Bojan Petak Email & Phone Number

Skopje, Macedonia

Following the complete project lifecycle phases of awarded contracts from the inception (including setting-up activities prior to the commencement) till the approval of the final report and closure of all outstanding financial matters (final payments, bank guarantees, tax refund procedures, etc.), as well as bearing responsibility for delivery on time and with appropriate quality;- Project management tasks: a. liaison with clients, beneficiaries and other stakeholders, in relation to achieving project scope and objectives;b. monitoring the achievement of the KPIs; c. contracting experts and external suppliers;d. planning of utilisation of resources (working days and incidentals), scheduling of tasks and overall coordination of activities;e. monitoring and supporting the implementation of day-to-day activities defined in the ToR and Technical Proposal and ensuring that they respond to the contracts’ budgets, time scales, reporting requirements and to the expectations of all stakeholders (EU Delegations, various Ministries, Departments and Public Enterprises);f. creating and maintaining project documentation throughout the project lifecycle;g. handling the complete process regarding requests for approvals; - Reporting: review of inception, progress, interim and final reports; quality control of project activities and outputs;- Financial management and invoicing: controlling the project costs and assuring that there are no deviations in comparison with the preliminary budget; preparing complete documentation for project audits and making sure invoicing goes as planned and on time; - Crisis management during project implementation and troubleshooting;- Participating in preparation of tenders, including selecting references, identifying experts and contributing to drafting of sections from the technical proposals;- Continuous communication with business development departments and contributing to the elaboration of the yearly Business Plans.

Belgrade, Serbia

Same as above

Helsinki, Finland

March - July 2009December 2009 - March 2010 (intermittent)Talentor is a consulting agency specializing in recruitment and human resources management services and internet-based recruitment and HR solutions.Main responsibilities:- Conducting international market research of small and medium sized European recruitment companies (prospective partners), as part of Talentor’s plans for expanding its network;- Assisting with the development of training materials for Talentor’s international network;- Supporting Talentor’s international network with production of documents, translations and assisting in organisation of events;- Continuous testing of Talentor’s ERP system and its functions: management of clients, candidates, surveys, contact details, etc;- Updating Talentor’s web sites, as well as Talentor’s internal blog.Achievements:- Identified prospective partners in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Spain, Turkey and the UK;- Prepared 3 quarterly bulletins for the partner network;- Proofread Talentor’s manuals, training materials and agreements, and aligned them to the company branding;- Prepared a training (PowerPoint presentation) for using LinkedIn as a recruitment tool;- Translated the company’s ERP system from English to Croatian and Serbian.

Helsinki, Finland

The EC's Framework Contracts are development aid projects tailored to the specific needs of the beneficiaries of EC support and implemented through different types of missions related to various phases of the project cycle. Main responsibilities:- In charge of the frameworks tendering process and overall project management of awarded assignments, including liaison with contracting authorities, clients and beneficiaries;- Recruiting experts / consultants and negotiating with consortium partners their inclusion in the final bids submitted to the EC, as part of the tendering stage for LOT 8 (Health) and LOT 9 (Culture, education, employment and social);- Overseeing consultants’ field deployment and all other logistical and contractual issues (incl. arranging visas, flights, hotels, meetings with clients and beneficiaries, expenses and fees, etc);- Finalising, proofreading and aligning reports produced by the consultants to the project requirements;- Maintenance and regular update of FCG’s database of experts and projects;- Developing business opportunities: coordinated the preparation of Expressions of Interest for the EC frameworks for the 2009 - 2013 cycle for LOT 1 (Rural Development), 8, 9 and 10 (Trade).Achievements: a) Awarded 26 contracts with overall value of 2.8 MIL EUR (FCG’s share over 50%), and profit margin of 400,000 EUR; b) Short-listed in all above mentioned LOTs for the 2009 – 2013 cycle.Other responsibilities and achievements: Recruiting consultants for tenders under various funding organisations (EC, World Bank, ADB, etc). Identified the two key experts for the winning proposal of the EC funded project “Public Finance Management Support to the Municipalities in Macedonia” (overall value: 601,200 EUR).

Skopje, Macedonia

- Logistical / technical support for organising a cycle of trainings for Macedonian municipal financial workers, as part of the USAID and World Bank financed project "Support for municipal development";- Data collection and analysis as part of delivering feasibility study for a client (textile company).

Skopje, Macedonia

Delivering a feasibility study for a client of SEED (wine producing company) on a concrete business idea (production of natural fertilizers), with the intention to serve as an investment opportunity for the client’s redundant employees.

Skopje, Macedonia

AIESEC (www.aiesec.org) is a non-governmental student-run organisation present at over 800 universities in over 90 countries. Main opportunities provided by AIESEC are working abroad, leadership experience and conferences.- Organising Committee Member, European Conference (October 2004, Serbia);- Executive Board Vice President, AIESEC Skopje (June 2001 - May 2002). Responsible for human resources development and selection of students going to work abroad;- Team Leader - Organising Committee President, Macedonian International Leadership Development Seminar (February - April 2002);- Deputy Team Leader, Career Days 2001 - simulation of labour market for recent and soon-to-be-graduate students (February - May 2001, Skopje). Responsible for the entire project logistics, event promotion and participants.

Skopje, Macedonia

- Lead an international team of 12 members for the organisation of a 7-day international student conference for AIESEC Local Committee Presidents from 13 countries from West and East Europe (120 participants);- Overall management of the event, including fund-raising, contacts with external partners and overseeing the preparation and implementation of marketing and promotional campaign;- Overviewed the organisation of the official celebration for 50th anniversary of AIESEC in Macedonia.