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Within the project "Innovative Financial Model to Support the Transition to Renewable Energy Sources", SmartUp requires the engagement of consultants for the following positions:
- Consultant for Co-Facilitation, Partnerships, and Project Support
SmartUp Social Innovation Lab is a non-governmental organisation working in the fields of education, climate change, and public sector innovation.
Our work is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach aimed at creating an environment where different system actors can meet and, through a facilitated co-creation process, address existing social challenges.
SmartUp operates within the ecosystem by connecting various stakeholders to promote and develop social innovations, building a society that is socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable. SmartUp was founded with the mission to catalyze social innovations in the country and the region.
What are the objectives of the project?
SmartUp Social Innovation Lab (SmartUp) is tasked with developing, together with its partner organisations, a financing model in accordance with the current Macedonian legislation that would enable, through one or more types of investments, the creation of favorable conditions for the implementation of systems for obtaining energy from renewable sources.
The goal of the project is, during the energy crisis, to encourage more active cooperation between local government and the community and, through a participatory approach, to enable the identification and development of a financial model applicable within the framework of current Macedonian legislation that will ensure active investment in the production of energy from renewable sources for the needs of the community.
- Part 1: Co-Facilitation and Project Support
Scope of work and expected results:
Total number of expert days planned: 25 days
Preparation of Webinar Concept
- research of relevant examples
- development of concepts for webinars/workshops and suggestions for improvement
- identification of potential speakers
- Invitation of participants and regular communication with all stakeholders
- Support within the team in mapping the interests of municipalities
- Analysis of the results obtained from the municipalities
- Preparation of a brief report from the conducted webinar
Co-facilitation of workshops/webinars (3 workshops)
- Support in the development and revision of materials for the three workshops, focusing on legal and financial opportunities for developing financial instruments for local government in Macedonia
- Co-facilitation, with emphasis on participants from local government
- Preparation of a report on the work performed
Ownership
The products resulting from the engagement will remain the property of SmartUp. The expert agrees not to use the products outside of this engagement without prior written consent from SmartUp.
Compensation
The fee for the expert's services amounts to 150 euros gross amount per consulting day.
Required Documents:
CV (professional resume) with a list of previous similar activities
- Part 2: Partnerships
Scope of work and expected results:
Total number of expert days planned: 15 days
- Active communication with potential partners from the public sector
- Coordination with potential partners from the public sector to timely execute the planned activities
- Organizing meetings with relevant representatives and potential users from the public sector
- Identification and inclusion of representatives from the public sector in three workshops for co-creating the financial model
- Support in disseminating the project results to relevant representatives from the public sector
- Improvement of communication with potential partners
- Mapping the needs of potential partners
- Preparation of a report on the work performed
Ownership
The products resulting from the engagement will remain the property of SmartUp. The expert agrees not to use the products outside of this engagement without prior written consent from SmartUp.
Compensation
The fee for the expert's services amounts to 150 euros gross amount per consulting day.
Required Documents:
CV (professional resume) with a list of previous similar activities
Until when can applications be submitted?
The application (professional resume in Macedonian) should be sent electronically to info@innovationlab.mk with the subject: Application for Consultant for Co-Facilitation and Project Support or Consultant for Partnerships, no later than September 19 (Monday) (23:59) 2022. SmartUp will notify the selected candidates no later than September 25, 2022. Applications sent after the deadline will not be considered. Only selected candidates will be contacted.
This activity is implemented within the project "Innovative Financial Model to Support the Transition to Renewable Energy Sources", implemented by SmartUp – Social Innovation Lab, with financial support from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT Climate-KIC) and in partnership with KLIK (Climate Innovation Laboratory Križevci / Krizevacki Laboratorij za Inovacija za Klimu, Croatia), Association Solar Macedonia, Korimako (Slovenia), the Energy Council of Gran Canaria Island (Consejo Insular De La Energía De Gran Canaria), and the Municipality of Ilinden.
