EU Global Gateway Coordination Expert

About the role

NTU International is building a network of senior experts to support the European Union’s Global Gateway Initiative. The role focuses on coordinating and preparing investment‑oriented development projects in partner countries that receive EU external cooperation support.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement reform strategies and policy actions aligned with Global Gateway priorities.
• Support coordination across priority sectors and among EU, partner‑country, and private‑sector stakeholders.
• Identify, prepare, and advance investment projects that match Global Gateway objectives.
• Conduct regulatory, institutional and sector analyses to inform project pipelines.
• Facilitate feasibility studies and investment pipeline development.
• Coordinate between partner‑country institutions, IFIs, Team Europe actors, private sector and development partners.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, dialogue facilitation and institutional coordination processes.
• Contribute to donor coordination and alignment with EU external cooperation priorities.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in development cooperation, infrastructure, investment or related fields.
• Proven experience in EU‑funded external cooperation programmes.
• Experience in project preparation or coordination under the EU Global Gateway framework, Team Europe initiatives or similar programmes.
• Work experience with partner‑country institutions, international financial institutions or private‑sector stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, coordination and stakeholder‑engagement abilities.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills.
• English proficiency at C1 level (mandatory); additional languages are a plus.

Required skills

• English (C1) proficiency.