Background
The European Partnership with Municipalities Programme (EU-PROGRES) is a joint action of the European Union, the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Serbia, designed to enhance stability and socio-economic development in the South and South-West Serbia. In a holistic manner, EU-PROGRES will endeavor to accelerate growth and improve the overall conditions in the Programme Area. The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has been granted an initial budget of EUR 18,1 million for the Programme, which should be implemented in a time-frame of three years, starting in mid- 2010.
EU-PROGRES activities are divided into four components, and the Programme is expected to deliver eight results, as follows:
- Component 1: Good Governance ( a cross cutting theme underpinning all components)
Result 1: Participatory, accountable and transparent governance, respecting human rights
- Component 2: Municipal Management and Developing Planning
Result 2: Municipal organizational effectiveness and efficiency improved and capacities to deliver services to citizens and business
increase
Result 3: Capacities for planning municipal and regional sustainable development strength and relevant development documents created
- Component 3: Physical, Economic and Social Infrastructure
Result 4: Projects and project documentation prepared for key economic, environmental and social projects
Result 5: Project financing facilitated through enabling contacts with ministries, donors and other projects
Result 6: Selected projects financed and implemented through EU-PROGRES
- Component 4: Public Awareness and Branding of Areas
Result 7: Awareness for the need for, the logic of, and the effects of changes communicated to a broad public
Result 8: A plan to develop the areas' images and self-images as unique areas of Europe are established and implementation begun
Requirements
- Masters Degree in Economy and demonstrated expertise in business development and management
- At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in business planning, support to business associations and/or clusters, local fiscal
systems and local economic development ( experience in developing FDI plans will be consider as additional advantage)
- Experience in developing and writing Business Plans
- Computer literacy: MS Word, Excel and Access
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Driving skills and a clean driving license with the ability to travel independently
- Serbian as mother tongue. Fluency of written and spoken English language
Responsibilities
- Assess the clustering potential in South and South-West Serbia and identify at least five potential future clusters
- Support of cluster forming for up to three productive sectors
- Development of business plan for these new clusters
- Assess needs for and purpose technical equipping of the clusters
- Provide ad-hoc expert advisory services to BIC management
- Actively promote and introduce clustering among potential entrepreneurs and recommended at least three groups of entrepreneurs for
formation of new clusters
- Lead the process of branding, innovation planning and diversification of product range for the new clusters
Deadline: 28 November 2011
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