Looking for energy and climate experts to support cities

The soon-to-be launched EU City Facility is looking for Country Experts in the field of energy and climate investments and with proven technical and financial expertise with national or local organisations. Each expert will support local authorities in one of the following countries: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia.

European City Facility (EUCF) –

Background

The
new pan-European City Facility (EUCF) provides tailor-made, fast and simplified
financial support to cities and municipalities in the EU. The funding in the
form of EUR 60,000 lump sums as well as related services will enable
beneficiaries to develop investment concepts. The Facility is set up under the
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation of the European
Union.

The
Facility will address two fundamental barriers for sustainable energy
investments:

•
The poor financial and legal capacity of local authorities to transform their
long-term energy and climate strategies (e.g. SEAPs, SECAPs etc.) into
appropriate investment concepts.

•
Fragmentation of smaller projects (for example in the building sector) and lack
of aggregation and, thus, little attractiveness for the financial sector.

Successful applicants to the EUCF (cities and municipalities) will make use of the lump sum to develop their investment concept, which represents an initial step towards a fully-fledged business and financial plan. The ultimate objective is to facilitate the subsequent mobilization of (local) investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Timeline

The
EU City facility is run by a consortium of 5 partners: Energy Cities, Adelphi,
Climate Alliance, Enviros, FEDARENE.

Start of the project: 09/2019 – 48 months

Country Experts

Support
to cities, especially for small and medium-sized cities which often fail to
access centrally managed EU funds and programmes, shall be provided on a
country-basis. For each EU Member State, the consortium will appoint a Country
Expert: her/his role will be twofold:

• support
  cities in their ‘investment journey’, and
• support
  the EUCF Core Management Team for a smooth EUCF operation and monitoring. 

The
EUCF consortium will select Country Experts based on their proven technical and
financial competences and working experience in/with national and local
authorities  in the field of energy and
climate investments, their existing relations and contacts with cities, best
value for money and references. 

We
are looking for Country Experts in the following countries:

Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia

Please
find the detailed call on this link.

Deadline
to answer: January 15, 2020 COB

Contact:
info@eucityfacility.eu