Further core experts (covering technical domains at Section 5.4 and cross-cutting domains at Section 5.5, per regional team) – Austria

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Further core experts (covering technical domains at Section 5.4 and cross-cutting domains at Section 5.5, per regional team) for a health consultancy assignment financed by UNIDO in Austria.

Aninver Development Partners is currently preparing a proposal for an upcoming consulting assignment commissioned by UNIDO to support regional value chain mapping, diagnostics, and industrial upgrading in the health sector across target developing regions. The overarching initiative seeks to address systemic market access challenges, enhance regulatory compliance, and strengthen regional manufacturing competitiveness and value addition for pharmaceutical components.

To deliver comprehensive technical inputs across multiple specialized domains, we are seeking Further Core Experts to join our regional teams. These key experts will collectively cover vital technical and cross-cutting areas including market systems, testing and quality infrastructure, industrial upgrading, geospatial management, digital adoption, energy efficiency, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), and environmental and social safeguards.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Conduct system-based diagnostics of the pharmaceutical components value chain to identify high-impact, feasible interventions.
• Assess meso-level institutional, quality control, energy, digital, and skills support systems.
• Evaluate micro-level enterprise structures, production capabilities, and upgrading readiness.
• Contribute specialized technical inputs to integrated constraint analyses, prioritization frameworks, and intervention roadmaps.

Scope of work

• Contribute to scoping, inception, and desk-based macro foundation analyses.
• Participate in meso and micro field assessments, including primary data collection and enterprise evaluations.
• Evaluate institutional actor maps, testing laboratories, quality control infrastructure, and support functions.
• Assess industrial and shared infrastructure platforms, energy systems, and financing mechanisms.
• Examine digital and innovation ecosystems, traceability architectures, and market surveillance systems.
• Evaluate environmental, social, and inclusion dimensions, as well as skills and TVET requirements.
• Support cross-cutting synthesis, constraint prioritization, and stakeholder validation workshops.

Your role as Further core experts (covering technical domains at Section 5.4 and cross-cutting domains at Section 5.5, per regional team)

• Provide expert technical inputs and analysis within specific assigned domains (such as market systems, quality infrastructure, TVET, energy efficiency, digital adoption, or ESG).
• Participate in field missions and conduct primary data collection with relevant institutional and private sector stakeholders.
• Assess enterprise-level upgrading readiness, production systems, and technological capabilities.
• Contribute to the drafting of regional diagnostic reports, investment cases, and strategic roadmaps.
• Collaborate closely with team leaders and other core experts to ensure harmonized methodologies across workstreams.
• Engage with regional stakeholders during validation workshops to refine findings and proposed interventions.

Requirements

• Education: Relevant professional qualifications
• Collectively covering market systems, testing and quality infrastructure, industrial upgrading, geospatial management, digital adoption, energy efficiency, TVET, and environmental/social domains
• Languages: Proficiency required per regional team language requirements

Desirable

• Prior experience on international donor-funded projects, specifically with UN agencies or similar international organizations.
• Familiarity with regional economic communities and harmonization frameworks in Africa.

An experienced technical specialist with a strong background in industrial development, quality infrastructure, TVET, digital adoption, or environmental and social domains, ready to contribute to impactful health sector value chain diagnostics.

Assignment details

• Location: Austria
• Financed by: UNIDO
• Sector: Health
• Positions: 4
• Expected input: null
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a UNIDO-financed project in Austria.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? Yes, unless the requirements say otherwise; relevant regional experience is an asset.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.