Key Expert 1: Team leader with international experience

• Education/training: University degree (e.g. ‘master’s or German Diplom’) in economics or business management
• Language: Knowledge of English at C2-level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• General professional experience: 7 years of professional experience as a consultant or in a permanent role within the innovation ecosystem (e. g., university, research institute, accelerator), with a clearly defined responsibility for providing business support services (e. g. applied research, product or service development technology transfer or business scale-up)
• Specific professional experience: A total of 3 company-internal assignments or consulting projects each with 30 expert days or more in the last 5 years: 2 assignments in setting-up acceleration programmes for green and circular business models, 1 assignment strengthening the organizational capacity of business support organizations (e. g. Business Associations, Technology Transfer Offices)
• Leadership/management experience: 5 years of management experience in projects, companies or other organisations with disciplinary leadership responsibility for 10 people
• International experience: 5 years of professional experience in Europe or North America
• Regional experience: 2 years of professional experience in MENA region
• Development cooperation experience: 2 years of experience in development cooperation projects

Key expert 2: Green business and Sustainability Expert / Deputy Team Leader with national experience

• Education/training: University degree (e.g. ‘master’s or German Diplom’) in environmental management or engineering
• Language: Knowledge of Arabic, C2-level, English, C1-level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• General professional experience: A total of 3 company-internal assignments or consulting projects each with 30 expert days or more in the last 5 years in Jordan: 2 assignments in advising SMES in implementing sustainable business practices (e. g. Sustainability Reporting, Environmental, Social and Governance Strategies, Life Cycle Assessments or Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production); 1 assignment in advising business support organizations in developing service offers in the field of sustainable business practices (e. g. Sustainability reporting, Environmental, Social and Governance Strategies, Life Cycle Assessments or Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production)
• Specific professional experience: A total of 3 company-internal assignments or consulting projects each with 30 expert days or more in the last 5 years in Jordan: 2 assignments in advising SMEs in developing green and circular business models, 1 assignment in advising SMEs in integrating green / circular economy principles in their production system or service delivery (e. g. circular product/service design, material substitution, technology roll-out, closing material loops)
• Leadership/management experience: 3 years of management experience in projects, companies or other organisations with disciplinary leadership responsibility for 5 people
• Experience in the field of development cooperation: 2 years of experience in development cooperation projects

Key-expert 3: Expert in circular business models with international experience

• Education/training: University degree (Masters) in economics or business management or innovation management
• Language: Knowledge of English, C2-level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• General professional experience: A total of 4 company-internal assignments or consulting projects each with 30 expert days or more in the last 5 years providing methodological guidance to SMEs in managing innovation processes (e. g. Design Thinking, Circo Track)
• Specific professional experience: A total of 2 company-internal assignments or consulting projects each with a minimum of 30 expert days in the last 5 years providing advisory services to SMEs in developing circular business models (e. g. Product Design, Material substitution, Product-as-a-Service Models, Sharing-Models, Repair & Maintenance Services, Resource Recovery)
• International professional experience: 5 years of professional experience in Europe and/or North America and/or East Asia and/or Southeast Asia and/or Australia
• Regional experience: 1 year of professional experience in MENA region

Key-expert 4: Expert on communication and knowledge management with national experience

• Education/training: (Bachelor’s) in communication or business management
• Language: Knowledge of Arabic, C2-level and English, C1-level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• General professional experience: A total of 5 company-internal assignments or consulting projects each with 30 expert days or more in the last 5 years developing communication material targeting the business community (e. g. success stories, business cases)
• Specific professional experience: A total of 2 company-internal assignments or consulting projects each with 30 expert days or more in the last 5 years developing training materials for the business community

Key Expert 5: Expert on business model development with national experience

• Education/training: University degree (Bachelor’s) in business management
• Language: Knowledge of Arabic, C2-level and English, C1-level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• General professional experience: A total of 5 company-internal assignments or consulting projects each with 30 expert days or more in the last 5 years provided methodological support to SMEs in designing, refining, or transforming their business models (e. g. through the application of structured frameworks like the Business Model Canvas)
• Specific professional experience: A total of 4 company-internal assignments or consulting projects each with 30 expert days or more in the last 5 years in Jordan: 2 assignments developing market analysis for sustainable products or services, 2 assignments in developing supply or value chain analysis for sustainable products or service

Pool 1 ‘Pool of experts for experts with international experiences on specific green/circular business models

• Education/training: University degree (e.g. ‘master’s or German Diplom’) in economics, environmental science or engineering
• Language: Knowledge of English, B2-level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• General professional experience: at least 4 company-internal assignments or consulting projects, with a minimum of 30 expert days per project within the last 5 years in delivering technical advisory services to SMEs on the implementation of green and/or circular business practices or in delivering financial advisory services to SMEs.
• Specific professional experience: at least 4 company-internal assignments or consulting projects, with a minimum of 30 expert days per project within the last 5 years (Design of circular service offers, Design of circular products (e. g., application of circular design principles, Eco-Design); process-engineering; Resource and material recovery from solid waste (e. g., paper, plastic, metals); Resource and material recovery from organic waste (e. g., composting); development of financial feasibility studies, including elements such as revenue streams and cost structures.)
• International experience: 5 years of professional experience in Europe and/or North America and/or East Asia and/or Southeast Asia and/or Australia

Pool 2 ‘Pool of experts for experts with national experiences on specific green/circular business models

• Education/training: University degree (e. g. ‘master’s or German Diplom’) in economics, business studies, environmental science or management or engineering
• Language: Knowledge of Arabic and English, C2-level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• General professional experience: minimum of 5 years of professional experience, meeting the following requirements: proven experience in providing technical advisory services related to green business development and sustainability topics; proven experience in conducting market analyses
• Specific professional experience: at least 4 companyinternal assignments or consulting projects, with a minimum of 30 expert days per project within the last 5 years. The following technical expertise must be covered: Design of circular service offers; Design of circular products (e. g., application of circular design principles, Eco-Design); process-engineering; Resource and material recovery from solid waste (e. g., paper, plastic, metals); Resource and material recovery from organic waste (e. g., composting); development of market analysis studies, ideally in the context of green or circular economy sectors.