Who we are
Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. (forumZFD - Forum Civil Peace Service) supports people involved in violent conflicts on the path to peace and strives to help overcome war and violence.
forumZFD is currently working with peace consultants in Germany, as well as eleven other countries in Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia. Its Academy for Conflict Transformation offers a learning space for professional, international peace work. Through dialogue events, educational work and campaigns, forumZFD actively advocates civil peace policy.
forumZFD is recognised by the German federal government as a member of the Civil Peace Service (CPS) consortium. It finances its work through public and private grants, donations and membership fees.
forumZFD is seeking a full-time (national) Project Manager based in its country office in Skopje, North Macedonia, who would also be working in close cooperation with the three other forumZFD offices in the region (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Kosovo). The main approach of the programme in the Western Balkans is Dealing with the Past (DwP), whereas this position is within the Media and CSOs Regional Project Team.
Your profile
• Advanced university degree in journalism, public relations, international development, or other relevant fields
• Work experience in the area of Dealing with the Past, Transitional Justice, Peacebuilding;
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in journalism, PR and/or other relevant fields, including content creation, experience with video/audio and production;
• Knowledge of methods of civil and non-violent conflict management;
• Thorough knowledge of the political and social environment in North Macedonia and the Western Balkans;
• Experience in project management, including planning, initiation, implementation, monitoring,
evaluation and financial controlling in co-operation with civil society organizations and media;
• Experience in third-party fundraising with partners is an asset;
• Distinct experience and ability to work effectively in teams, preferably including experience working in virtual team settings;
• High level of social competence, flexibility, and intercultural sensitivity, including non-violent communication competencies;
• Excellent written and spoken command of English, Macedonian and/or Albanian;
• Competent in the use of IT office applications and experience in the professional use of social media in the context of peace work;
• Driving licence and driving experience;
Your tasks and responsibilities
As Project Manager you will use your expertise in journalism and social media, as well as a keen knowledge of regional and national contexts in the Western Balkans, to encourage constructive public discourse on topics of dealing with the past within North Macedonia and throughout the region.
As Project Manager you will contribute to the Western Balkans Program of forumZFD as part of the country office team in North Macedonia and member of the Regional Project Team. Tasks of this position include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
• Actively participate in the Regional Project team Media & CSOs, implementing planned activities with partners, and working with the wider team to design, plan and develop future activities, which contribute to reaching regional and project goals
• Network and coordinate with a range of media and civil society organisations to build and maintain effective partnerships within the country/region to initiate and implement collaborative peacebuilding activities
• Manage the project implementation (PM&E, steering, and financial controlling);
• Contribute to annual program planning and reporting;
• Actively participate in fundraising efforts with local, regional and international donors;
• Collaborate and support colleagues within the North Macedonia and other country offices, on activities contributing to encouraging constructive public discourse on topics of dealing the past within the country and throughout the region;
• Based in Skopje, the position entails travel within North Macedonia and the region.
Our offer
As a project manager working for forumZFD, you will have the opportunity to contribute your ideas and skills within the innovative field of conflict transformation and peacebuilding.
We offer an attractive position with an initial one-year contract, renewable upon mutual agreement. We also offer participation in qualification and professional development courses (among others, at forumZFD’s Academy for Conflict Transformation), a project-based preparation, regular coaching and, where appropriate, participation in a language course. The position is based upon the relevant legislation of North Macedonia and renumerated according to forumZFD’s regional salary scale, including private health insurance.
Start of assignment
Ideally, you are available to start working on 1 February 2025.
Your application
Please send a 1-page motivation letter and your detailed CV in English with the title “Project Manager
– last name, first name” to Harald Schenker at schenker@forumzfd.de, by latest 24 November 2024.
Please find further information about our organization and our assignments online at www.forumZFD.de.
Our work in the Western Balkans is described in more detail at https://www.forumzfd.de/en/western-balkans.
You will also find more information about our and our partners’ work in the area of Dealing with the Past in the Western Balkans at www.dwp-balkan.org
This job advertisement as well as further employment postings can be viewed at www.forumZFD.de/jobs
We are looking forward to your application!