Project Coordinator and Researcher (m/ž)
O poslu
Location: Preferably Sarajevo or within driving distance
Languages: English (essential), Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian and/or Montenegrin (essential)
Duration: Up to 24 months with a potential to renew
Level of Effort (LoE): 50%–100% depending on expertise and availability
Start Date: July 2025
Remuneration: 1,400 EUR to 2,250 EUR, pro rata consultancy agreement based on minimum 50% LoE
Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until 30th July 2025
Background
The Centre for Sustainable Peace and Democratic Development (SeeD) is a research organisation that works with international development organisations, governments and civil society leaders to design and implement people-centred and evidence-based strategies for promoting peaceful, inclusive and resilient societies.
Working in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, SeeD provides policy recommendations for social transformation, rooted in citizen engagement strategies and an empirical understanding of the behaviours of individuals, groups and communities.
More information about the organisation and its activities can be found at:
• www.seedsofpeace.eu
• SeeD Expertise and Competencies (PDF)
Building on SCORE Bosnia and Herzegovina carried out in 2014 and 2020 (See: https://scoreforpeace.org/en/bosnia/methodology), the upcoming SCORE project in partnership with UNDP will span 18–24 months and focus on investigating fractures and drivers of social cohesion through evidence-based approaches.
The focus will be on resilience against intergroup harmony and citizen-state unity.
This includes a specific focus on community-level dynamics, intergroup relations, and citizen-state trust amidst growing political polarization.
The findings will inform targeted peacebuilding strategies, policy interventions, and programming under the UN Peacebuilding Fund and other development partners.
The consultant will play a critical role in ensuring policy and programmatic relevance of the project activities, their context and stakeholder sensitivity, and efficiency.
•Ongoing internal and external training and mentorship
• Provident Fund saving option as per SeeD policy for Pension Plan
• Flexible and supportive working environment
• Opportunity to travel
• Exposure to international research experience
O zaposleniku
Essential:
•A degree in political science, international relations, sociology, development studies or social psychology. Graduates of other relevant fields are also encouraged to apply;
•Fluent in Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian and/or Montenegrin•Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (IELTS 7.0 or equivalent)
•Minimum 5 years of demonstrable experience in project management, including project design and planning, activity implementation, monitoring, report writing, etc.;
•Located in or able to commute to Sarajevo
•Experience in research coordination, community engagement, or policy-relevant project implementation•Demonstrable experience in communicating evidence to different target groups and stakeholders in accessible, actionable and digestible format;
•Solid understanding and knowledge of:oDifferent qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, processes and production of analytical outputs;oPeacebuilding, and conflict resolution theories and practice;oDifferent international peacebuilding and development actors and their global and country priorities (e.g. UN agencies, USAID, World Bank);
•Demonstrated social capital and stakeholder relations
Desirable:
∉ Proficiency in other regional languages, especially Ukrainian and Romanian, or Slovak, Slovenian, Czech and Polish Proven ability to work across different sectors (e.g. policy, civil society, academia)
∉ At least 5 years of experience working in an international environment, including donor-funded projects.