Program Coordinator – Western Balkans

American Bar Association Background

The American Bar Association (ABA) was founded on a commitment to advance the rule of law in the United States and beyond by providing practical resources for legal professionals, conducting law school accreditation, developing model ethics codes and more. Today, the ABA remains a member-based organization that works to ensure access to justice for all, a fair legal process, and respect for the rule of law at home and across the globe.

Project Background

The ABA is recruiting a Program Coordinator to support the anticipated “Strengthening Human Rights, Information Integrity, Equality, and Democracy for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) population in the Western Balkans” (Western Balkans Equality SHIELD) program. The program will work to mitigate the impact of anti-rights disinformation so that the LGBTQI+ population is able to exercise their rights equally. It will be implemented in the Western Balkans, with regional activities and in-country work in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia by a consortium consisting of the ABA, the LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey (ERA), and Justice for Prosperity.

Job Summary: The Program Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of the ABA program to mitigate anti-rights disinformation in the Western Balkans, including the ABA collaboration with, among others, local and international partner organizations, community leaders, and governmental authorities at the international, national, and regional levels.

Location: This is a full-time position that can be based in Tirana, Albania; Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Pristina, Kosovo; Skopje, North Macedonia; or Belgrade, Serbia.

Applicants based in other cities in these countries will also be accepted.

Responsibilities:

• Support activity design and implementation of the ABA Western Balkan SHIELD activities in the countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
• Foster strong collaboration and coordination with program partners to facilitate implementation of program initiatives.
• Support knowledge management, linkages, and exchange of lessons learned and best practices across program activities and with program partners and stakeholders.
• Oversee and support the implementation of program meetings​, ​events,​ and workshops​, and liaise with program contacts.
• Coordinate and participate in the recruitment and onboarding of consultants, from scheduling interviews, and coordinating regular check-in meetings to reviewing consultant deliverables.
• Prepare program reports, including among others, quarterly and annual program reports​.​
• Assist with the ​​report of activities through the monitoring and evaluation tools and data collection reports.
• Regularly coordinate with ABA headquarters and Western Balkans’ teams.
• Maintain program files, folders, and databases for secure and easy access and retrieval​.​
• Assist with outreach to other organizations and partners for collaboration​.​
• Other related duties as assigned.

Supervision:

The Program Coordinator will supervise a Legal Advisor, Financial Manager, Program MEL Manager, and Assistant Financial Manager.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in humanities, law, and related areas relevant to this project, such as gender and human rights.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience working with international organizations​, preferably in the field of human rights​, LGBTQI+ advocacy, or international development, and at least three (3) years experience as a coordination lead for program implementation.
• Proven academic or professional ​e​xperience working on initiatives to mitigate anti-rights disinformation, corruption, and hate crimes preferably with both international cooperation and the public sector.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
• Experience working with U.S. government donor-funded projects within a non-profit, association, or civil service organization setting.
• Work experience in a professional environment with people of diverse cultural backgrounds​.​
• Strong commitment to rule of law principles.
• Fluency in ​English and ​one of the official Western Balkan languages (Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian, and Serbian) with strong written and oral communication skills required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Software​.​

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or specialization is desired.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter in english by July 28.

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