Kosovo
Municipalities, civil society organizations, youth centers
Qualified candidates will have one or more of the following criteria:
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any field
OR
• 5 years' professional work experience
All candidates who meet the required skills are encouraged to apply. Additional skills that may make you a more competitive candidate include:
At least two years of experience in public administration or working with non-governmental organizations, especially with fundraising and grant writing.
Experience planning and organizing non-formal educational activities (e.g. camps or sports) for youth groups and/or women organizations.
Experience supporting youth or women with employment skills, especially networking, resume writing, interviewing, etc.
Volunteers live with host families for a minimum of 3 months of service in their communities in order to facilitate community integration, language acquisition, and cultural adaptation. Host families provide a living space with a secure, private bedroom, basic furniture, and a shared bathroom and kitchen. Volunteers in Kosovo often choose to live with their host families for their entire service as it as an important continuous learning experience. There are also few affordable options available for Volunteers to live independently.
None
Community Economic Development
Yes
Youth in Development
Kosovo
24
Yes
PCV
No
Plan and facilitate community training on community-driven and sustainable development.
Provide guidance on how to strengthen organizational relationships, including partnerships. Organize and facilitate a campaign to advocate for a specific group or cause.
Plan and co-facilitate a project design management workshop for organization members.
Support staff to prepare and submit project and grant proposals.
Facilitate clubs for women or youth that incorporate employability skills development.
Organize and facilitate community volunteering activities.
Organize and facilitate youth civic engagement clubs.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as a computer coding club or after-school sports.
As a Community Development Facilitator, you will be trained on organizational capacity building, fundraising, and strategic planning. Peace Corps Kosovo will teach you Albanian or Serbian to help you comfortably live in and connect with the community.
After 10 weeks of training, you will move to a rural, peri-urban, or urban community, where you will collaborate with a local government entity or civil society organization. Together with the community, you will assess local needs and develop solutions based on participatory approaches and sustainable practices.
Learn Albanian or Serbian from skilled Language and Cross-Culture Facilitators.
Gain valuable experience working with community organizations in an emerging country that aspires to join the European Union.
Experience the Kosavar concept of “Besa,” which emphasizes loyalty, protection, and hospitality.
Only heterosexual couples can be accepted for this program.
Each person must apply separately and must qualify for a position in either the same or a different sector than their partner.
Cross-sector couples will live with different host families who may reside in different communities during training. Cross-sector couples may see each other for joint-sector training days or on the weekends but neither are guaranteed.
Couples who are selected for the same sector will live together but work with different local partners, which may be in the same community or in neighboring communities (not more than 30 minutes apart)., Cohabitating couples are highly encouraged to present themselves as married throughout service due to cultural expectations.
As the preeminent international service organization of the United States, the Peace Corps sends Americans with a passion for service abroad to work with communities and create lasting change. Volunteers develop sustainable solutions to address challenges in Education, Health, Economic Development, Agriculture, Environment and Youth Development. Through their Peace Corps experiences, Volunteers gain a unique cultural understanding and a lifelong commitment to service that positions them to succeed in today's global economy. Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 240,000 Americans of all ages have served in 142 countries worldwide.
