Team Leader: Business Development Expert

GDSI Limited of Ireland has been shortlisted for the EU-funded tender in Montenegro entitled "NEAR/TGD/2022/EA-RP/0176: Advanced business development services for improving the capacities of SMEs".

Overall objective 

The overall objective (Impact) to which this action contributes is:

To strengthen the economic competitiveness of private sector in Montenegro.

Specific objective(s)

The specific objectives (Outcomes) of this contract are as follows:

Outcome 1: Establishing Business Development Services (BDS) for SMEs   

Outcome 2: Ensuring efficient absorption of EU financing programmes for SMEs

Expected outputs to be achieved by the contractor

The expected outputs of this contract are as follows:

Outcome 1: Establishing Business Development Services (BDS) for SMEs  

Output 1 to Outcome 1: Analysis of existing institutional and other relevant stakeholders providing advisory services for SMEs and Guidance for development BDS prepared

Output 2 to Outcome 1: BDS established and functional, providing vide set of advisory services  

Output 3 to Outcome 1: Mechanism for coordination, monitoring and evaluation of services for SMEs improved

Output 4 to Outcome 1: Single Access Point biznis.gov.me upgraded

Outcome 2: Ensuring efficient absorption of EU financing programmes for SMEs

Output 1 to Outcome 2: Supporting MEDT and other beneficiary institutions in programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of EU funded projects

Output 2 to Outcome 2: Building capacities for planning and implementation of EU funded projects

Required profile:

Key expert 1: Business Development expert

Qualifications and skills

·       University degree (where a degree has been awarded on completion of four years 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 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 development and delivery of training programmes for SMEs will be considered as an asset.

All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in responsibilities they take on.

All experts must spend at least 60% of their working days in Montenegro.