Jun 16, 2009

CfA: Union of Balkan's Egyptians, 15 local mediators

Union of Balkan Egyptians announces a call for application for the employment of 15 local mediators from the countries of Western Balkans (Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia ) regarding the project "Effective participation of ethnic communities vulnerable to racial discrimination in public life of Western Balkans"


First phase : Selection of participant for regional training of local mediators
Objectives for organization of regional training for local mediators (LM) are:
- To motivate young people from Ethnic Communities Vulnerable to Racial Discrimination (ECVRD) from local level to become involved in the process of reconciliation.
- To create human resources for local authorities, specializing in mediation and advocacy.
- To bring to local level the experience accumulated in other regions by different NGOs.

Participants in training will be 20 young persons from ECVRD, from the local level who are accepted by the community and with a minimum experience of community work.
Second phase: After the completion of the first phase- the regional training of local mediators, 15 most qualified participants will be chosen and employed as local mediators.

Required skills for the selection of the participants in the first phase:
• Education - College degree or expected completion dates of degrees
• Community involvement – presentations, conferences, seminars attended
• Work experience, research projects in the required field (if any )
• Good knowledge of languages- English language and one of the Balkan language
• Involvement in the NGO sector, Educational or Professional Honors or Awards, Publications will be considered as a strong asset.

Submission: Interested applicants may submit a CV and Motivation letter at _______
Detailed guidelines for the required documents can be found at ____

DEADLINE: June 22nd (Monday), 5 p.m
For further information about the project please visit our website: www.ubaeg.org
This project is financed and supported by the European Commission.


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