Call for External Evaluator Applications Now Open (PHOENIX 4.0)

The Centre of Business Excellence (CBE), partner in the PHOENIX 4.0 project, is looking for an external expert to support the evaluation of proposals submitted under the PHOENIX 4.0 “Call for Competition” within the Alliance Initiatives Programme.

This call supports innovative collaborative projects by tourism SMEs, with a focus on resilience, sustainability, and digital innovation, translating the objectives of the Transition Pathway for Tourism into practical solutions. Selected projects will receive lump-sum financial support (€25,000; €15,000 for Kosovo).

What the evaluator will do
The selected external evaluator will:

• evaluate all proposals managed by CBE for Slovenia (applications may be submitted in Slovene; evaluation reporting is in English),
• provide qualitative feedback and quantitative scoring using the official templates,
• participate in two online evaluation panel meetings (briefing and consensus/ranking confirmation),
• comply with confidentiality and conflict-of-interest requirements.

A pitch evaluation is expected to take place during the online National Demo Days (week of 23–26 March 2026). For CBE, the pitch evaluation is tentatively foreseen for 25 March 2026, subject to confirmation.

Who can apply
Applicants should have:

• at least 5 years of experience in the tourism sector and EU-funded projects,
• knowledge of innovation related to resilience, sustainability and/or digital innovation,
• knowledge of the Slovenian tourism context,
• proficiency in Slovene and English (minimum B2 in each).

Application deadline
Please submit the completed application form and your CV to iana.bilynets@ef.uni-lj.si by 6 March 2026 at 17:00 CET.
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About PHOENIX 4.0

PHOENIX 4.0 is a European project co-financed by the European Union’s Single Market Programme (SMP–COSME), aiming to strengthen the competitiveness, sustainability, and resilience of the tourism sector through support for SMEs and the promotion of cross-sector collaboration.

The PHOENIX 4.0 consortium includes the following organisations: ARCTUR (Slovenia, coordinator), AnySolution S.L. (Spain), Catalan Tourist Board (Spain), Centre of Business Excellence (Slovenia), Dubrovnik Development Agency (Croatia), Iceland Tourism Cluster (Iceland), Open Tourisme Lab (France), and Prishtina REA (Kosovo). These organisations work together to promote innovation and sustainability in tourism SMEs at both local and European levels.

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