Urban and Regional Development Specialist
">
We are seeking an experienced professional to join our team as a Urban and Regional Development Specialist. As part of this role, you will be responsible for leading short-term assignments on various European Investment Bank (EIB) priorities under a four-year framework contract.
">
The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in regional and urban development, including urban buildings and social infrastructure, economic development, disaster risk management, and social and affordable housing. They should also have experience working with EU and EIB-financed projects and hold a relevant Master's or Bachelor's degree.
">
In terms of specific skills and qualifications, the ideal candidate will have expertise in one or more of the following sectors:
">
">
1. Urban and Regional Development:
">
">
2. Urban planning, renewal, and regeneration
">
3. Transition to climate-neutral economy and environmental sustainability
">
4. Carbon neutral cities
">
5. Land use and transport integration
">
6. Transit-oriented development
">
7. Sustainable urban mobility plans
">
8. Smart cities
">
9. Eco-districts
">
10. Brownfield regeneration
">
11. Cultural heritage
">
12. Urban/regional climate mitigation & adaptation
">
13. Territorial governance mechanisms and partnerships
">
14. Territorial just transition plans and similar
">
15. Territorial impact assessment
">
">
16. Urban Buildings and Social Infrastructure
">
">
17. Urban infrastructure
">
18. Municipal utilities
">
19. Green buildings
">
20. Buildings of public administrations and public service organizations/institutions
">
21. Business infrastructure (e.g., production facilities, commonly used facilities, business parks, industrial zones, logistics facilities, science parks, research centers, office buildings, warehouses)
">
22. Re-purposing of abandoned buildings, mining sites, lands, and stranded assets
">
23. Education facilities (e.g., kindergartens, schools, and universities)
">
24. Hospital and healthcare buildings
">
25. Tourism infrastructure and assets, shopping centers, cultural buildings, sport and recreation facilities, parking facilities and similar
">
">
26. Economic Development
">
">
27. Tourism development
">
28. Access to finance
">
29. Employment creation and preservation
">
30. Skills development (e.g., re-skilling and up-skilling)
">
31. Productive investments in large enterprises
">
32. Sectorial competitiveness
">
33. Industry restructuring, clustering, and similar
">
">
34. Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
">
">
35. All stages of the DRM-cycle (prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery) in relation to natural and man-made disasters
">
">
36. Social and Affordable Housing
">
">
37. Projects and programs for social and affordable housing construction and renovation
">
38. Development and application of social and affordable housing finance approaches and instruments
">
39. Application of energy efficiency/circular economy/nature-based solution approaches in the housing context
">
40. Analysis of regulatory and policy issues in countries lacking robust social and affordable housing frameworks
">
">
41. Language Skills
">
">
42. Excellent command of English (CEFR C1)
">