The European Endowment for Democracy (EED) is a grant-making organisation which has been established by the EU Member States and the European Union institutions to foster and encourage democratisation and deep and sustainable democracy. EED has been established as an independent private law foundation with its seat in Brussels.

Consultants Roster

The EED relies on a network of consultants, including in countries of the European Neighbourhood and beyond, to provide support to the EED Secretariat in assessing financial reports from EED grant beneficiaries and provide support and coaching on financial management when necessary. In addition to English, the selected consultants need to be fluent in Arabic while French is considered as an asset.

Assignments may range from 1 to 5 days per week, with the exact consultancy fee depending on the nature and complexity of the requested work as well as the experience and track record of the consultant. The number of assignments will be variable, depending on the demand and needs of the EED Secretariat.

The assignments will mainly consist in the revision and assessment of financial reports submitted by beneficiaries as part of EED grants and, when necessary, provision of coaching on financial management in line with EED guidelines. Consultants will be requested to verify correctness and compliance of the reported expenditure (calculations, completeness of supporting documents, eligibility of expenses etc.) with the approved budget and all EED contractual stipulations and, where applicable, to liaise with grant beneficiaries to clarify such reports.

Freelance individuals, people attached to an existing consultancy firm or NGOs are equally eligible to apply.