos, infographics, etc.).
Coordination of the elaboration of promotional materials with designers and printers (i.e. Brochures, banners, newsletters, social media, infographics, and annual activity reports).
Support to the organisation of regional events, also ensuring compliance with all necessary communication and visibility requirements.
Support to capitalization, cross-fertilisation and advocacy activities upon request by the Project Manager/Supervisor.
Cooperation with other Communication/Dissemination officers working on the projects at partner organisations.
Support the establishment of collaboration with local media in the region.
Design of project visibility elements following the EU guidelines
Creation and management of projects’ websites, ensuring technical support and positioning and provide regular statistics on performance
Creation of networking platforms and technical support
Other ad hoc communication and dissemination assignments according to the projects’ needs.

Qualifications and competences required:

Good knowledge of the Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI);
Experience with blue economy/green economy projects;
Programming and IT skills;
Design and audiovisual production skills;
Good knowledge and use of Artificial Intelligence.
Good knowledge in other languages (e.g. French and Arabic).

Compensation:

The compensation will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Location:

Barcelona, Spain

More information:

Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Communication Officer – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by 21 September 2020.

Starting date:

As soon as possible

[CLOSED] EMEA is looking for a Communication and digital development support service provider for its projects

September 2nd, 2020

About EMEA:

Our projects:

Communication and dissemination services to be contracted:

Preparation and implementation of the communication, visibility and stakeholder engagement strategies of EMEA projects.
Preparation of regular communication and visibility reports setting the roadmap for the timely and effective implementation of targeted communication and visibility activities for EMEA projects.
Participation in the definition of visibility guidelines and rules for project beneficiaries (target groups).
Updates and preparation of regular contents for the website (i.e. also liaising with developers/project website administrators).
Management of EMEA project’s social media accounts (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter), e-newsletters and other interactive tools (videos, infographics, etc.).
Coordination of the elaboration of promotional materials with designers and printers (i.e. Brochures, banners, newsletters, social media, infographics, and annual activity reports).
Support to the organisation of regional events, also ensuring compliance with all necessary communication and visibility requirements.
Support to capitalization, cross-fertilisation and advocacy activities upon request by the Project Manager/Supervisor.
Cooperation with other Communication/Dissemination officers working on the projects at partner organisations.
Support the establishment of collaboration with local media in the region.
Other ad hoc communication and dissemination assignments according to the projects’ needs.
Creation and maintenance of project websites, e-Learning/collaboration platforms and document repositories ensuring that all technical requirements are dealt with.
Specific programming requirements for project websites and e-Learning/collaboration platforms.
Design and production of visibility material (i.e. logo, brochures, flyers, booklets, deliverables, ppts, etc.) for projects.
Other ad hoc technical support assignments according to the projects’ needs.

Competences required:

The company contracted must allocate at least one person working full-time for EMEA.
The person(s) allocated to perform specific communication and dissemination activities for EMEA’s projects must have proven prior experience with carrying out dissemination and communication for EU-funded projects (preferably focused on the Euro-Mediterranean region).
Furthermore, the person allocated must comply with the minimum qualifications required:
University Degree in a relevant field (Communication, Marketing, Business Administration, Computer Science, etc.)
At least 15 years of experience as Communication Officer.
Familiarity with EU funding programmes and rules (especially those related to communication and visibility).
Proficiency in English (C1 level) both in writing and spoken language.
Team player, strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility, strong time management skills.
Previous experience with one or more thematic fields relevant for the Euro-Mediterranean integration and/or EU-Africa Partnership will be an asset.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and travel abroad if required.
Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership.
The company contracted must also have capacities to carry out:
Digital, Programming and IT development.
Design and production of visibility materials.

The company must also have proven track record and experience working on EU-co-funded project and have a good knowledge of the Visibility Requirements of External Actions co-funded by the EU.

Award criteria for communication and dissemination services:

Compliance with administrative criteria: – Allocation of one staff member full-time to work exclusively on EMEA projects.
Compliance with quality criteria:- Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money.- Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Proven experience with communication and dissemination tasks in EU-funded projects (mainly EuropeAid, ENI, ERDF).

Other conditions:

The estimated value of the contract for carrying out dissemination and communication of EMEA’s projects is 38.000 EUR (incl. VAT) per year for a max of 114.000 EUR (incl. VAT) for three years. For the selection of the successful tenderer, the best value for money principle will prevail even if the offer requests a different amount from the indicative budget specified in the present call.

