Vacancy announcement for engaging Expert/s for preparing baseline data survey

The Ministry of Local-Self Government in the Republic of North Macedonia and Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Albania, as the Operating Structures of the IPA II Cross-Border Cooperation programme Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania 2014- 2020, in the framework of this programme, with the aim to ensure that the possible impact of the Technical Assistance (TA) for this CBC programme, is captured as well as to meet the requirements of the Guidelines of this TA, baseline data of this project indicators should be determined in order to be possible to know the impact of a TA. Through its results, a baseline serves as a benchmark for all future activities, where project managers can refer to for the purposes of making project management decisions.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government and the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs are publishing Public Announcement for Candidates for Vacancies: for preparing baseline data survey to determine the baseline data of the TA for this CBC programme indicators.

  • Experts to define the baseline of the already established indicators through conducting a survey in order to collect and analyze relevant statistics by which will refine or amend the baseline data of the operation indicators of the Technical assistance.
  • The Terms of Reference for this position can be downloaded from the following official websites: http://ipacbc-mk-al.net; www.mls.gov.mk; http://punetejashtme.gov.al;

Interested experts, having expertise in preparing baseline data survey that determines the baseline data of the project indicators who satisfying the requested conditions of this ToR, should submit an offer accompanied with the following documents:

  • CV;
  • Copy of diplomas;
  • Copies of certifications and documents proving qualifications;
  • Document proving knowledge of English language (this is not needed if previous working experiences have been performed in English-speaking environment);
  • Relevant working references.

Candidates should provide these documents in electronic version and must be submitted to the following email address:

jts_mkal@yahoo.com

Deadline for application:

Interested candidates must submit the application documents via emailuntil 22nd of January 2021 at 16:00 (GMT + 1)

Only those applications which will arrive by the closing date and time to this announcement will be considered for review.

Additional information can be obtained via e-mail to:

dimitar.vanchov@gmail.com ; or

jts_mkal@yahoo.com

Announcement: Interns for the IPA Cross-border Cooperation programme

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Ministry of Local-Self Government in the Republic of North Macedonia and Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Albania, as the operating structures of the IPA II Cross-Border Cooperation programme Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania 2014- 2020, in the framework of this programme are publishing Public Announcement for Candidates for Vacancies:

  • 1 (one) intern for the IPA II Cross-border Cooperation programme North Macedonia – Albania for the JTS office in Struga,
  • Terms of Reference for this position can be downloaded here, and from the following official websites: http://ipacbc-mk-al.net; www.mls.gov.mk; http://punetejashtme.gov.al;

Candidates should provide the following documents in electronic version:

– CV;

– Copy of diploma ;

– Other documents on applicant will.

Documents must be submitted to the following email address:

jts_mkal@yahoo.com

Deadline for application:

Interested candidates must submit the application documents via email until 21.12.2020, 12 o’clock.

Only those applications which will arrive by the closing date to this announcement will be considered for review.

Additional information can be obtained via e-mail to: jts_mkal@yahoo.com

Capacity building events implemented for Potential Applicants (PAs)

One Press Conference in the occasion of lunching the 3rd call was organized on 1st of December 2020 with the participation of EU Ambassadors to North Macedonia H.E. David Geer and Albania H.E. Luigi Soreca and the Minister of Local-Self Government Mr. Goran Milevski and Director of Territorial Cooperation Mr. Redih Lleshi, followed by a wide audience and broadcasted live on social media through the CBC programme account.

 

Four info session for the potential applicants of the 3rd CfP under IPA II CBC Programme had been organized with the participation of 260 persons, aiming to provide detailed information to PAs concerning the rules of the call under this CBC Programme and detailed information on the application package, especially the guidelines for applicants, etc. The info session took place via online on 1, 3, 9 and 16 of December 2020.

