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

The EIP-AGRI Service Point is looking for coordinating experts and main facilitators for a number of workshops, seminars and Focus Groups 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 17 December 2018, 23:59 hrs Brussels time.

!!! IMPORTANT !!!!
Please note that you will need to apply separately for every specific topic. For those who have applied to the call for experts published last year, you will need to apply again to be sure that your CV will be taken into consideration. Your application will only be considered for EIP-AGRI Focus Groups and events to be held between February 2019 and February 2020. For any later events and Focus Groups, you will need to apply again to a future call. You may be invited to supply further information by the Service Point 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 for the call for experts of the relevant Focus Group that will be published at the end of 2018.

Topics

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

In particular, topics covered in 2019 include:
 

• Resource management:
  • Dealing with soil salinisation
  • Beekeeping sustainability
  • Protecting agricultural soils from contamination
  • Agro-ecology
     
• Farm resilience:
  • Diversification of farmers’ and foresters’ income through niche products (e.g. aromatic and medicinal plants)
  • Crop diversification and crop rotation to improve the resilience of the farm
  • Antimicrobial resistance, especially in poultry farming and considering animal welfare
     
• Capacity building and digitisation:
  • Skills development for the digital transition in farming and forestry
  • Innovative solutions and access to new technologies for small farms and forest holdings

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 Service Point, and they will be required to draft documents in English on their topics 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.
 
Main facilitators for EIP-AGRI events contracted by the EIP-AGRI Service Point 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 are expected 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 evaluation criteria

All applicants will be required to complete the application form, providing their contact details, areas of expertise, motivation, and illustrating their experience in:
 

• Writing texts in English for a professional, non-specialist audience
• Teamwork – selected experts will be required to cooperate with the permanent staff of the Service Point and representatives from DG AGRI, and so they need to demonstrate excellent capacity for teamwork as well as very good command of the English language
• Preparing the programme for events which allow participants to effectively share their knowledge, such as EIP-AGRI workshops, seminars and Focus Groups.
• Facilitating interactive processes involving experts from different backgrounds, such as farmers, advisers, people working in agribusiness and researchers
• 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 (especially for main facilitators)
• Reflecting a range of views in a concise event report and/or discussion paper

All application forms which have been fully completed and submitted before the deadline of 17 December 2018, 23:59 hrs Brussels time will be reviewed and evaluated, based on the assessment of the types of expertise listed above.

Read the detailed call text

Open the application form