Job Description

Term: Full-time employment (40 hrs. per week)

Duration: 1 year, with the possibility of extension

Location: Regional Coordination Office for Technical Cooperation, Austrian Embassy Pristina, Kosovo

Background and Objective

Reporting to the Head of Office, the Program Manager will help manage and advance ADA’s portfolio in sustainable economic development, with emphasis on:

• Private sector development for inclusive and green growth, particularly in rural areas
• Climate-resilient agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU)
• Environmental mainstreaming and climate change adaptation
• EU-aligned green transition processes

The position also involves contributing to a planned EU–ADA co-funded project under IPA that is currently being developed and is intended to support more sustainable agri-food systems and closer alignment with EU standards.

Description of Tasks and Duties

Program and Project Management

• Contribute to programme development and support the promotion of Austrian funding instruments, including bilateral (country and regional), multilateral, NGO, and private sector partnerships.
• Assist partners with assessing needs, designing projects, and facilitating appraisal and approval procedures.
• Follow and advise ADA-funded and pooled projects in sustainable economic development through results-based management and quality assurance.
• Examine and provide technical input for Terms of Reference, contracts, evaluations, and technical assistance procedures.
• Offer strategic and technical guidance to support evidence-based decisions on the economic development portfolio, including sector analysis, programme design, risk management, and consistency with EU accession and green transition priorities.
• Help meet ADA reporting obligations, including annual reports, results frameworks, and donor reporting (EU/IPA), by providing timely, high-quality, and results-focused contributions.
• Support knowledge management, lessons learned, and visibility requirements.
• Assist with the acquisition and implementation of third-party funded projects, especially EU-funded initiatives, in sustainable economic development. This includes helping ensure efficient delivery, serving as an important coordination point with the EU Office in Kosovo and ADA HQ, and supporting narrative and financial reporting, monitoring, and quality assurance.

Policy Dialogue and Coordination

• Support Austria and ADA in policy dialogue related to sustainable economic development.
• Provide analytical inputs on:
• Climate-resilient and inclusive rural development
• Agricultural and forestry systems
• Green transition and EU alignment
• Track sector developments and institutional reforms.
• Engage with stakeholders at national, regional, and international level.
• Coordinate with ministries, government institutions, EU bodies, donors, associations, and civil society.
• Take part in sector coordination platforms involving Austrian, EU, and international actors.
• Support and accompany high-level visits from Austrian institutions.
• Maintain close coordination with ADA HQ.

Cross-Cutting and Internal Support

• Ensure the integration of:
• Environmental sustainability
• Climate change adaptation
• Gender equality and inclusion
• Conflict sensitivity
• Promote inclusive approaches that are gender- and conflict-sensitive in programme implementation, including attention to non-majority communities.
• Contribute to the overall functioning of the Coordination Office.

Profile Requirements

• University degree in Economics, Agriculture, Forestry, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in donor-funded or donor implemented projects in economic development, with a strong focus on green growth and inclusive rural development; experience in the AFOLU sector and/or environmental protection and climate change adaptation is considered an advantage.
• Strong understanding of the technical and financial dimensions of project appraisal, development, and implementation, preferably in rural development; solid knowledge of results-based project and programme cycle management; experience with EU delegated cooperation is an asset.
• Good knowledge of the inclusive market system development approach, sustainable and climate resilient production, green jobs, and the AFOLU sector in Kosovo, including environmental protection and climate change adaptation.
• Demonstrated experience in results-based monitoring and reporting.
• Strong analytical, organisational, and communication abilities; a team-oriented approach; and the capacity to handle multiple tasks under pressure.
• Excellent computer literacy, including MS Office, internet research, and data handling.

Languages

• Excellent command of English (written and spoken) as the working language.
• Excellent command of either Albanian or Serbian, while good working knowledge of the other language is considered a strong advantage.
• Knowledge of German is considered an asset.

Documentet e kërkuara

• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of Motivation