Key Expert 2: Senior State Aid Expert

WEglobal is currently preparing for the implementation of the EU-funded project “Technical Assistance on Alignment of Ukraine's Competition and State Aid Frameworks with the EU” and is seeking highly qualified experts for key positions.

The overall objective of the project is to support Ukraine’s accession-related alignment with the EU acquis in the fields of competition and State aid, including SGEI/PSO-related aspects, through the strengthening of the legal framework, enforcement practices, and institutional capacities of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) and other relevant public authorities.

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine and home-based
Indicative start date: September 2026
Duration: 36 months

Key Expert 2: Senior State Aid Expert, minimum of 550 FTE

Qualifications and skills
2.1 At least a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in law, economics, public administration, public policy, European studies or another discipline directly relevant to State aid control or a bachelor’s degree in the same fields plus at least 880 FTE of relevant professional experience in addition to requirement 2.4.
2.2 Advanced English language skills of at least level C1 (understanding, speaking, writing in accordance with CEFR).
2.3 Asset: A good command of Ukrainian of at least B2 (understanding, speaking, writing in accordance with CEFR).

General professional experience

2.4 At least 2 200 FTE15 of professional experience directly related to Chapter 8 (Competition Policy) of the EU acquis, specifically in the area of State aid control, State aid enforcement, State aid monitoring.

Specific professional experience
2.5 At least 1 100 FTE16 of professional experience within or in support of one or more of the following institutions: an EU Member State State aid authority or State aid coordination body, DG Competition of the European Commission, a State aid authority or State aid coordination body of an EU candidate country, performing tasks directly related to State aid assessment, State aid monitoring, State aid enforcement, compatibility assessment, notification procedures or recovery procedures.
2.6 Asset: At least 220 FTE17 of recent professional experience (within the past six (6) years) supporting an EU candidate country in the EU accession process in the area of State aid or SGEI/PSO frameworks under Chapter 8 (Competition Policy), including screening, acquis approximation, negotiation inputs or enlargement reporting.
2.7 Asset: Experience in at least one assignment related to the development, implementation or application of SGEI/PSO compensation frameworks in the context of EU State aid rules.