Sanja Drobnjak

Experience

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  Vodacom d.o.o.

  Mar 2012 - now

  Project Manager for Institutional Support of Water Utilities (WUs), Vodacom Ltd. (Government and Coastal Municipalities Project Implementation Agency), Montenegro; Served as a consultant to 5 local WUs for preparing strategic business plans; Participated in preparation of tariff studies and proposed tariff adjustments in accordance with national and local development plans; Organized workshops for WUs staff related to financial and commercial issues and benchmarking; Developed proposal bidding documents and implemented procedures to select consultants for local utility capacity building in accordance with the procedures of German Development Bank (KfW); Supervised implementation of consultant contracts. Show less ▪Organization of all paper work, documentation, archiving▪ Preparation of Vodacom’s annual budget▪Monitoring of annual budget▪ Preparation and update of Vodacom’s business plan▪Coordination of commercial and financial activities for 5 water utilities which are Vodacom members▪ Support in business plan preparation for 5 water utilities which are Vodacom members▪ Support in monitoring activities defined by Business Plans▪ Support in tariff adjustments plan preparation for 5 water utilities which are Vodacom members▪ Financial analyses for 5 water utilities▪Collecting data from water utilities▪ Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual benchmarking report for 5 water utilities (using World Bank methodology)▪Coordination and supervision of Institutional development ongoing project for Water Utility Ulcinj (supervision of all project activities, overview of all project documentation, reports, plans, drafting contracts for procurement, contact with suppliers, etc)▪Reporting to KfW (German Development Bank) which finance Vodacom’s projects Show less

  • Head of Commercial Department

    Mar 2018 - now

  • Water Utility Capacity Development Project Manager

    Aug 2017 - now

  • Financial Analyst

    Mar 2012 - now
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  VALU ADD MANAGEMENT SERVICES, IAWD Danube Water Program

  Mar 2015 - Sept 2015

  Local National Expert

  Local National Expert for Montenegro in the execution of the project ''Capacity Building Programme ant Targeted Interventions to Achieve Commercial Effiiciency and Business Planning in Water Utilities in the Danube Region (Montenegro, Kosovo, FYROM and Moldova).As a Local National Expert she coordinated and facilitated the activities between the Joint Venture Project Team, the Montenegro Water Association and the participating Water Utilities from Montenegro during the Delivery of the Business Planing Training Program (Phase II) and Support to the Implementation of the Capacity Building Outcome (Phase III) of the Project. Show less

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  Water and Wastewater Utility Association of Montenegro

  Apr 2017 - Jul 2017

  Business Planning Consultant

  Preparation of a five year Business Plan (BP) as an absolutely necessary step in strengthening the WSS Associations. During preparation of the BP, BP Consultant take an objective and critical look at their business activities, documented the actions to be taken as commitments for improvement of the Association’s overall performance and effectiveness and communicated their ideas to others. The Business Plan provides the basis for the financial stability and make rational and coordinated decisions about levels and types of programs and activities. During the design of BP, Consultant defined : Overall introduction describing the background of the Water Association, its present function, organization and functions; Current position of the Water Association within the sector in its country; Vision Statement and Mission Objectives of the Association; Strategic Goals and Action Plan, for the 5 years planning period (mid-term outlook); Governance, organizational structure and staffing plan; Strategy on the future membership structure; Communications plan to its audiences and stakeholders, and most particularly its members; Knowledge management and sharing plan, which can include capacity building support, thematic partnerships, thematic or annual conferences; Project development programs and cooperation with strategic partners; Budget forecast, for the 5 years planning period. Show less

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  The World Bank

  Oct 2018 - now

  Short Term Consultant

  Utility performance benchmarks for Montenegro - collection of water sector performance data and indicators for up to 25 utilities; assistance to utilities in data submission to data collection platform system; verification for all participating utilities in a form and sample defined by Montenegro Regulatory body.