Official launch of the 3rd Call for Proposals for Cross Border Cooperation projects between North Macedonia and Albania

On 01 December 2020, David Geer, Ambassador of the European Union in North Macedonia and Luigi Soreca, Ambassador of the European Union in Albania will officially launch the 3rd Call for Proposals for Cross Border Cooperation projects between North Macedonia and Albania. Goran Milevski, Minister of Local Self-Government of North Macedonia and Zef Mazi, Chief Negotiator/National IPA Coordinator of Republic of Albania will present the opportunities for funding that are available under this call to the municipalities from the cross-border area.

 

Cross Border Cooperation (CBC) is a key element of the EU policy towards its neighbours. Designed on the principles of the EU’s territorial cooperation model, CBC promotes cooperation between EU countries and neighbourhood countries sharing a land border or sea crossing. North Macedonia has a cross-border cooperation established with all 5 of its neighbouring countries. Up to date, 14 projects worth nearly €6 million were awarded during the IPA programming period 2014-2020 (IPA 2) under the CBC programme with Albania, alone.

Polog, Pelagonija and South-West regions of North Macedonia, and Korche, Diber and Elbasan on the Albanian part are eligible to apply under this 3rd Call for Proposals. Some €5 million are made available for projects with CBC elements of up to €800,000 each. They will encourage tourism while promoting the natural heritage, support local businesses and competitiveness, and help protect the environment. The IPA CBC programme is co-funded by the government.

 

The media are kindly invited to cover the event at 11:00

Mid term evaluation of IPA CBC Programme North Macedonia – Albania

For the purposes of the midterm evaluation of IPA 2, the evaluation team published three surveys where the Programme beneficiaries and stakeholders contribution is crucial.
Below are the 3 surveys.
7th of December has been set as a deadline for the surveys.

Mid-term Evaluation of CBC Programmes between IPA II Beneficiaries – survey among contracted grantees

Mid-term Evaluation of CBC Programmes between IPA II Beneficiaries – survey among applicants

Mid-term Evaluation of CBC Programmes between IPA II Beneficiaries – survey among local authorities

ANNOUNCEMENT: Intern for the IPA Cross-border Cooperation programme Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania 2014-2020

The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Albania and Ministry of Local-Self Government in the Republic of North Macedonia, as the operating structures of the IPA II Cross-Border Cooperation programme between North Macedonia and Republic of Albania 2014- 2020, in the framework of this programme are publishing the Public Announcement for Candidate for Vacancy:

Candidates should provide the following documents in electronic version:

  • CV
  • Copy of diploma

Documents must be submitted to the following email address: jts_mkal@yahoo.com

Deadline for application:

Interested candidates must submit the application documents via email until 14.12.2020.

Only those applications which will arrive by the closing date to this announcement will be considered for review.

Additional information can be obtained via e-mail to: jts_mkal@yahoo.com

For more information, please click here.

Call for Proposals under IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme opened

The 3rd Call for Proposals under the IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme between the Republic of North Macedonia and Republic of Albania 2014-2020 is now opened

The eligible area of the Programme is the following:

– in the Republic of North Macedonia: the Regions of Pelagonia, Polog, Southwest,

– in Albania: the Regions of Dibra, Elbasan, Korça.

The Programme welcomes potential applicants to submit their applications electronically. Online submission via PROSPECT is mandatory for this call for proposals until 15/02/2021. The call will be opened for the following thematic priorities of the Programme:

  • Priority 1: Encouraging tourism, culture and natural heritage
  • Priority 2: Enhancing competitiveness, business, trade and investment
  • Priority 3: Protecting environment, promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation, risk prevention and management.

The amount allocated to the 3rd Call for Proposals is EUR 4,930,000.00€, EU funding.

Please note that the Delegation of European Union in the Republic of North Macedonia and the Joint Technical Secretariat staff will organize 4 information sessions via ZOOM, in order to provide detailed information and practical advice for preparation and submission of applications.

For more information, please click here:

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome&nbPubliList=15&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&searchtype=RS&apply=N&aofr=170339&userlanguage=en

 

Information Events for the Call for Proposals
Cross-border Programme the Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania
under the Instrument of Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) allocations for 2018 – 2020

Publication reference: EuropeAid/170339/DD/ACT/MK

The Delegation of European Union in the Republic of North Macedonia is organising four (4) information sessions for the above Call for Proposals in December 2020.
Please find attached the exact dates of the information sessions announced on the EuropeAid, on the website of the EU Delegation in Skopje and on the programme website http://ipacbc-mk-al.net/.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19, and Government health safety measures the Delegation of the European Union will organise the sessions via ZOOM.
The working language of the info sessions is English.

