Senior Territory Development Advisor in Regional Economic Development Agency, Serbia

March 2008 – Present

• Member of the team for defining methodology for the Sustainable Development Strategy of Sumadija and Pomoravlje region 2011- 2021
• Facilitator of the Strategy implementation
• Maintain/develop communication with all national/local institutions, stake holders and local authorities relevant for sustainable development of the region
• Promotion of the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ together with the Office for cooperation with Civil Society of the Government of the Republic of Serbia
• Support to Local Authorities in the process of creation and implementation of 11 local strategies and project proposals development by building international/local partnerships for EU programmes and mutual project proposals
• Enhance network between stakeholders and local authorities through gathering LED offices of the region at the annual forums and an interactive web portal/tool for collection and prioritization of regional/local project proposals
• Manage Development Fund financed by South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic for 5 years.
• Accredited for training “Preparation and management of infrastructural projects“ by the National Agency for Regional Development (NARD)
• Team member in the projec “Making Migration Work for Development”t co-funded by the South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme
• Promote sustainable rural development concepts esp. participation
• Coordination of the project ‘Establishment of One Stop Shops for support to business and issuance of building permits’ funded by UNOPS – define methodology for implementation of innovative service in the City administration and practical tools for legal formalization of OSS establishment
• Preparation of semi-annual reports for the donorMonitoring and evaluation of project proposals financed by EU funds.

Community Development Officer in ACDI/VOCA funded by USAID

March 2003 – June 2007 (4 years 4 months)

• Project Development - Reviewing assigned boards' project proposals and assisting them to qualify for CRDA approval; assisting boards to coordinate with assigned Technical Officers; assisting boards to liaise with other donors in order to secure complementary funding