Experience

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  Adra albania

  May 2011 - Sept 2013

  National project coordinator

  Project Coordinator of several Education and Social Projects for vulnerable groups in rural areas and surrounding areas of Tirana city, Albania. Projects focused mostly on providing social and health education to marginalized communities using a well-known international method called REFLECT.The purpose of such projects was to put community needs in focus and raise critical consciousness among women, men, and children, as well as raise awareness on the importance of education, health, and child development in improving living conditions. Show less

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  Rtc consulting

  May 2011 - Jan 2012

  Trainer of managment skills and human resources organisation

  RTC CONSULTINGRTC Consulting is a management consulting company that aims to provide high quality consulting services in market research, management training and quality control. RTC trainer is responsible to offer high quality trainings to companies staff regarding :Costumer care serviceCommunication skillsManagment skillsPersonal DevelopmentLeadershipOrganisational culture. RTC Consulting is an Approved Exponential Satellite Centre for the delivery of qualifications awarded by Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Institute of Consulting (IC). Show less

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  Ministry for europe and foreign affairs of albania

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2014

  Assistant to the chief of cabinet

  Main tasks: • Assist and coordinate the work of the Chief of Cabinet in relation to the Cabinet of the Minister, the Ministry, and other international institutions;• Organize and manage Chief of Cabinet agenda, prepare institutional documents, maintain and enrich relations with other public institutions;• Deliver administrative work on the preparation of the Minister’s activities and materials, within and outside the country;• Monitor and evaluate the working process of the Ministry throughout the governmental online system. Show less

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  Ministry of foreign affairs of albania

  Sept 2014 - May 2017

  Director of the centre of excellence, ministry of foreign affairs of albania (primary position)

  The Center of Excellence aims to strengthen Albania’s foreign policy and diplomatic service. The Center will serve as an “enhanced” policy planning unit, by attracting the best expertise available to prepare analyses and long-term strategic plans. Main tasks:Set up and develop a new unit within the MFA which would provide and manage projects in line with the MFA strategic priorities;• Draft and finalize the general needs assessment evaluation in the MFA to identify needs and gaps for the Center to fulfill;• Identify all administrative, legal and financial technicalities to build up the Center of Excellence within the MFA;• Coordinate and develop partnerships with different partners throughout projects, activities and other forms of collaborations;• Manage, monitor, and deliver projects with different international partners in Albania and the Western Balkans region. Show less

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  Ministry for europe and foreign affairs of albania

  Jul 2015 - Apr 2017

  Advisor to the minister of foreign affairs of albania (secondary position)

  Main tasks:• Maintain and develop relations with Public Institutions, International Partners, Diplomatic Corps to ensure collaboration and partnerships with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs- MFA;• Manage and monitor the annual plan of the MFA, finalize reports and correspondence in relation to the Prime Minister’s Office;

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  Regional development programme albania

  May 2017 - Sept 2020

  Programme manager

  Regional Development Program III is a joint continuous effort to support the process of decentralization and regional development in Albania, co-funded by Swiss Development Cooperation and Austrian Development Agency and implemented in partnership with the Government of Albania, Ministry of Urban Development.The main tasks of the position were:Programme Management and Implementation planning, overall monitoring and reporting following the Donors’ contractual requirements;• Supporting the Project Team Leader in coordinating work, agenda and activities with the project team, the project beneficiaries and institutional stakeholders;• Support and advise the project outcome managers in organizing and coordinating activities with the project beneficiaries, as well as in preparing key technical documents related to the outcomes of the Programme;• Monitor and evaluate Programme’s progress and overall implementation based on Programme’s indicators, evaluation and monitoring criteria adopted by Donors, as well as ensure inclusion of cross-cutting issues in all components of the Programme, including grant scheme awarded projects;• Supporting Key experts in preparing documents for Grant Scheme Launching, Implementation and all related procedures required to ensure a successful grant management cycle from Programme’s perspective;• Assisting Key experts in finalising grant contracts for Beneficiaries in the frame of the Pilot Regional Grant Scheme as well as monitor and report on grant projects achievements and progress, follow-up on projects’ compliance with reporting procedures and finalisation of contractual issues;• Ensure annual and mid-term evaluation reports related to the overall implementation of the Programme, it’s compliance with Donor’s evaluation criteria, addressing cross-cutting issues as well as ensuring sustainability, efficiency, effectiveness and overall impact. Show less

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  Regional development programe albania (rdpa)

  Sept 2020 - Oct 2022

  Regional development grants manager

  The objective of the assignment is to provide support to establish and manage the grant schemes under the Regional Development Programme Albania – Phase 4, building on the strategic, institutional and operational framework for regional development that will be further developed in parallel by the Albania authorities with RDP assistance. All procedures are in line with EU standards and criteria.As a long term expert the key tasks are: - Designing and establishing grant schemes under the Regional Development Programme Albania by building on the strategic, institutional and operational framework for regional development that will be further developed in parallel by the Albanian authorities with RDP assistance;- Prepare a functional and efficient management and control system for channelling the grants planned for the period 2020-2023, as well as manage the whole cycle of grants management, in collaboration with the Albanian institutional counterparts;- Develop grant mechanism and criteria for project selection;- Pilot writing of project proposals;- Training of RDP Managing Authority and related Bodies within the management and control system. Show less

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  Western balkans fund

  Oct 2022 - Oct 2022

  Program manager of diversified grants portfolio at the wbf

  The main objective of the Diversified Grants Portfolio (DGP) is to provide meaningful and consistentaccess to tailored support programs to civil society, educational, cultural and other actors whoengage in regional collaboration, to strengthen the regional social infrastructure for cross-borderpeople-to-people cooperation and advance regional interdependence, thus contributing toreconciliation, peace, and stability in the Western Balkans. The Grant Coordinator will help develop, roll out and coordinate the Diversified Grant Portfolio (DGP). In addition, the Coordinator will also play a role in further developing other parts of WBF’s programming, including by leading or supporting the implementation of (non grant-making) initiatives and events conducted directly by WBF. Show less

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  Austrian development agency

  Feb 2025 - now

  Programme manager, ada co tirana