Experience

Foundation Open Society - Macedonia

• North Macedonia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Senior Program Coordinator

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2023

  Responsible for • Grant fund management: design, assessment and implementation of funding schemes providing grants to CSOs, coalitions and informal groups and support for applicants; • Capacity building activities to assist organizational capacity development of CSOs and CSO advocacy networks, enabling peer learning and networking, and establishing dialogue with government institutions; • Monitoring the implementation of grants, and providing consultations and mentorship in accordance with the identified specific needs, as well as advising on the preparation of narrative and financial reports on the awarded grants;• Organisation of events for CSO networking, including conferences and workshops. Show less

• Program Coordinator

  • 2012 - 2015

  - Grant fund management: design, assessment and implementation of funding schemes providing grants to CSOs, coalitions, informal groups and individuals, and support for applicants • Networking support: establishment and support of three networks of CSOs and/or individuals by providing means for their operation, supporting their activities and technical assistance when needed- Capacity building of CSOs and individuals: provision of continuous training and lessons learning support - Production of short, data based, analyses for alerting public about inadequate policies and practices in different fields;- Monitoring and evaluation: establishment of high quality monitoring and evaluation processes Show less

• Project Coordinator

  • 2004 - 2012

  Under the supervision of Program Director, coordinated the projects: Living in Multiethnic Environment – Citizens with Equal Rights, Opportunities and Protection, funded by European Commission and FOSM (2007-2009); Support of Local Community Development Initiatives through NGO Support Centers in Veles, Prilep, Stip and Kicevo, funded by SDC and FOSM (2004-2006); Promotion of Local Participation in Decentralization through NGO Support Centers, funded by OSCE (2005); and implementation of different projects and subprograms within the FOSM’ Civil Society Program: Citizens for European Macedonia (2009-2015), Intercultural Initiatives, Books for Open Society Debate, Design and draft program strategies and project proposals; Civil society program administration, project development, implementation and monitoring; Strategic planning of project activities and their realization Ensure that project goals are achieved in line with the planned budget and time frame; Coordinate, monitor and evaluate project activities (trainings, workshops, public events, fairs, press conferences etc.); administrate, monitor and coordinate grants for CSOs; financial management, budget monitoring and reporting to the donors; Drafting ToR and appointing experts, consultants, lecturers and facilitators; present and promote the projects; coordinate civil society networks (Citizens for European Macedonia); organize, support and coordinate the work of 4 NGO Support Centers; monitor and evaluate their operations; Communicate with donors, relevant institutions and beneficiaries; CSOs capacity building through trainings, counselling and advising; Show less

• Local Coordinator

  • 2002 - 2004

  Project: Institutional Development Support of Macedonian NGOs: NGO Support Centers in Prilep, Veles, Stip and Kicevo, funded by SDC and FOSM (2000-2003)Needs assessment of local organizations, organize training courses in various areas according to their needs; Appoint experts, consultants, lecturers and facilitators; Organize other activities such as workshops, round tables, debates, presentations and conferences; Coordinate, monitor and evaluate project activities (trainings, workshops, public events, fairs, press conferences etc.); Monitor implementation of realizations of grants; Financial management and budget monitoring, drafting report to the donors; capacity building of local NGOs through counselling and advising in topics such as organizational development, project writing, preparation of narrative and financial reports and fundraising for local NGO Show less

• Project Coordinator for Shtip Municipality

  • 2001 - 2002

  Project coordinator for Shtip Municipality within Web Based Information Infrastructure Project; responsible for development of official web site of Shtip Municipality; preparation of content and visual look of web site; onging update of the official web site with articles, news and announcements.