Orhan Ceka

Experience

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  University of New York Tirana

  Feb 2009 - Jul 2009

  Research Assistant
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  Open Society Foundations

  Aug 2010 - Jul 2011

  UEP Alumni Consultant

  -OVERSEE AND MONITOR THE HOME COUNTRY PROJECTS OF CURRENT FELLOWS IN MACEDONIA-REPORT TO UEP ON THE PROGRESS OF FELLOW'S HCP-ADMINISTER A WEEKEND CONFERENCE TO TRAIN THE FELLOWS ON PROJECT DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION-HELP UEP FELLOWS DESIGN HOME COUNTRY PROJECTS-ADVISE UEP FELLOWS ABOUT HCP

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  Sabancı Üniversitesi

  Sept 2012 - Oct 2014

  Research Assistant

  conduct researchmake a list of bibliographysummarize texts

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  Liberal Alternative Institute

  Nov 2012 - now

  Executive Director

  o Women Raise their Voice ( King Budouan Foundation Belgium) o Hate Free Speech in the Online Platform ( US Embassy DemGrants Program) o Youth Activism in multicultural societies ( FNF) o Inclusion of community service in high school curriculum (NDI Macedonia ) o MAPPING for Youth Council Establishment in Tetovo Municipality (UNDP) o Liberal Forums (FNF)o CSR Conference (business donors)o Faces and Spaces (European Youth Foundation, Council of Europe) o Inbox MK online magazine (Dutch Embassy, partnership with SCOOP MK)o Student leadership and activism: Student Councils (VIA Foundation) o Culture of remembrance and acceptance (FOOM) o Youth Combating Hate Speech (German Embassy) o Liberal Forums (FNF) o Youth Leadership Training/ Community Initiatives (Nadace VIA)o Youth Seminar “Activism in Times of Crisis” (FNF SEE) Show less

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  Inbox7.mk

  Mar 2014 - Feb 2015

  Journalist

  writing investigative articles on monthly basis on political, social and educational issues in Macedonia

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  Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia

  Mar 2014 - May 2014

  Political Analyst

  Member of the Legal and Political Team on monitorinf hate speech during elections in Macedonia

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  Municipality of Brvenica

  Jun 2014 - Feb 2015

  Project Coordinator

  Coordinating the implementation of activities and the overall project deliverables for the IPA Crossborder cooperatiob between Municipality of Brvenica (Macedonia) and Bilisht (Albania)

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  South East European University (SEEU)

  Nov 2016 - Sept 2017

  Student Advisor
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  Universität Graz

  Oct 2017 - Aug 2018

  University Assistant

  Contribution to collaborative, third-party research (application, project management and realisation);Independent research, particularly for a PhD research project;Teaching and teaching support;Student supervision;Administrative support.

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  South East European University (SEEU)

  Oct 2018 - Jul 2019

  Student Advisor
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  Search for Common Ground

  Oct 2019 - Sept 2021

  Monitoring And Evaluation Coordinator

  Contribute in the development of a system that facilitate data collection, reporting and flow of data within the project team that sufficiently captures project information needs;Support the development and implementation of M&E plans and tools, as well as learning activities (e.g., reflection sessions) throughout the project implementation in coordination with Regional DME Specialist to inform learning and best practices;Manage data management systems, spreadsheets and other data tools and ensure the quality of high-value data for accuracy, consistency and comparability and consolidate operational information as needed to support analysis;Provide timely, quality support and guidance to the project team to meet the project’s specific M&E needs;Conduct participatory monitoring activities and data collection and field visits as required through individual interviews, phone interviews, pre/post testing, focus group discussions, and community visits;Support reporting and analysis of data collected on outcome indicators and feed into donors’ reports in addition to learning reporting that synthesizes good practices and lessons learned;Implementing Search M&E standards around project planning, research, data collection tools, monitoring missions and evaluations;Review and ensure common understanding of the project logic framework, indicators, targets, data collection tools, and M&E plan;Provide ongoing technical support in proposal development when needed by enabling program teams to utilize evaluation findings and evidence gleaned from learning and communicating results effectively. Show less

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  The International Foundation for Electoral Systems

  Mar 2020 - Sept 2020

  Project Officer

  Assist and support project implementation in line with the work plan and other relevant documents;Support short term local and international consultants in realization of specific assignments;Undertake day to day administration of the project activities, including operational, administrative and logistics related tasks ensuring efficient use of resources and in line with IFES policies, rules and procedures;Maintain good communication with relevant stakeholders and beneficiaries involved in project design and implementation;Provide input in drafting project documents, including project briefs, supporting documentation for procurement related processes, research and analysis, reports;Gather necessary data for monitoring and evaluation of the progress in the implementation of project activities; Show less

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  Center for Common Ground

  Sept 2021 - Feb 2023

  Monitoring And Evaluation Specialist

  Conduct Needs Assessments for two new projectsPrepare and design M&E tools Organize and conduct quarterly reflection meetings with project staff and stakeholdersOrganize and conduct quarterly gender reflection meetings with stakeholders and beneficiariesAnalyze M&E data

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  East-West Management Institute

  Apr 2022 - Aug 2022

  Monitoring And Evaluation Coordinator
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  European Endowment for Democracy (EED)

  Jun 2022 - Jun 2023

  Country Consultant
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  Helvetas

  Feb 2023 - now

  MRM Specialist