External Coaching for Western Balkans Programme Regional Management Team At Forum Civil Peace Service

Background

forumZFD’s Western Balkans Programme encompasses work in Bosnia-Hercegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia, with over 25 local and international staff based in four country offices and a regional office (in Belgrade). Our vision for the Western Balkans is a region where peace is built through the synergies of active, responsible citizens, institutions and societies working toward dealing with conflicts constructively and without the use of violence. Our work in the region focuses on two thematic areas for professional peace work in this field – Dealing with the Past and strengthening formal and non-formal peace education.

The Regional Management Team (RMT), consisting of the four Country Directors, the Regional Director, and the Head of Programme, was constituted in 2016 as the managing body for forumZFD’s Western Balkans Programme. It is tasked with the overall management of the programme related to strategic programme development and implementation.

Scope

The RMT is seeking a Team Coach to facilitate its further team development. Since new members have also joined the RMT this last year, the team coaching should also include elements of team building.

For this, the following parameters are to be considered:

• A team development process to be conducted over a period of max. 18 months,
• including one to two workshops (ca. 2 days) in person and up to max. 6 on-line sessions,
• conducted in English.

The tasks of the Team Coach include:

• designing the workshops and on-line sessions in close coordination with the RMT,
• facilitating these in a dynamic, interactive and participatory way,
• while providing impulses and recommendations for easing communication and tackling management tasks and responsibilities as a team (often working virtually),
• documenting results of the workshops and on-line sessions.

Selection Criteria

The following requirements will be considered:

• Excellent experience as a trainer/facilitator in processes of team building and team development,
• Experience in advising different levels of management and enabling effective team management of programmes and/or projects,
• Extensive knowledge of different on-line tools and approaches for enhancing collaborative teamwork in virtual settings,
• Several years of experience with intercultural teams working in the NGO-sector and/or in an international context,
• Skilled in applying a wide range of methods for conducting workshops in person and on-line,
• Availability for first workshop in the first half of November 2021 (preferably 8.–10. November).