BACKGROUND: USAID’s Developing Sustainable Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Turizam) aims to accelerate economic growth in the tourism sector, which will lead to more jobs, provide sustainable income for producer organizations and tourism-related companies, help to change the “BiH brand,” and have a positive spill-over effect to other sectors; such as agriculture, transportation, and environmental protection. The Activity will fuel broad-based tourism-driven economic growth and promote social harmony by capitalizing on its rich cultural heritage and distinctive nature. It will support the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) tourism industry to quickly recover from the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and set it on a robust growth trajectory toward a sustainable tourism economy. In achieving this overarching goal, Turizam focuses on the following objectives:
Objective 1: Enabling Environment with the Harmonized Policies and Regulations Necessary for Noticeable Growth in the Tourism Sector Established
Objective 2: Tourism Quality, Services, and Branding Strengthened Resulting in Improved BiH Tourism Industry
Objective 3: Tourism Service Providers, Agriculture, and Other Tourism-Related SMEs Gain Improved Access to Finance Resulting in a Substantial Increase in Investment
Objective 4: Tourism and Indigenous Agriculture Products Gain Increased Access to Regional and Global Markets
SUMMARY OF PROJECT INTERN’S DUTIES:
Project intern’s duties will include project implementation, research, communications, and business development.
Project intern will provide support to the technical teams and HRD in implementation of the activities that will be agreed on a weekly basis, and prioritized together with the intern’s supervisor.
Internship at the project will provide the intern with valuable exposure to a variety of aspects working with an experienced team of international development professionals, which will contribute to sustainability of project impact through the new generation of business and development professionals.
REPORTING: Herzegovina Region Project Management intern will report to the Herzegovina Region Director
PRINCIPLE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assisting Herzegovina Region Director in tasks within Herzegovina Region Director portfolio
• Support maintaining contacts database
• Follow up on meetings (meeting forms, recaps)
• Communicate with the potential or registered attendees for trainings and workshops
• Create event registration forms, invitations, surveys, questionaries, and evaluations of the same.
• Follow up on event registrations, meeting confirmations, etc.
• Assist in implementation of Herzegovina Wine Route activities (set up meetings, draft meeting reports, monitor activities, prepare SM posts, prepare draft segments for monthly reports)
• Assist in implementation of Disabilities Inclusion activities (assist to workshop preparation, monitor activities, prepare SM posts, prepare draft segments for monthly reports)
• Coordinate with other interns on the project
• Communicate with Product development Team and Destination Marketing and Branding Team follow up on the specific tasks pertaining to Herzegovina Region (research, information sharing, meeting set up, assisting in project management)
• Other duties and activities as needed by the team and agreed with the supervisor
• Set up and manage activity tracker for Herzegovina Region Director activities in cooperation with OM intern
DUTY STATION: This position is located in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Excellent writing skills (English & BHS)
• Basic IT literacy & willingness to master new apps and tools
• Ability/willingness to work up to 40 hours a week
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Proactive attitude and attention to detail
• Team player
Send us your CV and motivation letter (in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language) at info@turizambih.ba by Monday, February 2, 2023. at 8:00 a.m. CET.