Gender Budget Watchdog Network is looking for 5 mentors to guide and support 20 civic society organizations (CSOs) from across Western Balkans and Republic of Moldova in the gender-responsive budgeting advocacy plans and in the consecutive implementation of local and regional advocacy actions.
Capacity Building of CSOs
Capacity Building within the GBWN consists of: Step 1: Capacity building assessment to depict awareness, knowledge and skills, as well as attitudes about use of GRB in monitoring impact of resilience response and climate change financing. Step 2: Development of tools for watchdogging capacity, which includes tailoring a capacity building program for gender responsive monitoring of resilience response and climate change financing for each target group. Step 3: Mentoring of the organizations to produce gender budget watchdog reports and advocacy for gender balance distribution of public finances for resilience response and climate change practices.
Responsibilities of the mentors
Specifically, mentors will be responsible for:
- Providing one Training course for the group of organizations (3 hours long). GBWN will provide background information and developed advocacy plans of the participating CSO’s that will be mentored. Based on the identified needs of the CSO’s, the mentor will develop the Training course for his/her group of CSOs.
- Individual mentoring of participating CSOs in the implementation of the advocacy actions (2 sessions per organization – each of at least two hours). Mentors will be the main reference for CSOs by means of their advocacy competences. They will ensure guidance and support to the organizations throughout the advocacy actions towards local and regional authorities. It is expected that the first round of mentoring sessions to take place after the training course, and the second round to take place after three months, at the end of the mentoring engagement.
- Ensuring the coordination with the GBWN team. GBWN learning and grants officer (CRPM) will act as the main contact for the mentors, who are responsible for presenting the finalized advocacy plans and ensuring regular updates on the status of the implementation of the advocacy actions through regular online communication. Mentors are expected to ensure coordination with the GBWN team from the beginning of their services until the end of the contract.
- Outlining the final report on implemented training course and main outcomes achieved with the implementation of the advocacy actions achieved by the CSOs under her/his mentorship. The report will be sent to GBWN for validation.
Time frame & Specific tasks of the assignment
The time frame for realization of the whole engagement is approximately 3 months. The expected start time of the assignment is September 2025.
Each mentor will be responsible for:
- 1 Mentor covering Albania (3) and Kosovo (2) : 1 Training course + 10 mentoring sessions for 5 CSOs
- 1 Mentor covering Bosnia-Herzegovina (2) and Montenegro (3): 1 Training course + 10 mentoring sessions for 5 CSOs
- 1 Mentor covering Bosnia-Herzegovina (2) and Serbia (4): 1 Training course + 12 mentoring sessions for 6 CSOs
- 1 Mentor covering North Macedonia: to provide 1 Training course + 4 mentoring sessions for 2 CSOs
- 1 Mentor covering Moldova: 1 Training course + 4 mentoring sessions for 2 CSOs
How to apply?
If interested, send:
- your CV
- Motivation Letter (max one page)
- list and references of previous mentoring works you have performed, and any relevant advocacy work you have done (campaigns, demonstrations, projects)
to gbwn@crpm.org.mk by 8th of August 2025, including in the subject of the email ‘Call for Mentors – Implementing GRB advocacy actions’.
For more information please check the TERMS OF REFERENCE.
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