Steinbeis Advanced Risk Technologies
(www.risk-technologies.eu)
Stuttgart, Germany
and

European Virtual Institute for Integrated Risk Management
(www.eu-vri.eu)
Stuttgart, Germany

Call for candidates for EuropeAid Key Experts
In relation with the call EuropeAid/131555/C/SER/RS, Tender ref: 11SER01/18/11
"Law enforcement in the field of industrial pollution control, prevention of chemical accidents and establishing the EMAS system"
Location: Europe (non-EU) — Serbia
(https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.detPUB&aoref=131555)
Steinbeis Advanced Risk Technologies and EU-VRi are looking for candidates for the following positions:
Position 1: one key expert - team leader
(for 440 working days in two years)
Position 2: one key expert for Seveso Directive
(for 300 working days in two years)
Position 3: one key expert for IPPC/IED Directive
(for 300 working days in two years)
The proposal is currently in preparation for Stage 2 which requires also designating the key experts.
Requirements regarding general qualifications for the key experts are:
- a Bachelor's degree (where an university degree has been awarded on completion of three years study in a university or equivalent institution).
- a Master/PhD in a subject relevant to the assignment is an advantage
- at least very good command of English (4 on a scale 1-5 where 5 is excellent).
Specific requirements related to the experience are:
Key expert - team leader
General professional experience:
- Minimum 10 years but preferably 15 years of post-graduate professional experience in environmental management. Post graduate professional experience in environmental management gained in the European Union as civil servant or employee of a Member State Mandated Body will be considered as an advantage.
Specific professional experience:
- Experience as project team leader (TA-TL) in donor funded projects (one to three projects) of a similar size, complexity and duration (not less than EUR 1 million service contract value and not less than 18 months individual project duration. Not less than 60% of individual project duration of 18 months covered by expert's work day input as TA-TL) in at least one country that is not the expert's country of origin/usual residence.
- Minimum 3 years but preferably 6 years of post-graduate professional experience in capacity/institution building in the environmental field and gained preferably in past or current EU potential candidate or candidate countries.
- Professional experience gained in one or more of the following thematic areas in the European Union will be considered as an advantage: Legal Transposition of the Environment Acquis, IPPC, Seveso, Environmental Management systems such as ISO 14001 or EMAS.
Key expert – IPPC
General professional experience:
- Minimum of 10 years but preferably 15 years of post graduate professional experience in environmental management
Specific professional experience:
- Minimum of 6 years but preferably 10 years of post-graduate professional experience in the IPPC permitting process gained in an EU Member State. Post graduate professional experience in the IPPC permitting process gained in an EU Member State as civil servant or employee of a Member State Mandated Body will be considered as an advantage.
- Minimum 3 years but preferably 6 years of post graduate professional experience gained in an EU member state in the writing of IPPC permits as staff of a permitting authority or work as a consultant assisting a permitting authority in defining conditions of permits and including the application of BAT and BREF documents.
- Professional experience as key expert or non key expert in a donor funded project(s) with an aggregate work day input of the expert of at least 60 work days but preferably more in a country that is not the country of origin/usual residence of the expert and pertaining to IPPC permitting and /or inspection is an advantage.
Key expert – Seveso
General professional experience:
- Minimum of 10 years but preferably 15 years of post graduate professional experience in environmental management
Specific professional experience:
- Minimum of 6 years but preferably 10 years of post-graduate professional experience gained in an EU Member 5tate in implementing Seveso legislation on chemical accident prevention and preparedness including experience in the evaluation of Safety Reports and Emergency Plans. Post graduate professional experience in implementing the Seveso legislation on chemical accident prevention and preparedness including experience in the evaluation of Safety Reports and Emergency Plans in an EU member state as civil servant or employee of a Member 5tate Mandated Body will be considered as an advantage; experience in drafting of Safety Reports and Emergency Plans will be considered as an advantage.
- Professional experience as key expert or non key expert in a donor funded project(s) with an aggregate work day input of the expert of at least 60 work days but preferably more in a 29 country that is not the country of origin/usual residence of the expert and pertaining to the implementation of Seveso legislation is an advantage.
Non-key experts
Senior non key experts - long term and short term: Minimum requirements for Qualifications & Skills as for key experts. In addition they shall have not less than 10 years general professional experience and not less than 6 years of specifie professional experience gathered in an EU member state.
Junior non key experts - long term and short term: Requirements for Qualifications & Skills as for key experts. In addition they shall have not less than Syears general professional experience and not less than 3 years of specifie professional experience. Where the assignments under this expert category concern transposition and implementation of EU legislation prior professional experience in the EU will be a requirement.
Also note that selected candidates, on request from R-Tech/EU-VRi, have to provide
- a copy of the diplomas mentioned in their CVs
- a copy of the employers' certificates or references proving the professional experience indicated in their CVs.
Probable start of the project:
May/September 2012
Duration of the project: 24 months
Location: Republic of Serbia
Interested candidates have to prepare CVs using template for EurupeAid CV
(http://www.oneglobalexpert.com/european-commission-curriculum-vitae-templates.html)
and apply, latest by February 1, 2012, by e-mail to: