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Terms of Reference – Project Assistant/Intern

Scope and Methodology 

IKS intends to hire a part-time Project Assistant/Intern. 

The tasks and responsibilities of the Project Assistant/Intern are to: 

1. Support the Project Manager/Executive Director; 

2. Support to day-to-day management of the “Support to Social Justice Coalition” project; 

3. To ensure the project is delivered within the timeframe and budget; 

4. Keep track of activity plan; 

5. Support on preparing administrative and financial records in close cooperation with the Project management and Finance team; 

6. Support on preparing project contracts and donor reports. 

Duration of the assignment 

The intended duration is six (6) months up to one (1) year of paid internship. 

Please submit your CV’s and Motivational Letter to info@iksweb.org. 

Deadline for submission is 27th of September 2021. 

To read the full Terms of Reference, please click: 📄 Terms of Reference: Project Assistant Intern

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Terms of Reference – Matra

Objectives

Improving employment conditions is a key element in working towards better gender equality in Kosovo.Through this contract, the IKS project team aim to obtain information about the quality of jobs for women in Kosovo and feed information on the working conditions of women at the country level in the retail and cleaning industry. This will be used by IKS and QPA as the basis for a policy/work strategy and a wider programme of support to women participation in the labor market in Kosovo.

While the focus of CSOs and other actors has rightly been on active labour market projects, decent work has been neglected to date. Regardless of which factor is the most prevalent, it is certain that discrimination of women at workplace happens systematically and their working conditions are far from being decent.

Our goal is to achieve decent work conditions for all women. Ending this form of discrimination against women and girls is not only a basic human right, but it is also crucial to achieving social justice.

Implementation

The intended commencement period is the 1st of October 2021, while the sessions should be completed before the 31st of December 2021.

Please send your CV and Motivation Letter to brikena_berisha@iksweb.org, by 23d of September 2021.

To read the full Terms of Reference, click: 📄 Terms of Reference – Matra 

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Thirrje për Anketues

IKS, në kuadër të projektit “Mbështetje për Koalicionin e Drejtësisë Sociale”, po kërkon katër (4) anketues, si pjesë e hulumtimit me punonjësit e sektorit privat në Kosovë dhe vlerësimin e njohurive të tyre mbi ligjet e lidhura me punën.

Gjetjet e këtyre vizitat do t’u shërbejnë vendimmarrësve për të identifikuar aspektet më problematike të zbatimit të ligjeve bazë në fushën e punës dhe punësimit, dhe në të njëjtën kohë shërbejnë si udhëzues për agjencitë e zbatimit të ligjit në lidhje me problemet e identifikuara në terren.

Anketimi në terren do të zgjasë nga data 30 gusht deri më 30 shtator 2021. Kandidatët e interesuar duhet të dëgojnë CV-në dhe një letër motivuese në email adresën:

mrike_sefaj@iksweb.org. 

Thirrja do të jetë e hapur për një javë, duke filluar nga 17.08.2021, ndërsa afati i fundit për dorëzimin e dokumenteve është 23.08.2021.

Për më shumë klikoni në këtë link: Thirrje per anketues

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The Citizen Perceptions and Attitudes in the Prishtina Region

200 respondents, men and women in the Prishtina region, completed the survey generating data for this report. Its intended use is to generate public discussion on the topics covered, and inform decision-makers and government on key social and welfare policies. The survey and this report have been carried out as part of the “Support to Social Justice Coalition” project, which is within the framework of the UNOPS project “Promoting Decent Work through Strengthening OSH Management and Social Dialogue in Kosovo", funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), represented by the Embassy of Sweden in Prishtina. The exercise aims to highlight the importance of social dialogue, fuel discussion within the newly elected government and inform the operationalization of the Government Program 2021 – 2025, which includes objectives related to poverty eradication, intended to be achieved through reform of social schemes and activating the labor force. These are a cornerstone of social dialogue process and a fundamental aim of the Trade Union existence in the first place. 

To read the full report, click here: The Citizen Perceptions and Attitudes in the Prishtina Region

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Terms of Reference

Conflict Mitigation and Mediation Services Expert

The implementation of labour-related laws is quite poor in Kosovo and subject to grave criticism. One basic problem of its implementation is the general situation in the field, particularly the high unemployment rate, which causes employees to remain in their positions regardless of the working condition, despite breaches of their rights. An additional obstacle to the implementation of labour related legislation has been the lack of implementing and monitoring capacities of responsible institutions. 

Scope and Methodology

IKS intends to commission a local Conflict Mitigation and Mediation Services Expert for offering training for Resolution- ADR to BSPK members. IKS and BSPK will coordinate this effort, but the expert would be responsible for organizing trainings and communicate with lawyers from federations. IKS reserves the right to review and approve the methodology and all instruments, guides, and or administrative procedures as necessary to comply with IKS procedures. 

