Expert Consultant on Empowerment of Marginalized Groups and Referral Coordination

Establishes a coordinated referral system and investment facility for marginalized women in Bosnia and Herzegovina, linking protection, employment, finance and entrepreneurship actors while guiding beneficiaries and employers from consultation through applications and post-award support.

• Coordinate stakeholder consultations and refine the design and governance of the Investment Facility
• Establish referral pathways connecting marginalized women with shelters, employment services, municipalities and employers
• Engage employers to identify workforce needs and preferential employment opportunities
• Build beneficiary pipelines, verify eligibility and support co-financing applications
• Mentor women on business ideas, planning and access to finance and advise participating employers
• Organize validation conferences and prepare consultation, progress and monitoring reports
• Provide post-award coaching and monitor business development and employment outcomes
• Connect promising businesses with grants, accelerators, finance providers and impact investors

• Advanced university degree in economics, business administration, policy, development studies, gender studies, social sciences or a related field, or a first degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in empowerment, employment, entrepreneurship or social-inclusion programmes for marginalized groups
• Experience coordinating referrals across protection, employment and economic-development actors
• Experience working with marginalized women, survivors of violence and economically inactive women
• Experience supporting self-employment incentives, business planning, mentoring and access to finance
• Fluency in Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian
• Excellent command of English

• Assignment runs through 31 July 2027
• Compensation includes a competitive net salary, health insurance and applicable benefits
• All deliverables must be submitted electronically in English and editable format