About this role
Kosovar Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply
Job Profile:
Counterpart International is currently seeking an Economic Growth Specialist to support an anticipated bid in Kosovo: Up to Youth opportunity. This is a full-time position.
Primary Responsibilities:
The Economic Growth Specialist will be responsible for providing technical leadership, guidance on program design and implementation of youth-focused activities related to economic growth, job creation, and/or workforce development, and assistance conducting outreach / relationship building with stakeholders. This position requires experience in a similar technical area (e.g. economic development, youth workforce development, positive youth development).
Qualifications:
Education:
• Relevant degree in a related field;
Experience:
• Minimum of 4-6 years of progressively responsible experience in international development;
• Demonstrated experience working on programs on economic growth, workforce development, and/or youth development programs;
• Prior experience in fostering social cohesion in community-based programming.
• In-depth knowledge of local factors that may influence economic growth, job creation, increase in youth workforce opportunities, and more
• Previous experience working in Kosovo and/or the Balkans is highly desired;
• Experience working effectively with government officials, non-government partners, and USAID and/or other donors.
• Demonstrated leadership capacity and experience supervising teams of diverse staff.
Language:
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Prior experience working in official languages in Kosovo (Albanian and Serbian); strongly preferred.
Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted.