The Balkan Forum invites applications for Board Members. This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about the BF’s mission. We are looking for candidates who possess a distinguished record of experience in Governance and Accountability, Financial Management, Fundraising, Advocacy, and Sustainable Development.
Board terms/participation
Service on BF’s Board of Directors is without remuneration, except for administrative support, travel, and accommodation costs in relation to Board Members’ duties. BF’s Board Members will serve a five-year term to be eligible for re-appointment for one additional term. They are expected to participate in board meetings (ideally in-person). There will be at least one board meeting per year.
The Board Members will be responsible for ensuring transparency and accountability to our stakeholders, supporting the continued growth of the organization and its impact, and further raising our profile locally, regionally, and internationally.
The Board Members will closely collaborate with the Balkan Forum Executive Director and team to implement governance processes, identify areas of improvement in operations, manage stakeholder relationships, monitor performance, and support with fundraising.
Responsibilities of these voluntary roles include overseeing the implementation of governance policies, procedures, and standards in line with best practices, effectively communicating changes regarding policy/procedures to relevant stakeholders, monitoring compliance with organizational rules and regulations, ensuring effective and efficient board meetings, establishing effective stakeholder engagement plans, analyzing and evaluating performance metrics to assess progress, collaborating with the executive team on financial planning and forecasting, and measuring and monitoring organizational risk on all levels.
Qualifications
For these roles, candidates should possess at least 5 years' experience in senior leadership positions, preferably in the non-profit sector, inter-governmental organizations or private companies. Previous experience as a board member of a non-profit is an asset, but not mandatory. Experience in an international, multicultural setting, good knowledge of the context in the Western Balkans, and demonstrated networking, relationship, and partnership building experience, including with civil society actors, government officials, donor community, and other stakeholders are essential.
Application process
Please apply by sending us your CV, not exceeding three pages, and a Letter of Motivation, not exceeding one page.
Please send the CV and Letter of Motivation to info@thebalkanforum.org by 04 April 2023.
The Balkan Forum stands for equal opportunities and we are committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion. We welcome applicants of any nationality, religion, race, gender, and sexual orientation. We highly encourage applications from international candidates.
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Financial Statement Audit for the year 2022
The Balkan Forum invites auditing companies to bid for performing financial statement audit based on IFRS and Kosovo (ATK) policies for the financial year ending 31/12/2022.
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Deadline for submission of offers extended to 10 February 2023
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Date Job Vacancy Announced: 23 August 2022
Deadline for applications: 12 September 2022
Expected start date: September 2022
Contract: 12 months, part-time (20 hours/week), with a possibility of extension and working full-time
Salary range: Competitive NGO salary
Location of the post: Prishtina, with limited travel in the Western Balkans region
To apply send your CV/Resume (max 2 pages) and Motivation Letter (max 1 page) in English to info@thebalkanforum.org
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The BF and SiV is seeking a Company/Organisation (Media outlet/company/ local radio/TVs) that operate and have capacity to broadcast in Istog, Pejë, Klinë, Deçan and Junik to express their interest for this call that aims to raise awareness and spark public discussion on employment barriers that the target group in the municipalities of Istog, Pejë, Klinë, Deçan and Junik face.
This call is in frame of the project “Empowerment and Employment of Youth, Women and Other Vulnerable Groups in the Five Municipalities of Kosovo” Project funded by European Union funds and implemented by Syri i Vizionit (SiV) in partnership with The Balkan Forum and the Municipality of Istog
Interested candidates shall follow on the instruction of tenderers provided in the link below and in this ToR and accordingly apply before the deadline on 29 May 2022 at 17:00 through e-mail address: info@thebalkanforum.org with the subject: Public Call – Community outreach and grassroots advocacy, or also by mail at The Balkan Forum’s office address: str. Tirana C4/2 Lam B-N2 11-1, 10000 Prishtinë, Kosovë.
For more details on this assignment please check Annex I (Tender information)
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The BF and SiV is seeking a Company/Organisation (Media outlet/company/ local radio/TVs) that operate and have capacity to broadcast in Istog, Pejë, Klinë, Deçan and Junik to express their interest for this call that aims to raise awareness and spark public discussion on employment barriers that the target group in the municipalities of Istog, Pejë, Klinë, Deçan and Junik face.
This call is in frame of the project “Empowerment and Employment of Youth, Women and Other Vulnerable Groups in the Five Municipalities of Kosovo” Project funded by European Union funds and implemented by Syri i Vizionit (SiV) in partnership with The Balkan Forum and the Municipality of Istog
Interested candidates shall follow on the instruction of tenderers provided in the link below and in this ToR and accordingly apply before the deadline on 6 May 2022 at 17:00 through e-mail address: info@thebalkanforum.org with the subject: Public Call – Community outreach and grassroots advocacy, or also by mail at The Balkan Forum’s office address: str. Tirana C4/2 Lam B-N2 11-1, 10,000 Prishtinë, Kosovë.
For more details on this assignment please check Annex I (Tender information)
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Date Announced: 4 March 2022
Click the below link to open the pdf version of the Call for Expression of Interest.
