The ESRF has been established by the governments of the Netherlands, Sweden and United Kingdom in co-operation with the BiH Council of Ministers, and the Governments of the Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska. The purpose of the ESRF, which has an initial funding of EUR 11 million and an expected life of three years, is to support technical assistance needed for the implementation of the Medium Term Development Strategy of Bosnia & Herzegovina.

The DEP is establishing a Secretariat with offices in Banja Luka and Sarajevo to administer the operations of the ESRF. The Secretariat will have approximately 17 management and staff along with 4 international advisers.

The ESRF invites applications from qualified BiH citizens for the four most senior management positions of the Secretariat:

1. General Manager , responsible for leading the operations of the Secretariat;
2. Manager of Banja Luka Office of the Secretariat;
3. Executive Director for Finance & Administration , responsible for management of the financial and administrative functions of the Secretariat; and,
4. Executive Director for Projects , responsible within the Secretariat for the assessment and co-ordination of projects proposed to and financed by the ESRF.

The positions are offered on a full time consultant basis and are located in Sarajevo and Banja Luka (where indicated). Frequent travel will be required throughout BiH. The ability to communicate effectively in local languages and English is required for all four positions.

Memorandum of Understanding on ESRF Project, terms of reference and qualifications for each of the above positions can be found at: www.dep.gov.ba

Applications should contain CV of a candidate and cover letter.

The deadline for applications will be determined later and published in major newspapers.