ERI SEE is opening the vacancy for the position of the Director of the ERI SEE Secretariat
The Director represents and acts on behalf of the ERI SEE Secretariat and is responsible for ensuring regular and efficient functioning of the Secretariat.
Throughout his/her term of office in the Republic of Serbia, the Director of the Secretariat shall be accorded privileges granted to heads of similar offices of international organizations in the Republic of Serbia. The Director, who is a member of International Staff, shall enjoy the immunities and privileges provided for in the Host Country Agreement. If the Director is a Local Staff, he/she shall not enjoy any immunity or privilege provided for in the Host Country Agreement.
Eligibility criteria
- Citizenship of a signatory country of the 2010 Brdo MoU: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro or Serbia
- University degree of at least four years of higher education. Advanced university degree will be considered an asset.
- At least 5 years of work experience in education development and regional cooperation, where priority will be placed on the experience in the field of education policy in South Eastern Europe
Location / Contract
The holder of the position will be based in the ERI SEE Secretariat in Belgrade. She/he could expect that up to 40% of her/his time would be spent on business-related travel.
Beginning and duration of the mandate
The mandate should begin on 1st November 2025. The initial appointment is for a three-year term. The initial appointment can be extended up to the maximum of three times.
Necessary Documents for Applying
Candidates should enclose to application the following documents:
- CV (Europass CV format)[1]
- Scanned copy of higher education degree
- Scanned passport copy
- Motivation letter addressed to the ERI SEE Governing Board
- Two written letters of recommendation
The motivation letter, letters of recommendation and CV must be written in English. A copy of higher education degree must be translated in English by certified translators.
Application processing and deadlines
Applications can be submitted by e-mail only.
If you are interested in this position, please send your application containing all necessary documents by email to no later than 30th November 2024 by 17:00 (Central European Time), subject line: Vacancy for the ERI SEE Secretariat Director – Application.
Applications received after the given deadline as well as those not accompanied by the necessary documents will not be considered.
Only the short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview and a short written assignment. The interviews will be conducted with shortlisted candidates by the Selection Committee, appointed by the Governing Board, face-to-face and/or on-line, in the period 1 February – 28th February 2025.
More information
For the full text of the Vacancy announcement with the detailed description of tasks, responsibilities, elgibility and selection criteria, as well as other relevant information, please visit https://www.erisee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Vacancy_announcement_Director_2024_final_public.pdf. For general information about ERI SEE, please visit the ERI SEE’s website www.erisee.org .
[1] The Europass CV template in English is available at https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-vitae/templates-instructions
