- To ensure effective implementation of EU assistance instruments in Azerbaijan with special focus on institutional Twinning, TAIEX and SIGMA instruments together with other stakeholders;
- Draft Annual Work Plan (AWP) in co-operation with the European Commission and in line with the priorities outlined in the ENP Action Plan;
- To ensure communication between the EUD and Beneficiary Administrations, and between the Beneficiary Administrations and their partners from the EU Member States;
- To initiate and set out indicative priorities for institutional building in a given annual programme in consultation with the EUD;
- To facilitate Beneficiary Administrations to identify their needs, invites them to submit project ideas;
- Check that the proposals for Twinning and TAIEX projects meet the required standards of quality;
- To assess the project ideas received from Beneficiary Administrations, includes in or excludes a project idea from annual Twinning envelope in consultation with the EC and EUD;
- To prepare TORs to hire specific sector experts to elaborate Twinning Fiches, in consultation with the Beneficiary Administrations;
- To provide technical and organisational support for drafting Twinning Fiches;
- To assist Beneficiary Administrations and the EUD to check Twinning proposals received from the EU Member State Administrations via the EUD;
- To assist the EUD in the organisation and management of selection and evaluation meetings;
- To contribute to the process of drafting of the Twinning Contract with a detailed Work Plan and Budget;
- To assist Beneficiary Administration and the EUD in negotiating Twinning contracts;
- To assist the EUD in monitoring the implementation of the Twinning and TAIEX projects, in close collaboration with the Beneficiary Administrations;
- To check together with EUD that the good financial management of the Twinning projects is in compliance with EU rules;
- To support all Twinning stakeholders, including Beneficiary Administrations, Member States and EU Delegations.
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