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HumanPower is a regional human resources consulting company with a focus in recruitment and headhunting.HumanPower offers tailor-made solutions to more than more than 150 clients in theSouth-Eastern Europe countries, specifically in Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia

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PowerToHR under the umbrella of KosovaJob is the largest annual HR Summit which has been organized for the first time in Kosovo on the 23rd of February 2023. It gathered 356 attendees and featured eminent international keynote speakers.PowerToHR—Edition 2 took place on February 22, 2024, and gathered a record-breaking 374 participants. It featured Keynote.

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• KosovaJob.com is the #1 employment platform in Kosovo, offering job matching services via the online job board with more than 50,000 page views daily (as of 2022). KosovaJob consists of a team of 25 dedicated team.
• Rroga.com - the only salary comparision platform in the Kosovo Market
• OfertaPune.net - the second largest job board in the market
• AkademiPune.com - a learning platform for job seekers
• Punaime.org - a job board acquired in 2021
• Lyppune.org -a job board acquired in 2019

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• Co-Facilitator and Local Expert Consultant of the project named "ETS - Employment Tracking System" which is a similar tool to the LMIS (Labor Market Information System). ETS is a software which tries to gather.
• Develop the project ideology, scheme and action plans required for all phases of the project development.
• Carry out research and interview with important stakeholders to the project development.
• Running focus groups and facilitating workshop
• Work with different stakeholders such as private businesses, IT companies and online job portals in order of delivering project results.
• Preparing project proposals and presentations.

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• Local expert consultant on the development of an internship scheme applicable to four pilot faculties within the University of Prishtina.
• Analyse current capacities of the career development centre of the University of Prishtina
• Research on current internship scheme models
• Carry out research and interview with important stakeholders to the project development.
• Running focus groups and facilitating workshop
• Based on findings, develop a credit bearing internship scheme applicable to four faculties of the University of Prishtina

• Local Expert Consultant on the development of activities of the Career Guidance Center within the Public University “Haxhi Zeka” in Peja.
• Oversee the current Career Guidance processes and make a list of potential interventions in the operational scheme
• Carry out the recommendations by implementing short term solutions with sustainable outcomes.
• Lead, define tasks and delegate the Career Guidance team in organizing the Career Fair (to be held on 17th of December 2015 in Peja as the first Career Fair in this region).
• Deliver written tutorial and an instructions manual document on the internal organization of the Career Guidance Center and on the tasks and processes of organizing successfully the future Career Fairs.

Developer of the tailor made training module called “Connecting Career Guidance Center to the Private Sector in Kosovo” with 11 topics and 1 field study. This module delivers knowledge on the process of a Career Guidance Center reaching out to the private sector, building relationship and maintaining a healthy cooperation with the business entities to.

• Deliver soft skills training to 50 FIT candidates with focus on preparations to obtain an internship or employment opportunity in the market of Kosovo.
• Deliver the profiles and CV’s of the FIT candidates and assist the Project Managers to place the candidates into internship positions in local IT companies.

• Develop the complete internship placement scheme to ensure placing and matching students with internship opportunities.
• Implement and overview the functionality and results of the internship scheme
• Identify barriers and make intervention needs to ensure successful flow of internship placement.
• Provide soft skills training to students to increase their readiness in obtaining internship opportunities.

• Understand the structure, barriers and issues which the Career Guidance Centre of IBCM was encountering in internship opportunities and overall activities.
• Propose solutions and facilitate the implementations of the recommendations.
• Provide a 5 days intensive ToT (Training of Trainers) session on improving the skills and efficiency of the Career Guidance Center Officers in providing services to their students.

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• Oversaw the implementation of project, including the development of strategic plans and designed performance indicators to measure project progress.
• Trained 100 marginalized women in job searching skills aiming to prepare and raise awareness about the process of applying for a job position in the labour market.
• Developed the schemes for sustainable internship management for the marginalized women.
• Involved in the design of concept papers and proposals based on needs assessments and identified international and local implementing partner organizations.
• Created special curricula of the soft-skills training that fits the experience profile of the marginalized women.
• Conducted Trainings with a variety of labour market activities on monthly basis as well as tracked and improved the process of learning.

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• Designed the TV show concept, structure and manage the relations with RTK (Radio Television of Kosovo).
• Finding sponsors who supported the TV Show.
• Advertised, promoted the TV show and conducted full recruitment to find suitable candidates for the job position.
• Managed, Coordinated and Monitored the project crew for pre-production, video production, post-production and airing of the TV shows.
• Managed public relations with TV, Radio and Newspapers.
• Logged all activities and drafted project reports.

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• Create and implement stimulation schemes for employees.
• Implement strategies to maximize the efficiency of employees.
• Create and implement employee satisfaction schemes.
• Manage employee contracts, holidays and other activities.
• Responsible for full recruitment in the hiring process within the company.
• Create monthly reports about employee performance.

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• Develop pricing strategies, balancing firm objectives and customer satisfaction.
• Identified, developed, and evaluated marketing strategy, based on knowledge of establishment objectives, market characteristics, and cost and mark-up factors.
• Formulated, directed and coordinated marketing activities and policies to promote products and services. Provided analytical reports on Return on Investment (ROI).

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• The very first professional engagement in a small local company, providing printing and creative marketing services.
• Proactive in presenting and pitching ideas, products, and designs to the agency director and prospective clients.
• Met clients and account managers to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the job
• Responsible for creating design solutions that have a high visual impact. The role involved listening to clients and understanding their needs prior making design decisions.
• Interpreted the client's business needs and developing a concept to suit their purpose.
• Created graphic designing of commercial brandings, a wide variety of layouts, package designs and website designs.

High Honors Bachelor Degree In Applied Arts And Sciences, Business Management And Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Student Government, Media Center

Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Business and Corporate Social ResponsibilityParticipant in Ljubljana Summer School, Faculty of Economics. This.