In the following IPA programming period we will realize joint projects for improving the economy, tourism, and protection of cultural heritage

The Minister for Local Self-Government Goran Milevski had a meeting in Albania with Zef Mazi, the chief of the negotiations team for EU integration, as well as the national IPA coordinator and the Minister for Europe and Foeign Affairs, Sokol Dedja. Milevski and Mazi discussed the priorities in the new Programme for cross-border cooperation between North Macedonia and Albania, in the frame of IPA III Programming period 2021-2027, as well as the experiences and things learned from the implementation of IPA II. Another important point in the discussion was the potential strategic projects which would be financed from the pre-accessible funds of the European Union, which are intended for cross-border cooperation, in the following period until 2027.

For the priorities, we agreed that in the IPA III Programme in the future we will focus on two main thematic priorities: economy, tourism and cultural heritage, and building of the municipalities’ capacities will be an added backup priority. – The Minister for local self-government Goran Milevski clarified.

According to Milevski, both sides reached an agreement that half of the funds will be intended to finance two strategic projects, and the other 50% of the funds will finance smaller projects for building the capacities in the municipalities, as well as ecology and tourism.

The meeting was successful, both sides are content, we found a common language, and in the future both countries need to develop because both of the countries wish to be granted a date for negotiations and , hopefully, become part of the European Union, Milevski added.

Vacancy Announcement for engaging an IT Expert/s

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

For engaging an IT Expert/s for assessing the economy and cost-effectiveness of the 4 prepared online platforms financed under the 1 st CfP of the IPA CBC programme

Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania 2014-2020

The Ministry of Local-Self Government in the Republic of North Macedonia and Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Albania, as the Operating Structures of the IPA II Cross-Border Cooperation programme Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania 2014- 2020, in the framework of this programme, with the aim to have a correct judgment for the costs that incurred under the implementation of such activities, the compliance of the General Conditions Article 14 — Eligible costs / Cost eligibility criteria, as well as to properly estimate and evaluate that the costs incurred look reasonable, properly justified and that comply with the requirements of sound financial management, in particular regarding the economy and efficiency. Thus, IT Expert/s will be hired to assess the economy and cost-effectiveness of the four (4) prepared projects online platforms.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government and the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs are publishing Public Announcement for Candidates for Vacancies:

for assessing the economy and cost-effectiveness of the 4 prepared online platforms financed under the 1st CfP

Experts for assessing the economy and cost-effectiveness of the 4 prepared online platforms financed under the 1st Call for Proposals of the IPA Cross-border Cooperation programme North Macedonia – Albania 2014-2020.

  • The Terms of Reference for this position can be downloaded from the following official websites: http://ipacbc-mk-al.net; www.mls.gov.mk; http://punetejashtme.gov.al;

Interested experts, having expertise in assessment and evaluation of the related field satisfying the requested conditions of this ToR, should submit an offer accompanied with the following documents:

  • CV;
  • Copy of diplomas;
  • Copies of certifications and documents proving qualifications;
  • Document proving knowledge of English language (this is not needed if previous working experiences have been performed in English-speaking environment);
  • Relevant working references.

Documents must be submitted by post to the following address:

Ministry of Local Self-Government

Street “St. Kiril and Metodij”, no.54,

1000 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia

Mr. Dimirar Vanchov (marking on the outside of the envelope, the position to which the application refers to).

Deadline for application:

Interested candidates must submit the application documents in hard copyuntil 14th of November 2020 at 16:00 (GMT + 1)

Only those applications which will arrive by the closing date and time to this announcement will be considered for review.

Additional information can be obtained via e-mail to:

dimitar.vanchov@gmail.com ; or

jts_mkal@yahoo.com