Award criteria for Programming and IT services:

Weighting: 50% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money.
50% – Qualifications and experience.

Other conditions:

The estimated value of the contract for carrying out technical support to EMEA’s projects is 5.500 EUR (incl. VAT) per year (for a maximum of 23.000 EUR (incl. VAT) for four years). For the selection of the successful tenderer, the best value for money principle will prevail even if the offer requests a different amount from the indicative budget specified in the present call.

Selection procedure:

Communication firms are requested to submit an offer following the above specifications together with the CV(s) of the proposed staff member(s) by email to info@euromed-economists.org by 21 September 2020 at 17:00 CET at the latest.

The successful applicant will be notified in writing within one week after the above-specified deadline.

[CLOSED] Terms of reference – Experts Members for EMEA Technical Experts Group (TEG) on the Cultural and Creative Industry in the South and East Mediterranean Countries

July 27, 2020

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is recruiting Experts to form the Technical Expert Group (TEG) on CCI in the Mediterranean which aim is to support the performance of the mapping exercise on the cultural and creative industry (CCI) and entrepreneurship and educational ecosystems in selected countries in the Southern Neighborhood Countries of the European Union under EMEA’s projects. The TEG Group will include experts from these countries with knowledge on entrepreneurship, business development and CCI.

About Us:

Our projects:

EMEA is leading and partner in several EU-funded projects co-funded under EuropeAid, Horizon 2020, ENI CBC, Interreg MED. The candidates sought will be contributing to projects focused on supporting entrepreneurship initiatives in the Southern shore of the Mediterranean. In this regard, EMEA’s role is to map and prepare the technical framework and throughout analysis on the entrepreneurship and educational ecosystem focusing on young people and women and different sectors (i.e. cultural and creative industry, blue economy, green economy, etc.).

Tasks and responsibilities of the Expert members of TEG-CCI:

To provide inputs upon request by EMEA’s researcher for the mapping by completing and submitting national reports;
To participate and provide expertise to the Experts Team working group meetings;
To conduct interviews and consultations with local stakeholders in one or more of the Southern Neighborhood Countries and complete template s and provide written inputs to the EMEA’s researcher responsible for the mapping;
To participate to the TEG-CCI meetings;
To ensure outreach at local levels in the target Southern Neighborhood Countries.

Qualifications and competences required:

Master’s degree (Mathematics, Statistics, Economics and Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent);
At least 5 years of experience with data collection, stakeholder consultation processes, outreach and surveying;
Demonstrated experience in business management support, consultation and entrepreneurship support;
Knowledge on the region;
High-level written and verbal communication skills;
Excellent command of English (C1), both orally and in writing;
Good knowledge (B2) of at least one of the following languages: French, Arabic;
Team player, strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility and respect of deadlines, strong time management skills.

Qualifications and competences desired:

PhD in a relevant field (economics, business administration, management and equivalent);
Good knowledge of the Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI);
Good knowledge of international intellectual property standards is an asset;
Experience with blue economy/green economy projects.

Compensation:

Conditions:

The successful candidates must be able to sign an expert contract in the European Union.

Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Mapping expert Application – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by 10 September 2020.

Starting date: ASAP.

[CLOSED] Terms of reference – Technical Project Coordinator

July 27, 2020

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona is hiring a Technical Project Coordinator to coordinate technical work (including research, transfer and advocacy) performed under EMEA’s projects.

About Us:

Our projects:

Tasks and responsibilities:

To coordinate project teams, regularly follow-up on the progress of work implemented by both EMEA researchers, external experts and project staff assigned by partner organisations as indicated in the actions plans;
Coordinate the implementation of project events and workshops by ensuring that the organisation meets the highest quality standards;
Organise coordination and follow-up meetings with EMEA staff, Work package Leaders and project staff assigned by partner organisations;
Coordinate the Quality Assurance process of project deliverables, reports and other documentation;
Ensure regular monitoring of project progress and make sure deadlines are met by project staff;
Elaborate and implement risk assessment and mitigation strategy for projects;
Work in close collaboration with EMEA Researcher and external experts to perform specific mapping activities in project countries;
Review and approve project narrative and financial reports;
Coordinate the administrative and financial management of EMEA project in close collaboration with the Project Manager;
Liaise with project partners, the contracting authority, target groups and other stakeholders at EU and local levels;
Coordinate and review dissemination strategies and actions in close collaboration with the Communications Officer;
Collaborate with EMEA Project Manager in any other tasks assigned by the Supervisor;
Report to the president of EMEA on the projects implementation.

