Innovation-Driven Green Economic Diversification for Resource-Exhausted Cities in Heilongjiang

Designation of existing consultants to higher positions and responsibility levels may be explored to fill vacancies during implementation. There were two changes to the team leader position. The first was due to the resignation of the specialist because of an unexpected urgent assignment from his hiring university. The consultant recruited as the replacement team leader was not capable of performing the role. Instead of going through contract termination and recruitment process again, the TA team appointed the national simulation specialist, who had demonstrated strong leadership. This approach can be considered if similar issue in team leader’s performance happens in other TA projects.