Team

Experienced Grant Manager/Administrator, Consortia manager and team leader, and Startup Business Plan Competition, Appraisal and Project evaluator - the project director - and overall management of the strategic development, with 23 years of experience, implementing dozen similar projects, locally and internationally: Mr. Jetullahu is an experienced Digital Transformation, SME Lead Innovation, Tourism and Creative Industry, Socio-Economic and community development project director, with proven experience on technical assistance and business consulting service management, drafting, reviewing, evaluating and monitoring applications, business plans and grant applications, External evaluation of start-up and grant programs, ROM Monitoring of EU large scale projects, and grant reporting, certified as Export promotion specialist (EBRD-BEI),certified Project appraisal and management specialist (EBRD), Europe Enterprise Network Kosovo Coordinator. He is experiencing on managing teams (local and international and combined) and very familiar with EU, WB, GIZ, EARK, UNDP, and donor-based programs and governmental ones too. Meti as the Grants Evaluation Manager oversees the entire grant evaluation assignment and guides the grant evaluation process in Kosovo and Albania, monitoring the implementation and reporting for every activity. He also works with senior grants beneficiaries and institutions on the long-range planning and strategy of the Social and Community and Reintegration Consulting Services program within the mission and vision of the project. In addition, the grants evaluation service manager is responsible for assessing the capacity building, quality assurance and reporting, as well as developing processes to ensure projects run smoothly and efficiently. Relevant experience: Multi-disciplinary consultancy services related to EU accession negotiation process and relevant services under the scope of the “Knowledge for Reform Action in the Western Balkans” programme (UNOPS FWC)-partner, Innovation Leader ‘Support to EIC Accelerator by the Enterprise Europe Network-Consortium Innovation Leader’ Team Leader ‘European Enterprise Network Kosovo-SMP/EU country partner SMP/EEN Kosovo’ Local coordinator of ‘EUforInnovation/ Kosovo eID ‘ ‘Tourism for Future’ CBC Kosovo-Montenegro Managing and administrating the WB/MIET “Matching Grants Program” of 10.4 mil Eur, Local project director of “ICT for Kosovo’s Growth”- Eu funded 4.5 years project Implementing dozens of Hackathons and Start-ups Business Plan Competition and Mentoring hundreds of teams Project Mentor/ Coacher/ Evaluator /RCC Secretariat/IBL- Balkathion3.9 Project Evaluation specialist SMART Balkans-Civil Society for Shared Society in the Western Balkans- Managing director of the WB/ME “Digital Agenda 2020-2030” National Strategy for Kosovo Managing the Enterprise Europe Network Kosovo – EC/ EASME – Country partner, Managed the UNDP Grant program for returnees (start-up and self-employment program), Local director of EU funded ‘Internationalization of VET System in WB - targeting around 620 mobilities to EU Managed the EU Funded “SOCIAL INCUBATOR - Developing and Managing the Art and Handicraft Sector in Gracanica” - 20 small scale social business grants for social and disable categories Grant Evaluation: Civil Society to Participate Effectively in Policy and Decision-Making Processes through Dialogue with Government Institutions’’ implemented by European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI-Kosovo) Grant Evaluation: Empowering Minority Communities in Kosovo against Gender-Based Violence / ECMI-Kosovo Managing the EU funded ‘Developing and Managing the Mitrovica Business Park’- 23 business grants managed Managed the Eu funded “Training and Coaching Services to Start up Entrepreneurs’ – 46 start up grants, Managed the UNDP “Support to farmers and small family businesses in agriculture sector to write grant applications and support them on project implementation” (UNDP) - 30 small scale grants, Managed the Mercy Corps/USAID Funded “Support for Kosovo’s Young Leader (Mercy Corps/USAID) - 16 start-up grants Managed and Implemented dozens of SME Grants – related projects – application, developing, implemented, monitored and reported, with the strongest businesses operating in Kosovo, most of them exporting too Managed and implemented dozens of EBRD/BAS-TAM consulting projects - Preparation and Developing Business and Investment plans for several companies under EBRD - BAS TAM Project in Kosovo.