Deadline: 12 August 2018
Open to: Residents of Macedonia and international applicants of any age with eligibility to work and reside in Macedonia
Benefits: competitive local salary

DESCRIPTION

Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is an independent political foundation sponsored by the Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID) specialising in parliamentary strengthening and political party development. It does this primarily by supporting the development of parliaments, political party structures and civil society organisations.

Established in 1992, WFD has supported transitions to democracy in central and Eastern Europe, strengthened multi-party democracies in Africa and extended its work to the Middle East and North Africa and Asia in recent years. For more information, please visit www.wfd.org

The Project Co-ordinator for the Western Balkans Region will have responsibility for coordinating of the Conservative WFD projects in the region, which includes overseeing the full programme cycle from set up, planning and implementation, through to transition/end of project, as well as budget management and monitoring and evaluation. The Project Co-ordinator will also have responsibility for UK experts deployed on short and long-term missions in the region.

This is a high profile programme for the Conservative Party (CCHQ) International Department and the Project Co-ordinator will play a central role in stakeholder management with partners in the region’s parliaments (parliamentarians and senior secretariat staff) and political parties; international partners and the UK Embassies, in addition to CCHQ and WFD colleagues within the region if applicable.

Contract length: 6 months (with possibility of extension)

Location: Skopje, Macedonia

Main Duties:

1.Programme Management

Coordinating the full programme cycle utilising standardised programme management tools including, work breakdown structures, project logic, outcome matrix, logframes, etc.; Regularly consulting and working