Qualifications and competences required:

Master’s degree in a relevant field (Economics, Business Management, Project Management, International Relations, etc.);
At least 5 years of experience in managing EU-funded or other international research and/or cooperation projects;
Proven experience in coordinating project teams (preferably with EU-funded projects);
Familiarity with EU funding programmes and rules;
Proficiency in English (C1 level) and good knowledge of French (B2 level);
Team player, strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility, strong time management skills;
Previous experience with one or more thematic fields relevant for the Euro-Mediterranean integration and/or EU-Africa Partnership will be an asset;
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and travel abroad if required;
Willingness to learn and general interest in Euro-Mediterranean affairs and/or EU-Africa Partnership;
EU Citizen with right to work in Spain.

Qualifications and competences desired:

PhD in a relevant field;
Good knowledge of the Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI);
Experience with blue economy/green economy projects;
Good knowledge and understanding of business support mechanisms;
Good knowledge of Arabic language is an asset.

Compensation:

The salary will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Conditions:

The successful candidate must hold a valid work and residence permit in Spain.

This is a two-year full-time contract, renewable with six months probation period.

Location:

Barcelona, Spain

More information:

Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Technical Project Coordinator Application – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line 25 August 2020.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a writing sample on the topic of their choice.

Starting date: 1 September 2020

[CLOSED] Terms of reference – Researcher

July 27, 2020

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional economic policy think tank based in Barcelona, is recruiting a Researcher to implement data collection, mapping and analysis in different sectors of the economy such as the cultural and creative industry (CCI), the blue/green economy, the digital economy and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the EU and its Neighborhood under EMEA’s projects.

About Us:

Our projects:

EMEA leads and is partner in several EU-funded projects (EuropeAid, Horizon 2020, ENI CBC, Interreg MED). The candidate sought will be contributing to projects focused on supporting entrepreneurship initiatives in the EU neighborhood (South and East Mediterranean and other regions). In this regard, the research role is to collect, map and prepare a throughout analysis on the entrepreneurship ecosystem focusing on young people and women and different sectors (i.e. cultural and creative industry, blue economy, green economy, digital economy etc.).

Tasks and responsibilities:

To collect quantitative and qualitative data, perform literature review (incl. relevant studies, publications, data, statistics, policies, strategies, legal framework documents, etc.), market research and territorial analysis of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in eight Southern Neighbourhood Countries of the European Union with a focus on several sectors such as CCI, blue/green/digital/social economy.
To participate in Experts Teams working group meetings and coordinate in close collaboration with the EMEA’s Technical Experts Groups;
To provide templates and structured input forms to the technical Experts;
To participate in stakeholder consultation workshops and meetings;
To ensure that other activities implemented in the projects are aligned with the ongoing research and participate actively in project meetings;
To assist and work in close collaboration with the Technical Project Coordinator and/or other EMEA Researchers in collecting, analysing data and summarising findings;
To provide assistance to the scientific coordination of EMEA’s ongoing initiatives and projects;
To participate in international research teams working on specific priority issues in terms of the Euro-Mediterranean affairs, EU-Africa Partnership, Entrepreneurship, social economy, blue/green/digital economy and CCI;
To prepare deliverables, reports, summaries, analyses and other documents;
To cooperate with and to support the Project Managers and EMEA President when required.

Qualifications and competences required:

PhD in a relevant field (Economics, Management, Political Sciences, International Relations, or similar) with good knowledge on Euro-Mediterranean affairs, in particular socio-economic development, private sector and entrepreneurship.
Experience with data collection and analysis combined with an excellent command of Excel and Stata.
Familiarity with qualitative methods (i.e. questionnaires, stakeholder interviews, summarizing results of primary data collection exercises)
Ability to conduct empirical analyses on selected topics.
Excellent command of English (C1), both orally and in writing.
Excellent writing skills and ability to conduct literature reviews.
Good knowledge (B2) of at least one of the following languages: French, Arabic.
Team player, strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility, strong time management skills.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and travel abroad if required.

