PUBLIC NOTICE for the selection of n.1 local coordinator and n.4 expert for the project "Pro.Tec.T - Product Technologies and Traceability in Albania" AID 10694

The aim of the project "Product Technologies and Traceability in Albania - Pro.Tec.T" is to support the general development of public and private food safety in Albania, improving the competitiveness of some food supply chains in the regions of Elbasan and Korçë and acting on the value chain and territorial marketing.

The local counterpart for this project, co-financed by AICS (Agenzia Italiana Cooperazione allo Sviluppo - Italian Agency for Development Cooperation), is the Albanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Umbria Regional Administration is the executing body of the project.

For the implementation of the project, the Umbria Region will use the services of Sviluppumbria S.p.A. - Società Regionale per lo Sviluppo Economico dell’Umbria and of 3A - Parco Tecnologico Agroalimentare dell'Umbria S.c.a.r.l. Both entities are in-house providing companies of the same Regional Administration in their respective specialization field, as identified and regulated by a partnership agreement entered into on 5 September 2018.

In particular, Sviluppumbria S.p.A. will oversee the general coordination of the project management system.

In order to carry out this activity, in compliance with the provisions of Article 7, paragraph 6 of Legislative Decree 165/2001, Sviluppumbria S.p.A., may also seek the collaboration of professionals outside its structure, whenever these professional positions cannot be filled internally. For these reasons, Sviluppumbria S.p.A. is issuing this Notice to activate a procedure for the selection of the following figures:

• 1 Local Coordinator,
• 1 Communication Expert,
• 2 Agronomy Experts in the areas of Elbasan and Korçë respectively
• 1 Agricultural Worker.

The selected candidates will compose the local staff in Albania.

PROJECT AREAS: AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

The general objective of the project is to support the general development of public and private food safety in Albania.

The specific objective of the project is to improve the competitiveness of production chains by acting on the value chain and territorial marketing. The project strategy will follow two strategic lines:

• Improvement of the value chain;
• Integrated promotion and territorial marketing approach.

Publication Date 12 December 2018

Deadline for receipt of applications for applications on 27^st  December 2018