Urban and Regional Development Experts are highly sought after in the field of regional and urban development, urban buildings and social infrastructure, economic development, and disaster risk management.
This role requires expertise in leading a consortium to implement projects that align with EU priorities under EIBAS FWC Lot 5.
We are building a pool of experts who can work on various EIB priority areas.
The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in regional and urban development, urban buildings and social infrastructure, economic development, and disaster risk management.
They should also have a Master's Degree or Bachelor's Degree relevant to the topic and experience working with EU, EIB, WB etc. financed projects.
We are particularly interested in candidates with professional experience in one or more of the following sectors:
Urban and Regional Development
* Urban planning, urban renewal, and regeneration
* Transition to climate neutral economy and environmental sustainability
* Carbon neutral cities
* Land use and transport integration
* Transit oriented development
* Sustainable urban mobility plans
* Smart cities
* Eco-districts
* Brownfield regeneration
* Cultural heritage
* Urban/regional climate mitigation & adaptation
* Territorial governance mechanisms and partnerships
* Territorial just transition plans and similar, territorial impact assessment
Urban Buildings and Social Infrastructure
* Urban infrastructure
* Municipal utilities
* Green buildings
* Re-purposing of abandoned buildings, mining sites, lands, and stranded assets
* Education facilities (e.g., kindergartens, schools, and universities)
* Hospital and health care buildings
* Tourism infrastructure and assets, shopping centres, cultural buildings, sport and recreation facilities, parking facilities and similar
Economic Development
* Tourism development
* Access to finance
* Employment creation and preservation
* Skills development (e.g., re-skilling and up-skilling)
* Productive investments in large enterprises
* Sectorial competitiveness
* Industry restructuring, clustering and similar
Disaster Risk Management
* All stages of the DRM-cycle (prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery) in relation to natural and man-made disasters
Social and Affordable Housing
* Projects and programmes for social and affordable housing construction and renovation
* Development and application of social and affordable housing finance approaches and instruments
* Application of energy efficiency/circular economy/nature-based solution approaches in the housing context, and analysis of regulatory and policy issues in countries lacking robust social and affordable housing frameworks
The ideal candidate must have excellent command of English (CEFR C1). The work location is Aalborg and/or remote.