Background
In May 2014 heavy rains fell over Bosnia and Herzegovina, causing massive flooding in northern, eastern and central parts of the country bordering Croatia and Serbia. The floods are the worst in 120 years and have brought enormous destruction in a country that is still recovering from the consequences of the 92-95 war and where significant groups of the population suffer from chronic poverty and unemployment. The natural disaster affected a quarter of the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina and approximately one million people, which is approximately 27% of the country’s population of 3.8 million. Some 50% of local governments were afftected by the floodswith a number suffering near-complete flooding of urban, industrial and rural areas. Consequently, houses, infrastructure, schools, hospitals, private facilities, farms and crops were damaged or destroyed, causing deterioration of public services, local economy and agriculture activities.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the implementation of the livelihoods component in the Recovery field office area of responsibility
- Provide advisory support to the Recovery Programme Coordinator – Livelihoods to support strategic direction of implementation
- Coordinate the implementation of livelihoods component between the local stakeholders
- Support to the Recovery Programme Coordinator – Livelihoods in effective mainstreaming of gender equality
Requirements
- University degree in the field of business, economics, development, political sciences, engineering and other relevant social sciences.
- At least 4 years of relevant professional experience in the field of economic, rural or private sector development experience in BiH.
- Understanding of development trends in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
- Familiarity with key public documents, strategies, trends and initiatives related to economy and economic development in Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
- Excellent English and B/S/C language skills, both written and oral.
Deadline: 19 January 2015
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