Irma Dracic

Experience

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  SIGA Ltd. Varaždin, Vistex Ltd. Varaždin, VIS Tkanine Inc. Varaždin, TUI Germany, Tengelmann Germany

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2007

  Head of procurement department and export-import departments, Tour operator representative

  Head of Procurement and imports department by Siga d.o.o., VaraždinHead of Procurement and imports department by Vistex d.o.o., VaraždinIndependent officer in the import-export department by VIS Fabrics Inc. VaraždinRepresentative of the tour operator TUI, Germany at the peninsula Peljašac and the island of KorčulaManagement of various departments by Tengelmann, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyAll duties and responsibilities associated with named positions.

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  AZRA – Varazdin County Development Agency

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Project and PR Manager; Head of the Entrepreneurship Dep.; Deputy Director

  Leading ICE project team in activity planning & implementation, budgeting, partner searches and research and implementation of proceduresPreparing and implementing the project Voucher Scheme of Croatian Agency for Small and Medium Economy / consultant organizerPreparing and implementing MELE's projects Education for entrepreneurship and Business support institutions (MELE - Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship)Preparing all MELE projects for SMEs (Competitiveness through innovation; Entrepreneurship in cooperatives; Strengthening competitiveness of small business; Entrepreneurship of youth and persons with disabilities; Additional training and retraining of crafts staff; Women entrepreneurs; Internationalisation of Croatian economy)Taking part in AZRA's team for EU projects preparation(ECHO – Education and Career Harmonisation Operations, Regional network of local learning institutions, INVET – Innovative Teaching Methodology )Assistant by the project SEE IFA – South-East European cooperation of Innovation and Finance AgenciesIC-UC project manager - Inter-cultural unity of citizens / project proposals preparationLeading project teams by the implementation of Innovative Citizens create the Future of Europe project, Corporate Social Responsibility – Integration in local environment project etc.Annual planning, strategic development, monitoring and evaluationDevelopment of Economy analysis in Regional operative plan of Varazdin CountyDevelopment of Economy analysis of LAG PRIZAG, consisting of 9 local authority entities (City of Novi Marof, municipalities Breznica, Breznicki Hum, Ljubescica and Visoko in Varazdin County, municipalities Kalnik, Sveti Petar Orehovec and Gornja Rijeka in Koprivnicko-krizevacka County and municipality Budinscina in Krapinska-Zagorje County)Development of analysis of entrepreneurial activities and climate in Varazdin CountyPlanning and implementing actions focusing on local economic development Show less

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  Independent consultant Irma Dracic (CAD-ING d.o.o.)

  Jan 2010 - now

  Consultant for small and medium enterprises, Entrepreneurial skills expert, Project manager, Project

  Business advisory services for SMEsConsultant for implementation of the projects: Innovative methods in practical training by introducing transport and logistics training firm - VTT Firm; Energy Efficiency - KNX Model, and EKO voznja je zakon (grant beneficiaries: Mechanical Engineering and Traffic School Varazdin / School of Electromechanical Engineering and Craft Zagreb / Road traffic school Zagreb)Education of students within the Entrepreneurship program (Knowledge for Everyone / Polytechnic Varazdin; YiBE-Youth in business and entrepreneurship / RDA North DAN and CES Varazdin; City volunteers / Environmental association Franjo Koscec Varazdin; Indigo Green / RDA North DAN / AHVN project / City of Buzet)External evaluator (assessor) for the project Local employment development initiatives I and II (Ministry of Labour and Pension System); accepted evaluator for IPA Adriatic CBC Programme; external evaluator (assessor) for the program Increasing economic activities and competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in Croatia (Ministry of entrepreneurship and crafts); evaluation of cross-border cooperation Croatia-Bosnia and Hercegovina project proposals and evaluation of National Foundation for Civil Society Development project proposalsSenior expert for the project proposals dvelopment for the effective implementation of the Scheme Business Related Infrastructure for the cities of Osijek, Zadar, Benkovac, Pula (Operational Programme for Regional Competitiveness Croatia)Part of the team for project proposals development for the effective implementation of the Scheme Business Related Infrastructure for the cities of Kutina, Novska, Topusko and Karlovac (Operational Programme for Regional Competitiveness Croatia)Development of project proposals for the IPA Cross-Border Programme Slovenia-Croatia and Europe for Citizens Program;Organizing and managing the RO of the LPE3 project in Varazdin Show less