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Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation is an international non-governmental organization committed to sustainable development, equal opportunity, and an inclusive working environment.

Helvetas Branch in Georgia welcome applications from motivated individuals for the following job position at our office in Tbilisi, Georgia. The expected starting date is December 2026, subject to the donor`s decision and the Government of Georgia granting the required approval for the implementation of Phase 2 of the Local Economic Development Project (LEDP).

The Local Economic Development Project is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by the HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation and WINS Global Consult consortium.

The project aims to improve economic opportunities for people living in rural Georgia. It aims to achieve this through facilitating joint decision-making between key actor groups at municipal and regional levels (public sector, private sector, and civil society) to identify economic drivers and implement local economic development initiatives. The project adopts a Market Systems Development (MSD) perspective, focusing on a systemic and facilitative approach. The project supports the decision-making process and strengthens cooperation between local and central levels.

The LEDP is looking for a high quality, high performance, self-motivated technical advisor to join the team as the project moves into an exciting new phase from December 2026. We are looking for a technical advisor who will lead the project`s work to support the work of LEDP`s investment Advisors (Public and Private investment), working with local and national stakeholders to support investment initiative research and analyses, pre-feasibility studies, feasibility studies and cost-benefit analyses. The Advisor will work with both public and private sector actors in target municipalities to build their understanding and capacity for conducting and/or supervising high-quality investment and business case analyses and appraisals.

Main tasks:

• Support market and business sector research and evidence-generation in support of LED initiative identification, appraisal, design and development
• Support capacity building of local / municipality personnel to strengthen the generation and development of investment proposals through use of quality project appraisal, feasibility and cost-benefit methodologies
• Support capacity building of private sector stakeholders to undertake and/or oversee investment appraisal and feasibility studies
• Support Project work with local public sector partners in developing and strengthening the use of data and analysis for investment initiative development purposes
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of the application of improved project appraisal approaches and methodologies on investment approval rates and project outcomes

Your qualifications:

• Master`s Degree in closely related subject desirably in Economic Development or Business Administration or Business Finance; Training in Project Appraisal and Planning and Private sector development
• Knowledge of Market System Development (MSD)
• Technical expertise in project appraisal, feasibility studies and/or cost-benefit analyses
• Strong experience of investment planning and private sector development in Georgia
• A minimum of 7 years of business and/or investment project planning and development-related experience in Georgia
• Quantitative and qualitative research and analysis skills
• Skills in leading and facilitating multi-stakeholder events (meetings, workshops, conferences, other events)
• Strong networking skills to build and maintain connections with businesses
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Georgian

We offer you

A contract commencing 1 December 2026, health insurance package, mobile communications coverage, an engaging working environment with a dynamic team.

We look forward to receiving your complete application, including a CV with a list of three references and their contact details, and a cover letter, by 1 November 2026. Please send your application to info.led@helvetas.org.

Full Term of Reference can be found in the attachment. For additional information about the project, please visit our website: ledp.ge — ბმულის გახსნა

Please note that ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.