LIFE Monitoring Experts (m/f) – Climate Action & Clean Energy Transition

Thematic areas:

(1) Climate adaptation

LIFE fields of intervention:

• projects in the areas of urban adaptation and land-use planning, resilience of infrastructure, sustainable management of water in drought-prone areas, flood and coastal management, resilience of the agricultural, forestry and tourism sectors, and/or support to the EU's outermost regions: preparedness for extreme weather events, notably in coastal areas.
• best practice, pilot and demonstration projects that contribute to increase resilience to climate change.
• integrated projects that implement EU policy and strategy on climate change adaptation.

(2) Climate Mitigation

LIFE fields of intervention:

• projects in the areas of farming, land use, peatland management, renewable energies and energy efficiency.
• pilot, demonstration and best practice projects that contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the implementation and development of EU policy and legislation, best practices and solutions.
• integrated approaches to implement climate change mitigation strategies and action plans at regional or national level.

(3) Climate Governance and Information

LIFE fields of intervention:

projects supporting the operation of the European Climate Pact, sustainable finance activities, awareness raising, training and capacity building, knowledge development and stakeholder participation in climate change mitigation and adaptation areas.

(4) Clean Energy Transition

LIFE fields of intervention: projects aimed at

• Building a national, regional and local policy framework supporting the clean energy transition;
• Accelerating technology roll-out, digitalisation, new services and business models and enhancement of the related professional skills on the market;
• Attracting private finance for sustainable energy;
• Supporting the development of local and regional investment projects;
• Involving and empowering citizens in the clean energy transition.

• a level of education which correspond to completed university studies of at least 4 years in the thematic area(s) he/she will be assigned to; (1) climate action: education in e.g. engineering, energy, transport, finance, agriculture, forestry, climate & environmental sciences, economy, business management etc. (2) clean energy transition: education in e.g. economics, engineering, social sciences, environmental sciences, etc.
• an excellent command of English (C1 level of written English and level B2 of spoken English according to the Common European Framework of reference for languages)
• an excellent command of at least one other official EU language (C1 level of written and spoken).

• at least 3 years of professional experience in the thematic area(s) he/she will be assigned to;
• Good knowledge of EU climate and energy initiatives, policy priorities and processes (Climate Action expert)
• Good knowledge in EU energy-related initiatives and policies (Clean Energy Transition expert)
• a professional experience in project and/or programme management, including financial aspects.

To apply, please submit your CV (Europass format) and application letter, both in English before 13/05/2022 to the following email addresses: g.lemenaheze@prospect-cs.be

Please note that only pre-selected candidates will be contacted.