Team Leader: Key Expert 1

Qualifications and skills 
•    Master’s degree in economics, international development, public policy, law, or engineering (energy, civil, transport, environmental, or related fields
•    Excellent command of English (oral and written, minimum C1 level). Knowledge of Urdu or regional languages (Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi) is an asset.
•    Familiarity with EU cooperation frameworks, Team Europe Initiatives, and the Global Gateway is highly desirable.
•    Strong knowledge of cooperation programming, investment facilitation, capacity development, and public sector reform, particularly in developing country contexts

General professional experience 
•    At least 15 years of professional experience in economic governance, international cooperation, investment facilitation, public sector reform, or infrastructure development.
Specific professional experience 
•    Minimum 3 years as Team Leader managing large-scale international cooperation projects, preferably in policy dialogue, investment facilitation, infrastructure, or public sector reform.
•    At least 8 years of experience delivering technical assistance, capacity development, and institutional strengthening in support of public sector or development objectives.
•    Over 8 years of experience in private sector engagement, including work with public authorities, development finance institutions, and private investors, with exposure to both European and non-European (preferably Pakistani) stakeholders.
•    Proven experience in minimum 1 EU-funded project, leading a component or the entire project, with proven facilitation and reporting skills
•    Proven track record in investment project preparation and structuring (infrastructure and/or private sector), leading to deal closure.
•    Demonstrated experience in facilitating structured policy dialogue or coordination mechanisms among public institutions, development partners, and private sector stakeholders.
•    Experience mainstreaming gender equality and human rights-based approaches in programme management is highly desirable.