Almir Causevic

Support to the Programme Management Structures- Management of the TASC; Support to the work of JMCs and OSs; Preparation of key Programmes’ documents; Programme-level monitoring; Support to the implementation of the Programme and projects- Capacity building for potential applicants and project beneficiaries; Managing the Calls for Proposals; Project-level monitoring; Capacity building for Programmes’ management structures. Visibility, promotion and communication; Visibility and awareness raising activities.

In charge for coordination of Good Governance Programme and coastal management. Monitoring and researching of key issues related to environment impacts, good governance and rule of law, assist community-based groups, organize and mobilize community members around priority issues,assist the targeted communities by raising awareness of key local issues to the national level, particularly through national print and television, organizing campaign and public debates.

Provision of technical expertise to the EU Delegation to Montenegro, drafting ToRs, bills of quantities, tender documents, assistance in reviewing financial and narrative reports, monitoring of projects, administrative work, checking eligibility of expenditures; assistance in collecting inputs, research and analysis; analysing EC procurement procedures and tender procedures, assisting the evaluation process, writing minutes of meeting, site visit of the on-going project.

Provision of support to grant beneficiaries of the Call for Proposals “Youth, Women and Long-term Unemployed in the Labour Market” (EuropeAid/137484/ID/ACT/ME) with guidance and mentoring in secondary procurement through on-line help-desk system; Provision of support with preparation of procurement related documents in line with PRAG rules, including preparation of procurement plans; Updating and managing on-line support system “Help-desk.

Administrative and technical assistant to the Transport, Energy and Environment Section as a junior expert. Providing support to project management tasks, budget clearing, review financial and narrative reports, monitoring of projects, administrative work, analysis and check of ToR and offers for contracts.

Responsible for writing and submitting requests to local government and other institutions for free access to information in line with the Law on Free Access to Information on behalf of interested citizens. Also responsible for press clipping, PR of the organization.

Presenting EU institutions, Council of Europe, NATO to all classes of high-school students of Ulcinj (Montenegro).

Researcher and monitor in project "Empowerment of civil society organizations to actively participate in the UPR process" . Researching and analysing of human rights situation, minority rights, issues related to corruption and organised crime, monitoring of constitutional violation related to constitutional granted rights, writing comments and suggestions for Universal Periodic Report .

Monitoring trials, application of free legal aid, monitoring of specific cases, monitoring of judges, respect for the law and court rules, the efficiency of judges praceje of doctors and medical staff, analysis of the appeal of patients taking procedures, report writing, and presentation of results to the media and the appearance in emissions Roobi Hud.

Maintaining database and following Legal procedures for requesting information, formulating court cases, analyzing of answer based on the Law on Free access to information’s, analyzing of annual budgets of Morsko dobro, source of revenues and purpose for which obtained funds were used, analysis of decisions related to enforcement of laws and contracts in relation to illegal construction at its territory, holding of press conference, organization and facilitation of round-tables.

Project manager of the "Open ideas for MNE" supported by UNDP. Responsible for organising of focus groups and debates in six different places in Montenegro, mapping the needs of citizens, processing ideas for different issues, writing report, organising conferences, press clipping.

Monitoring the work of the local government, including the management of the coastal area and the implementation of privatization tenders, business of agencies dealing with costal resources, organising campaigns and press conferences, press clipping, participate in TV and public debates, Informing citizens in their mother tongue about burning social issues, Identify challenges and obstacles for economic development in area of Ulcinj, Presenting information, Organization and facilitation of round-tables.

Monitoring the work of the local government, including the management of the coastal area, monitoring of the management and use of coastline resources in the territory of the municipality of Ulcinj,analysis of document related to illegal building, environmental devastation and misuse of funds, assisting citizens,organising campaigns and press conferences, press clipping, participate in TV and public debates, Organization and facilitation of round-tables, researches on corruption and illegal activities.

Organizing public events enabling citizens to sign a petition for establishing Regional Commission Tasked with Establishing the Facts about All Victims of War Crimes and Other Serious Human Rights Violations Committed on the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia in the period from 1991-2001 (RECOM).

Assisting during the census process in Montenegro, interviewing people, writing daily reports and analysing the situation on the ground.

Presenter in the project “Getting ready for integration – local school of EU/NATO integration” funded by the U.S. Embassy Podgorica. Presenting EU institutions, Council of Europe, NATO to a mixed ethnic and gender group of high-school students of Ulcinj.

Interviewer on different topics in few turns (three time during the year) and analyzing the answers. Interviewing people from different regions on different topics and issues, analyzing the percentage of survey.

Observing election process for Center for Monitoring (CEMI), analyzing the results, monitoring the election proces and the respect of the Electoral Law.

Observing election process for ENEMO (European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations), reporting about the results, reporting on the respect of Election Law.

Election observer in Kosovo elections in three turns 11/2009, 12/2009 and 12/2010. Observing election process for ENEMO (European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations), reporting about the results, reporting on the respect of Election Law.

Interdisciplinary methods and approaches, history of SEE, political and constitutional Systems of SEE, European integration of SEE, culture and society of SEE, human and minority rights, transitional economics, eletoral Systems, natuon and nationalism, etc.

History of European countries and history of diplomacy; Cohesion policies of EU; IPA funding; Methodology;

History of politics, history, use and meaning of the diplomacy; source and foundation of the European Union, working of the EU institutions; EU politics, strategies, decision-making process and European law, International law.