To apply send your CV/Resume and Motivation Letter to: info@thebalkanforum.org and jobs@universum-ks.org
Date Job Vacancy Announced: 11 February 2022
Deadline for applications: 25 February 2022
Expected start date: 10 March 2022
Contract: 12 months, part-time (12 hours/week), with a possibility of extension and working full-time
Salary range: Competitive NGO salary
Location of the post: Prishtina, with limited travel in the Western Balkans region
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To apply send your CV/Resume and Motivation Letter in English to info@thebalkanforum.org
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The Balkan Forum is seeking a Company/Consultant(s) to carry out TWO CASE STUDIES to examine the achievements, challenges and lessons of the project “Equipping, Empowering and Employing Youth, Women and Other Disadvantaged Groups in five Municipalities of Kosovo”
The deadline for application is 11 February 2022.
Applications should be sent electronically to info@thebalkanforum.org with subject “Case studies for the EEE project”.
Click the below link to open the pdf versions of the Terms of Reference and Tender Documentation
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Financial Statement Audit for the year 2021
The Balkan Forum invites auditing companies to bid for performing financial statement audit based on IFRS and Kosovo (ATK) policies for the financial year ending 31/12/2021.
Click the below link to open the pdf version of the Call for Offers
Deadline for submission of offers 30 December 2021
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The Balkan Forum is seeking to recruit a Civil Society Organization, an individual consultant or a team of consultants, to undertake a brief analysis of the environmental activism in the Western Balkans.
Deadline for applications: 30 October 2021
Expected start date for this consultancy: 10 November 2021
Number of days for this consultancy: maximum 10 days
Completion date: 10 December 2021
For more information, click the below link to open the pdf version of the Call for Offers
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The Balkan Forum is seeking to recruit a Civil Society Organization, an individual consultant or a team of consultants, to undertake research on mapping and analysis of key actors and practical initiatives in the Western Balkans aimed at accelerating the Regions’ transition to the circular economy.
Deadline for applications: 20 October 2021
Expected start date for this consultancy: 1 November 2021
Completion date: 30 November 2021
Number of days for this consultancy: maximum 10 days
For more information, click the below link to open the pdf version of the Call for Offers
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The Balkan Forum is seeking to recruit a Civil Society Organization, an individual consultant or a team of consultants, to undertake an analysis of the progress made by the six Western Balkan (WB) countries towards implementing their pledges/commitments since the WB Summits of the Berlin Process held in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2020 and in Berlin, Germany in 2021.
Deadline for applications: 10 October 2021
Expected start date for this consultancy: 15 October 2021
Completion date: 15 November 2021
Number of days for this consultancy: maximum 10 days
For more information, click the below link to open the pdf version of the Call for Offers
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The Balkan Forum in partnership with the Syri i Vizionit and the Municipality of Istog are implementing the project “Empowerment and Employment of Youth, Women and Other Vulnerable Groups in the Five Municipalities of Kosovo”, which is funded by European Union.
The project aims to provide additional active labour market measures, such as providing support for specific training, on-the-job training, providing internships and self-employment of vulnerable groups in Kosovo. Furthermore, it will support development of new enterprises to develop opportunities for creating employment perspectives for particularly vulnerable groups in the labour market.
The target groups include communities with the lowest average participation in the economy: youth, working-age women, people with disabilities and ethnic minorities including Bosniak, Serb, Roma, Egyptian and Ashkali individuals in five municipalities in Kosovo: Istog, Pejë, Klinë, Deçan and Junik.
Purpose of this consultancy:
The purpose of this consultancy is to work effectively with volunteers, stakeholders and project team to raise awareness on employment barriers, by specifically producing appealing video stories and two documentaries in five municipalities of Peja, Istog, Deçan, Junik and Klinë.
The key communication objective for all media/video items to be produced will aim to spark public discussion on social exclusion employment; Create a dialogue between employment agency, centers for professional advancement, project team and final beneficiaries. Engage and bridge the gap between stakeholders and improve the employment ecosystem in targeted municipalities.
Deadline for application: 8 September 2021
Expected start date for this consultancy: 13 September 2021
Please see below for more information on expected deliverables/results, duties and responsibilities, consultancy period, required experience/qualifications, and application procedure.
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Internships available: communications, finance/administration, project management.
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo (or remotely from place/country of residence)
Hours: part-time and full-time
Duration: 3 - 6 months
Deadline for applications: 15 September 2021
Click the below link to open the pdf version of our Internship Program.
To apply send your CV/Resume and Motivation Letter in English to info@thebalkanforum.org
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Deadline for submission of applications: 31 May 2021
Expected start date: June 2021
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Deadline for submission of applications: 20 January 2021
Expected start date: 15 February 2021
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Deadline for submission of applications: 20 January 2021
Expected start date: 15 February 2021
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Internships available: social/media, administration, fundraising, partnership development, research, advocacy, IT and Web design.
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo (or online from the place of residence
Hours: part-time and full-time
Duration: 3 - 6 months
Click the below link to open the pdf version of our Internship Programme.
To apply send your CV/Resume in English to info@thebalkanforum.org
We review applications regularly. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Deadline for submission of applications: 10 January 2021
Expected start date: 1 February 2021
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Deadline for submission of offers EXTENDED to 10 January 2021
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Click the below link to open the pdf versions of the Call and Application Form.
Deadline for applications: 20 November 2020
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Afati per aplikim: 20 nentor 2020
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Rok za privaju: 20. novembra 2020
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Deadline for applications: 15 September 2020.
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