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Co-PLAN is a non-profit organization that has contributed to sustainable development by enabling good urban and regional governance, tackling key environmental issues, developing civil society, impacting policies, and promoting community participation knowledge-making since 1995.
At the core of Co-PLAN’s activity is the work with people and institutions, to foster tangible social transformation and positive change on the ground by inducing change-driving knowledge in our society for smart management of our habitat. Co-PLAN fulfils this mission through means of pilot activities and advisory services financed by national and international institutions and direct involvement with communities, local government units and other non-governmental organizations in the field of urban and regional management, environmental management, and municipal finance.

Co-PLAN is announcing a vacancy for the position of a “Social Research Development Coordinator”.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
-Assistance to the Strategic Communication and Project Acquisition Unit (hereinafter used as “the unit”) in the day-to-day activities;
-Conducting participatory processes as part of various projects with a strong community mobilisation/ participatory component;
-Building and facilitation of relations with institutions, communities, and interest groups;
-Organizing and conducting public meetings, hearing, consultations, etc.;
-Conducting research, assessments or surveys in aspects with a strong social component;
-Writing reports, policy briefs, or similar written documents.

-Assistance to the policy and research experts during research activities and policy writing; 
-Organization and management of events such as conferences, workshops, roundtables, etc.; 

-Conducting research on various topics, in full compliance with the Organisational Research Agenda; 

-Working closely with the Unit in the process of preparing project proposals, 
including: monitoring of publication of Calls for Project Proposals, writing a project proposal, and 
preparing the supporting documentation.

Requirements:
-University degree in a relevant field such as social sciences, law, communications, public policies, planning, economics, human resources development, management; 

-Excellent command of the English language and fluency in both written and spoken English; 

-High quality of writing in Albanian; 

-Sharp analytical skills and ability to process and analyse data/information in both English and 
Albanian; 

-A fine eye for document drafting; 

-Excellent communication skills; 

-Good organisation and facilitation skills for conferences, meetings, workshops; 

-Knowledge of the public institutions and public policies in Albania, including the policy debates and 
events; 

-Ability to work off own initiative and to proactively follow and tune-into the dynamics of team-work; 


Professional experience:
-At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in issues of (regional/local) social development, research, and/or writing-intensive fields; 

-Proven experience in support of/cooperation with public or private organisations, preferably in NGOs, or similar organizations; 

-Proven experience with EU or other international donor projects; 


Application procedure:
To apply for this position please send the following: 

-A cover letter expressing your interest (written in English); 

-A CV and two letters of references (in English); 

-A copy of your academic diplomas; 

-A document to prove the level of knowledge of the English Language (Diploma, Certificate, etc.).

Applications are accepted until April 10, 2017, 17:00h. Co-PLAN is an equal rights and opportunities employer. Only those who fulfil the requirements specified in this Terms of References are encouraged to apply. ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted for the 2nd stage of the selection process. 
All applications are to be sent to: co-plan@co-plan.org and aida_ciro@co-plan.org