Selection call for applications

1. Institution: The Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI)

2. Project: Higher Education Evidence Based Policy Making: a necessary premise for progress in Romania, code: 34912

3. Domain: Public policies expert

4. Type and number of available positions: 1 coordination position, 6 execution positions

5. Objective: Providing support in obtaining the specific activities deliverables

6. Activities in which the expert will be involved:

Activity 4. Elaboration of specific methodologies to substantiate higher education public policies

4.6 Developing minimum two case studies on the public policies elaboration.

7. Responsibilities of the experts group:

             Coordinator’s responsibilities:

to coordinate the experts’ team in order to fulfill activities objectives and obtain the envisaged deliverables.

             Experts’ team responsibilities:

• Developing two case studies on the public policies elaboration.
• The methodology and other specific details concerning the case studies will be provided upon signing the work contract.

8. Specific requirements (qualifications and expertise):

For the coordinator:

• university degree;
• work experience: minimum 5 years;
• previous experience in project coordination, study and analyses elaboration, with an emphasis on higher education public policies;
• experience in a similar position;
• good knowledge of the Romanian higher education system;
• good knowledge of public policies elaboration;
• computer skills – Windows, Microsoft Office, graphic editing programs;
• English.

For the members of the expert team:

• university degree;
• experience in the field of public policies;
• work experience: minimum 2 years;
• work experience in a similar position: minimum 1 year;
• computer skills – Windows, Microsoft Office, graphic editing programs;
• English.

9. Knowledge and specific skills:

• efficiency in time management;
• professional approach and confidentiality concerning the project objectives;
• experience in educational projects, with an emphasis in higher education public policies;
• good knowledge in elaboration of public policies.

10. Activity timeframe:

The activity is scheduled to take place for 5 months, between 15 June 2013 – 15 September 2013.

11. Applications:

The applications will be submitted via e-mail at secretariat-podca@uefiscdi.ro or at the postal address 3, Calea Plevnei St., Bucharest, no later than 10 June 2013, containing:

• letter of intent;
• CV (Europass);
• Copies of diplomas and other relevant documents.