Qualifications and competences desired:

Good knowledge of the Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI);
Experience with blue economy/green economy projects.

Compensation:

The salary will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Conditions:

This is a two-year full-time contract, with a six-month probation period. The selected candidate must hold a valid work permit in Spain and in the European Union.

Location:

Barcelona, Spain.

More information:

Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Researcher Application – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by 25 August, 2020.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a writing sample on the topic of their choice.

Starting date: ASAP.

[CLOSED] EMEA is looking for a First Level Controller for the Interreg MED Renewable Energy project

June 17, 2020

Objective: European Territorial Cooperation

Programme: Interreg Med Cooperation Programme

Project title: Capitalisation of the RES projects in the MED area

Project Acronym: Renewable Energy

Project reference number: REF. MED_6159-2_HP-RE

Beneficiary: Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA)

Estimated budget: 4.500 EUR (+ VAT)

Project contract duration: 15.05.2020 – 30.06.2022

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

It is a horizontal project implemented under the framework of the Interreg MED Program. The project poses as a challenge the capitalization of the results generated by the community of modular projects for the promotion of renewable energies within the same Interreg MED program. The objective is to promote the transfer of knowledge of the results obtained from 2016 to 2019 and promote their incorporation in energy transition policies in the European Mediterranean Regions.

The activities of the Interreg Med Renewable Energy project will also involve entities and potential actors in the different MED territories to exploit and give rise to transnational cooperation.

EMEA, as a beneficiary, must submit a financial report on the action financed under the grant contract, which complies with the conditions stipulated in that contract and which can be reconciled with its accounting system. EMEA, as a beneficiary, must provide adequate and sufficient financial and non-financial information in support of the financial report.

DUTIES OF THE FIRST LEVEL CONTROLLER:

The First Level Controller must perform formal checks on partner expenditures declared during the project implementation each time before submitting a Payment claim. The First Level Controller ensures to the Managing Authority, the Certifying Authority and, most importantly, to the project itself, that costs claimed for reimbursement by the ERDF / IPA Interreg MED Programme are justified and that their payment is requested by Lead Partners in accordance with the legal and financial provisions of the Subsidy Contract, the Interreg MED Programme rules and EU and national provisions. First level control also gives to the “beneficiaries” (a term that refers to both the Lead Partner and the project partners), the guarantee that project accounts comply with the above-mentioned obligations and with legal and financial obligations of each structure contributing to the co-financing of the operation, in accordance with its legal situation and the valid legislation in the concerned State.

The First Level Controller is responsible for verifying that all activities and expenditures have been incurred in compliance with Programme, national and EU rules on eligibility of expenditure.

The First Level Controller must verify that:

a) Expenditure is in line with European, Interreg MED Programme and national eligibility rules and complies with conditions for support of the project and payment as outlined in the Subsidy Contract;
b) Expenditure was actually paid with the exception of costs related to depreciations and « simplified cost options »;
c) Expenditure was incurred and paid (with the exceptions above under point b) within the eligible time period of the project and was not previously reported;
d) Payment of staff costs is proven on the basis of payslips or documents of equivalent probative value;
e) Expenditure based on « simplified cost options » (if any) is correctly calculated and the calculation method used is appropriate;
f) Expenditure reimbursed on the basis of eligible costs actually incurred is either properly recorded in a separate accounting system or has an adequate accounting code allocated. The expenditures reported under SCO are recorded in the programme monitoring tool. The necessary audit trail exists and is available for inspection;
g) Expenditure in currency other than Euro was converted using the correct exchange rate;
h) Relevant EU/ national/ institutional and Interreg MED Programme public procurement rules were observed;
i) EU and Programme publicity rules were observed;
j) Co-financed products, services and works were actually delivered;
k) Expenditure is related to activities in line with the consolidated application form and the Subsidy Contract.
l) The beneficiary received external national public counterparts corresponding to validated expenditures.

Competences required:

The controller should have prior experience of control of projects co-financed by the EU.

The controller is required to be independent from the controlled structure and qualified to carry out the control of project’s expenditure.

The First Level Controller needs to have a proven experience and track record showing that he/she is capable of performing the task of controlling project expenditure co-financed under the Interreg MED Programme which goes beyond classical checks on accounts: it also involves a judgment on the compliance with ERDF, national and Programme rules. The controller is therefore expected to have a profound knowledge of controlling project expenditure under the Structural Funds regulations as well as a good knowledge of English or French (considering that all Programme documents and reports are in one of the two Programme languages).

