Non-Key Experts Pool (Iraq-NKE-C2) - Component 2: Reform support to government institutions (in federal Iraq and KRI) in the development policy areas of the MIP 2021-2027

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Non-Key Experts Pool (Iraq-NKE-C2) - Component 2: Reform support to government institutions (in federal Iraq and KRI) in the development policy areas of the MIP 2021-2027  

Senior-level & Junior-Level, Short-term contract assignments

Contract title: Facility to support policy dialogue and technical assistance in Iraq

Brief description of the project: To strengthen public institutions and develop capacities for policymaking, planning and implementation in view of engaging with non-state actors, responding to citizens’ needs and contributing to general socio-economic development and the strengthening of participatory governance, peaceful and just society

The purposes of this contract are as follows:

Complementary to the large programme portfolio of the EU development cooperation, this project shall provide surge capacity to the EU delegation in order to support the Government's capacities to draw-up and coordinate a coherent development policy framework including sectorial policies, and support its implementation in the areas of the EU Multi-Annual Indicative Programme.
The purpose of this contract is to provide on-demand technical assistance open to all Government entities and State institutions targeted by the EU's MIP (2021-2027) as well as the EU delegation.

DAI is looking to recruit a pool of non-key experts (senior NKEs and Junior NKEs) and welcomes applications from all interested specialists with experience and interest in the following requirements:

NKEs activities planned:

• Activity 2.1: Support Government institutions in federal Iraq and KRI via demand-driven TC in close cooperation with the beneficiary and the EUD to identify and respond to emerging strategic policy and legislative issues and associated challenges or opportunities
• Activity 2.2: Technical assistance to formulate, prepare and facilitate implementation of sector policies, funding and implementation plans in alignment to government' strategic documents and policy frameworks 
• Activity 2.3: Provision of capacity development solutions for the preparation of sector policies/strategies/plans 
• Activity 2.4: Support strengthening of inter-institutional coordination mechanisms (A.2.4 and A.2.5 in the ToR)
• Activity 2.5: Support development and implementation of line ministries' organisational reform strategies to aid the decentralisation process 
• Activity 2.6: Support government entities to establish technical sector consultation fora

Requirements:

• NKEs will have professional and technical profiles that allow them to effectively and efficiently work with national counterparts and experts and consultants of other development partners. The NKEs will be expected to effectively develop synergies and complimentary technical inputs to contribute to sector capacity development, evidence informed policy making, and to introduce new systems and processes to modernise and upgrade planning and performance in service provision.
• All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on.
• Civil servants/public officials and other staff of the public administration of the Beneficiary country cannot be recruited as experts.

Qualifications and skills

• Senior Non-Key Experts must have minimum years of experience of 6 years in areas relevant to the contract including public administration, management, engineering, sciences, economics, development economics, international relations, law or other relevant subjects.
• Junior Key Experts must have minimum 4 years of experience in areas relevant to the contract including public administration, management, engineering, sciences, economics, development economics, international relations, law or other relevant subjects.
• All NKEs will be specialists with a university degree level, fluency in English (Arabic considered an indispensable asset) and computer literate, with verifiable and solid relevant professional experience.
• Experience in Iraq or the MENA region or a similar fragility context will be an advantage.

Provisional commencement of the project: 1 July 2022

Period of implementation: 36 months

Deadline for submission of applications & CVs from interested candidates: continuous

If you are interested kindly submit a CV in English in EU format, indicating field (s) of expertise and experience.

CV’s considered relevant will be included in the existing pool of experts and pre-selected candidates will be contacted in the course of project implementation as the need arises.

Detailed ToR for implementation of short-term missions will be sent to the short-listed candidates.