Interested to contribute to the EIP-AGRI as a temporary consultant?

*This call is now closed*

The EIP-AGRI Support Facility is looking for coordinating experts for EIP-AGRI Focus Groups, and for both coordinating experts and main facilitators for a number of workshops and seminars on a range of topics.

If you are interested then please complete this application form and submit your Europass CV.

The deadline for applications is 25 July 2022, 23:59 hrs Brussels time.

!!! IMPORTANT !!!!

Please note that you will need to apply separately for each specific topic. For those who  applied to a previous call for coordinating experts published in 2019, you will need to apply again to be sure that your CV is taken into consideration. Your application will only be considered for EIP-AGRI Focus Groups and events to be held between July 2022 and July 2023. You may be invited to supply further information by the Support Facility if needed, but there is no guarantee that you will be contacted. The final selection of coordinating experts and main facilitators will not be limited to the list resulting from this call.

Applicants for coordinating experts of EIP-AGRI Focus Groups are invited to also apply to the call for experts for Focus Groups that was published 29 June 2022.

Find out more:

• Topics
• Tasks
• Applications and selection criteria

Topics

The topics of the activities can cover a wide range of issues related to agricultural productivity and sustainability, and EU Rural areas.

In particular, topics envisaged for activities in 2022-2023 include:

• Encouraging efficient resource management
  • Promoting food security through sustainable, diverse and resilient farming systems (CE, MF)
  • Smart ways to maintain competitiveness while reducing (external) inputs through circular economy approaches (CE, MF)
• Making animals and plants healthier
  • Reducing the use of pesticides in arable crops (CE, MF)
  • Animal welfare (CE, MF)
• Adopting ecological approaches from farm to landscape level
  • Enhancing biodiversity on farmland through high-diversity landscape features (CE)
• Opening new avenues for rural growth
  • Social farming and innovations (CE)
  • Recovery of abandoned agricultural lands (CE)
  • Young rural entrepreneurs (CE, MF)
• Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS) including the uptake of digitalisation
  • Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) under the Common Agricultural Policy 2023 – 2027 (MF, maybe CE)
  •  Advisory networks (CE, MF)

CE= Coordinating experts

MF= Main facilitators

Tasks

Coordinating experts should have a very good EU-wide knowledge of the topic for which they are applying. They are contracted by the EIP-AGRI Support Facility, and they will be required to draft documents in English on their topic of expertise. The text should be easy to read and clear for non-expert professionals. They should also be able to effectively communicate and interact in English. They will work with experts from different backgrounds and contribute to designing interactive meetings. They will also be required to draft the final report within the agreed timeframe.

Main facilitators for EIP-AGRI events contracted by the EIP-AGRI Support Facility will be required to cooperate with the organising team to draft the programme for the event, to act as main moderator in plenary sessions and as one of the facilitators in breakout sessions. They will also be requested to guide the team of facilitators prior to, and during the event. Finally, they may also be requested to be the main contributor to the final report of the event.

More information on the tasks of coordinating experts and main facilitators can be found annexed to the call text. 

Applications and selection criteria

All applicants will be required to complete the application form, providing their contact details, areas of expertise, motivation, and illustrating their experience in the specific topics they are applying for.

For coordinating experts – we will be looking at your experience in:

• Writing texts in English for a professional, non-specialist audience
• Working as part of a team – selected experts will be required to cooperate with the permanent staff of the Support Facility and representatives of the European Commission, and so they need to demonstrate excellent capacity for teamwork
• Very good command of the English language since this will be the working language throughout preparations and during the event itself
• Preparing the programme for events which allow participants to effectively share their knowledge, such as EIP-AGRI workshops, seminars and Focus Groups
• Interacting with experts from different backgrounds, such as farmers, foresters, advisers, people working in agribusiness, officials from public administrations and researchers
• Reflecting a range of views in a discussion paper and/or in a concise final report
• Delivering the final report on time.

For main facilitators - we will be looking at your experience in:

• Working as part of a team – selected experts will be required to cooperate with the permanent staff of the Support Facility and representatives of the European Commission, and so they need to demonstrate excellent capacity for teamwork
• Preparing the programme for interactive events, such as EIP-AGRI workshops and seminars, which allow participants to effectively share their knowledge,
• Moderating events and facilitating interactive sessions involving experts from different backgrounds, such as farmers, foresters, advisers, people working in agribusiness, officials from public administrations and researchers
• Very good command of the English language since this will be the working language throughout preparations and during the event itself
• Writing texts in English for a professional, non-specialist audience
• Reflecting the event and its main conclusions in a concise final report
• Experience in specific agricultural/forestry professional fields, such as the topics mentioned above, would be an asset.

All application forms which have been fully completed and submitted before the deadline of 25 July 2022, 23:59 hrs Brussels time will be reviewed and evaluated, based on the criteria listed above. 

Read the detailed call text

Open the application form