Key expert 1: Team Leader – High-Level Adviser on Energy

EU funded technical assistance project: Strengthened strategic, institutional, and operational capacity for effective energy policy in response to the climate change, Skopje, North Macedonia

DAI is currently preparing a tender for the project in subject and is recruiting a Key expert 1: Team Leader – High-Level Adviser on Energy with an expected input of minimum 675 working days in Skopje, North Macedonia across 42 months of project implementation, starting indicatively on 1st December 2026.

The overall objective (Impact) to which this action contributes is: to contribute to sustainable economic development of North Macedonia.

The specific objectives (Outcomes) of this contract are as follows: Accelerated climate change-related structural reforms in the energy sector.

The expected outputs of this contract are as follows:

Strengthened strategic, institutional, and operational capacity for effective energy policy in response to the climate change.

• Output 1. Improved national policy and legal framework in the energy sector.
• Output 2. Increased participation of municipalities in the green energy transition.
• Output 3. Improved analysis for green energy transition of the country.

The Key expert 1: Team Leader – High-Level Adviser on Energy candidate should comply with the following qualifications and general and specific professional experience criteria:

Qualifications and skills:

• Minimum Masters in a directly related discipline, or Bachelor in the same field plus four years of relevant professional experience.
• Excellent spoken and written English, corresponding to level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

General professional experience:

• Minimum 10 but preferably 12 years of professional experience in in a field related to energy.

Specific professional experience:

• Experience as Team Leader in at least one EU funded technical assistance project with total value of EUR 1,000,000 or more.
• Experience in high-level policy advice (Minister of higher level) on energy matters.
• Experience on assignments in EU MS bodies or other contracting parties of the Energy Community Treaty, will be considered an advantage.

The interested candidates are invited to submit their CVs in English no later than 20th of June 2026!

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!