Jose Lambiza has consolidated extensive experience in the contractual and financial management of service provision contracts, grant contracts, administrative and financial management, project implementation and evaluation, based on the procedures contained in the PRAG and applicable to all EU external aid actions financed by the general budget of the European Union (EU budget) and the European Development Fund (EDF).

Having worked for more than 20 years in the field of administrative and financial management, in the financial evaluation of reconstruction, development and democratisation projects, Mr Lambiza has solid professional experience. During his career, he has developed expertise in supporting the planning, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation of numerous national and regional projects. He is an accredited trainer in financial and contractual procedures within the framework of the European Development Fund (EDF). Mr Lambiza has specific professional experience in the African context, having worked in Angola, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Guinea-Bissau, Ethiopia and Kenya.

He holds a Master's degree in Economics - ‘Comparative Analysis of Local Public Accounting in Europe’ from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and a Diploma in Financial Analysis - ‘Primary Market for Equity and Public Offerings’ from the Interuniversity Centre for Financial Analysis in Belgium.

jose.lambiza@eces.eu