Partnerships Advisor (EU negotiations - Chapter 8 Competition – vertical agreements and concerted practices)

Job categories Administration, Finance, Legal, Partnerships
Vacancy code VA/2022/B5132/24842
Level ICS-11
Department/office ECR, AUMCO, Austria MCO
Duty station Home based
Contract type International ICA
Contract level IICA-3
Duration 10 days, with possibility of extension (subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance)
Application period 27-Oct-2022 to 20-Nov-2022


Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

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The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.  UNOPS supports partners to build a better future by providing services that increase the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of peace building, humanitarian and development projects.  Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations.  

Austria Multi-Country Office (AUMCO)
The Austria Multi-Country Office (AUMCO) is part of the UNOPS Europe and Central Asia Region (ECR). Specifically, AUMCO aims to enable achievement of Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement through global programmes and tailored interventions in the Balkans, South Caucasus, and Central Asia, focused on:
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  • Procurement 
  • Project Management (full service, back on track)
  • HR and Transactional Services
  • Grants Management 
  • Technical and Advisory Services
  • Project Information

Project Information
Under the framework of the multi-year project titled “Knowledge for Reform Action in the Western Balkans,” UNOPS is providing support in the six countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) with access to tailored expertise, knowledge and best practice to assist them with advancing their respective reform agenda. Learning and exchanges will be promoted across the Region, as well as from neighbouring countries which have joined the European Union (EU). The aim of the project is to strengthen institutional, administrative and legislative frameworks and practices.

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor, and in close cooperation with beneficiaries, the incumbent will provide technical expertise to government authorities, primarily the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) of the Republic of North Macedonia. The assignment will also be done in consultations with the Secretariat for European Affairs, as well as other institutions as appropriate. 

North Macedonia is moderately prepared for the EU Membership requirements in the area of competition. The legislative framework remains broadly aligned with EU rules. However, certain implementing legislation has yet to be aligned, such as the categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices. The EU Country Report 2021 and the priority conclusions of the Subcommittee on Internal Market and Competition of 9 February 2022 point to the need to align the Macedonian legislation with the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/720 of 10 May 2022 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices (VBER).

Therefore, North Macedonia needs support for the bylaw on block exemptions on categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices.






1. Technical Expertise Assist in drafting the By-law on block exemptions on...

Education An advanced university degree (e.g. Masters) in Law, Economy, EU ...

Develops and implements sustainable business strategies, thinks long term and ex...

Contract type: The contract type will depend on the nationality and country of r...

Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time. Applications ...
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