Through this activity, there are several steps that the expert need to do: 

1. Provide trade union members training programmes for resolving cases on violations of labour and OSH Law 

2. Promote the resolution of conflict through mediation and other dispute resolution practices; 

3. Support the expansion and adoption of mediation and dispute resolution in labour related cases; 

For the full ToR: ToR Conflict Mitigation and Mediation Services Expert

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Terms of Reference

Conduct annual survey with businesses across Kosovo to monitor the implementation of labor related legislation in Kosovo.

IKS is  implementing the “Support to Social Justice Coalition”  project funded by the UNOPS. The Overall Objective of the Project is to contribute to greater social justice by improving implementation of labour rights and labour-related legislation through enabling active engagement of civil society and social partners. A greater social justice would contribute to better distribution of opportunities, wealth and privileges in the society. This would directly enhance the condition in the labour market for all workers and especially the more vulnerable groups: women and formally and informally employed in the private sector, as the least protected categories in the labour market at risk of being poor.

RESEARCH PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this research is to assess the current situation in the private sector in Kosovo about the labor rights and health and safety working conditions. The survey results will be presented to stakeholders and serve for improving the legislation and/or implementation of existing legal base.

The call will be open for a week, starting from 21th of May 2021.

The deadline for proposal submission is 28.05.2021 at mrike_sefaj@iksweb.org .

Link to  document: 📂 ToR – Conduct annual survey with businesses across Kosovo to monitor the implementation of labor related legislation in Kosovo

 

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Being a Women in the Labor Market

This report represents the final result of an in-depth analysis of the situation of women in the labor market and the implications that Covid-19 had in the employment of women. The report aims to be a fact-based contribution to the debate on women employment and obtain information about the quality of jobs for women in Kosovo as well as feed information on the working conditions of women at the country level. This will be used by IKS and QPA as the basis for a policy/work strategy and a wider program of support to women participation in the labor market in Kosovo.

To read the full report, click: Being a Women in the Labor Market

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Expression of Interest

Mentoring and coaching the leaders to potentially establish trade union is one of the activities implemented under the ‘Decent Jobs for Women’ project, by Kosovar Stability Initiative and Centre for Policy and Advocacy, funded by the Embassy of Netherlands in Kosovo. With only around 18% of women employed in the formal economy (World Bank, 2019), employment of women in Kosovo is one of the lowest in the world and lower than other Western Balkan countries. The lack of appropriate investigative journalism on these matters coupled with lack of political will of the state to protect the workers’ rights has left women alone in their extremely difficult employment situation. It is assessed that women working in the retail and cleaning industry are the ones suffering most. Although the Law 04/L011 on Organizing in Trade Unions in Kosovo does exist, the workers in the Private Sector do not realize their right to organize, allegedly in fear of being persecuted or fired by the employer. While the focus of CSOs and other actors has, rightly, been on active labor market projects, decent work has been neglected to date. Women and employment, even without the discrimination at workplace is still a challenging area. Existing studies show that women are in an underprivileged position compared to men not only when it comes to employment participation rate but also types of occupation, and income in both private and public sector.

If you are interested, send your CV and Motivation Letter to brikena_berisha@iksweb.org, by 10 of April 2021.

Link to document: 📂  Terms of Reference

Continue reading “Expression of Interest”

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Support to Social Justice Coalition

The Overall Objective of the Project is to contribute to greater social justice through improved implementation of labour rights and labour-related legislation through enabling active engagement of civil society and social partners.

 Specific Objectives of the Project are:

SO1: Increase civil society and citizen engagement in reporting labour-related violations and enforcement of labour rights and Occupational Safety and Health;

SO2: Promote social justice and especially OSH law enforcement across the labour-market and in public domain;

SO3: Strengthen the capacities of Social Partners to more effectively represent their constituencies;

SO4: Contribute to Policy Debate by analysing, debating and initiating policy change;

SO5: influence and support initiatives for establishment of trade unions in the private sector in non-traditional trade union sectors.

As a direct yield of the implementation of the project, the following results will be achieved:

R.1. The labour rights related legislation review and amendement proposes positive changes and provisions.

R.2.. Leadership, management, organizational, advocacy and communication capacities of Social Justice Coalition, other CSOs and the media enhanced;

R.3. CSOs and citizen effectively scrutinize and report on Labour and OSH policy review and implementation;

R.4. 30 cases of conflict mitigation and mediation for violations of labor contracts initiated and resolved;

R.5. 9 policy analyses / briefs produced, promoted and debated publicly;

R.6. Improved linkages between social partners with their constituencies (membership base) through provision of services, increased accountability, visibility and communication.

The project is funded by Sida and managed by UNOPS in Kosovo.