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Key expert 4: Expert in energy efficiency

Posted on:14 May, 2026
Application by:31 May, 2026
Project status:Tender
Project title:Strengthened strategic, institutional, and operational capacity for effective energy policy in response to the climate change
Period of project:Start date 01.12.2026
Duration of assignment:3,5 years (minimum 600 work days)
Country:Macedonia
Duty station:Skopje, North Macedonia
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Project description

North Macedonia's energy sector has seen significant engagement from various international donors and financial institutions, each contributing to the country's transition towards sustainable and efficient energy systems.

The overall objective (Impact): To contribute to sustainable economic development of North Macedonia.

Specific objective: To accelerate climate change-related structural reforms in the energy sector.

The project is structured around three interlinked components designed to strengthen North Macedonia’s capacity to implement its green energy transition in line with the EU energy and climate acquis.

Component 1 – National Framework focuses on aligning legislation, policies, and strategies with EU standards while strengthening institutional capacity for implementation. It includes high-level strategic policy advice to the MEMMR and support for legislative and policy alignment across priority energy sectors.

Component 2 – Reaching Out to Municipalities aims to empower local authorities as active drivers of the green transition. It will enhance the capacity of municipalities to plan, finance, and implement energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

Component 3 – Improved Analysis of the Green Energy Transition will reinforce analytical and investment planning capacity of the country through technical and feasibility studies.

Job description

Key experts have a crucial role in implementing the contract. These terms of reference contain the minimum requirements for the key experts and will be linked to the three components above.

Qualifications

Qualifications and skills

• Minimum Masters in a directly related discipline, or bachelor in the same field plus four years of relevant professional experience.

• Excellent spoken and written English, corresponding to level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

General professional experience

• Minimum 8 but preferably 10 years of professional experience in a field related to energy.

Specific professional experience 

• Experience in at least 3 assignments related to, inter alia, energy efficiency in areas such as legislative and institutional framework, national and/or municipal energy efficiency plans, renovation strategies, public buildings renovation, monitoring and verification systems, energy efficiency obligation schemes, energy audits and management systems, financial mechanisms and incentives, energy performance of buildings, energy performance certificates, district heating modernization, energy demand-side management.

• Experience on assignments in EU MS bodies or other contracting parties of the Energy Community Treaty, will be considered an advantage.

Contact person

Borivoj Badrljica Borivoj.Badrljica@gfa-group.de