Key Expert 1: Business Development Expert

Key expert 1: Business Development expert

Qualifications and skills

·       University degree (where a degree has been awarded on completion of four years of study in a University or equivalent institution) or at least 8 years of additional experience on top of that indicated under General professional experience below; 

·       Master and/or PhD degree will be considered as an asset;

·       Proficient knowledge of English;

·       Knowledge of the local language will be considered as an asset.

General professional experience

·       At least 10 years of professional experience related to business development and/or entrepreneurship.

Specific professional experience

·       Experience in establishing and developing at least one BDS in EU accession country(-es) and/or EU Member State(s);

·       A team leadership experience in at least one EU-funded project in the fields of ‘Business Development’ and/or ‘EU funds management’ within the last five (5) years;

·       At least 4 years of experience in the institution/body supporting SMEs development in the EU accession country(-ies) and/or EU Member State(s);

·       Experience in the development and delivery of training programmes for SMEs will be considered as an asset.