TIMEFRAME FOR THE FLC VERIFICATIONS:

After the submission of the expenditures for control, the FLC has three months to perform this control.

In practice:

EMEA will enter its expenditure in the Interreg MED Programme reporting platform (Synergie-CTE) as a first step.
The First Level Controller must be available at the end of each reporting period in order to perform the control without delay.
The First Level Controller must have the availability to ensure smooth exchanges with EMEA in order to speed up the control.
Every six months EMEA will ask the First Level Controller to execute as soon as possible the control on project expenditures also including a timeframe for exchanges and clarifications with the FLC.
The First Level Control declaration is issued and signed by the controller and sent to EMEA without delay.

Calendar to be respected by the First Level Controller:

Submission of the first expenditure report together with the First Level Control Certificate within two months after the end date of the controlled period on 30.06.2020
Submission of the second expenditure report together with the First Level Control Certificate within two months after the end date of the controlled period on 31.12.2020
Submission of the third expenditure report together with the First Level Control Certificate within two months after the end date of the controlled period on 30.06.2021
Submission of the fourth expenditure report together with the First Level Control Certificate within two months after the end date of the controlled period on 31.12.2021
Submission of the fifth expenditure report together with the First Level Control Certificate within two months after the end date of the controlled period on 30.06.2020

AWARD CRITERIA:

Weighting: 30% – Criterion: Financial aspects – best value for money.

Weighting: 70% – Criterion: Proven experience with auditing tasks in EU-cofinanced projects (preferably ERDF). Proven experience with performing First Level Control on Interreg MED projects is an asset.

OTHER CONDITIONS:

The estimated value of the contract for carrying out the First Level Control for the above-specified five reporting periods is 4.500 EUR (excl. VAT). For the selection of the First Level Controller, the best value for money principle will prevail even if the offer requests a different amount from the indicative budget specified in the present call.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Audit firms are requested to submit an offer following the above specifications and the attached conditions by email to info@euromed-economists.org by 24 June 2020 at 17:00 CET at the latest.

The successful applicant will be notified in writing within one week after the above-specified deadline.

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[CLOSED] The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) is hiring

JANUARY 29, 2020

Terms of reference – Data Analyst

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), independent regional think tank based in Barcelona is hiring a Data Analyst to support and perform research activities linked to EMEA’s ongoing initiatives and projects.

About Us:

Tasks and responsibilities:

To assist the Scientific Director and/or other EMEA Researchers in collecting, updating, organizing, analysing and managing large data files and summarising findings;
To provide technical expertise on data storage structures, data mining, data cleansing and visualization;
To prepare specific reports, summaries, analyses and contribute to EMEA deliverables;
To support other research activities linked to EMEA’s key research priority areas including but not limited to: socio economic sustainable development and regional integration;
To participate in EMEA projects meetings, events and workshops when required for completing the specific research activities;
To provide assistance to the scientific coordination of EMEA’s ongoing initiatives and projects.

Qualifications and competences required:

Master’s degree (Mathematics, Statistics, Economics and Finance, and Computer Sciences or equivalent)
Experience with data collection and analysis combined with an excellent command of Excel and Stata and other programming languages (SAS, Matlab, R or equivalent).
Demonstrated experience in methodologies and processes for managing and organising and managing large-scale databases.
Understanding of addressing and metadata standards.
High-level written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent command of English (C1), both orally and in writing.
Good knowledge (B2) of at least one of the following languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic.
Team player, strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, autonomy and sense of responsibility, strong time management skills.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and travel abroad if required.

Qualifications and competences desired:

PhD in a relevant field
Work experience as a data analyst or in related field.

Compensation:

The salary will be in accordance with the qualifications and the previous experience of the selected candidate.

Conditions:

The successful candidate must hold a valid work and residence permit in Spain.

This is a one-year full-time contract, renewable with six months probation period.

Location:

Barcelona, Spain

More information:

Further questions/enquiries regarding the position can be e-mailed to info@euromed-economists.org

Application and deadline:

Applications should include a one-page letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/). Both documents should be emailed to info@euromed-economists.org with “Data Analyst Application – First Name and Last Name” in the subject line by 15 February 2020.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a writing sample on the topic of their choice.

Starting date: 1 March 2020

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