Barbara Klen

• Regular communication with approximately 30 Central and Easter European communities of Wikimedia volunteers, determining priority arias where hub and regional support can result in improvement of local circumstances.
• Managements of the hub's support for the CEE communities and engaging with volunteers.
• Development of hub operational policies and procedures, ensuring the work is realistic and supported by volunteers
• Coordination of work with other Wikimedia hubs and Wikimedia Foundation as well as representing hun internationally.
• Support communities/user groups in writing project/grant proposals, developing engagement strategies and engaging with volunteers
• Managing team (2-5) and financial management of the hub
• Holding workshops and speeches at meetings and conferences.

• Overseeing the efficient operation of the organization, managing a team of eight employees and coordinating over fifteen projects.
• Management of employee relations and administration of human resources processes, including recruitment, onboarding, and exit interviews.
• Guided staff through periods of organizational change, maintaining morale and engagement during transitions.
• Grant proposal development and project management, including coordination of EU, UNICEF, and EEA funded projects with multiple partners.
• Establishing collaboration with partner organizations.

• Management and planning of the development program i.e. programmes by which the organisation is achieving its strategic goals (sustainable community growth, employment and support for young people in career selection, soft skills training and encouraging entrepreneurship) and proposal writing
• -Communication manager on an EEA/Norwegian project: responsible for all content on social networks (FB, Twitter, Instagram), project and organization websites, responsible for making all promotional and visibility materials.

• Managing EU international projects (related to trade unions and rights of employees).
• Policy analysis, networking, writing project reports, writing grant applications and client management.
• During the merger of two banks I worked (1-year full time) as a member of a core project management team: coordination related to the work of 19 integration working streams, writing project reports, following progress, risk management (reporting directly to the COO of the OTP bank).
• Managing EU funded international projects focused on trade unions and employee rights.
• Conducting policy analysis, building professional networks.
• Preparing project reports, developing grant proposals, and managing client relationships.
• During a one-year full-time assignment, I served as a member of the core project management team overseeing the merger of two banking institutions. My responsibilities included coordinating activities across 19 integration work streams, preparing project documentation, monitoring progress, and implementing risk management strategies, with direct reporting to the Chief Operating Officer of OTP Bank.

Managing the EU IPA project "Developing Philanthropy Culture in Croatia". I was responsible for overall project management and administration, ensuring the successful execution and coordination of project activities. The primary objective of this project was to support companies, financial institutions, and educational institutions in the development of philanthropy-related activities. My role involved:

• Working with companies and banks to develop corporate social responsibility programs that facilitate support for local communities.
• I collaborated with schools to identify, develop, and manage long-term philanthropic initiatives within local communities.
• Responsibilities included preparing project reports, coordinating activities with two banks, eleven companies, and forty schools, conducting research, organizing workshops for stakeholders, creating toolkits, and assigning tasks to project partners.

• Prpject poposal development (EU funds).
• Preparation of research studies.
• Management of national and international EU projects, and report writing.

• Provided advisory and trnslation services related to the development of the operational program "Effective Human Resources," serving as the foundation for the utilization of EU funds allocated for human resources development in the Republic of Croatia for the period 2014-2020.
• Grant allocation management.

• Coordinating and managing various projects, including the EU IPA Probation System Development, IPA Lifelong Career Guidance, and the EU Project Pipeline Preparation for the Ministry of Health.
• Analyzing public policies, conducting research, preparing tenders, and developing lobbying strategies.
• Writing comprehensive project proposals and reports, such as inception, interim, monthly, and final reports.
• Recruiting key experts.
• Organizing events while maintaining relationships with partner organizations, ministries, and subject matter experts.
• Managed administrative and financial tasks associated with project activities.

• Coordinated the Active Citizenship Project for students, funded by the Dutch government, including participant selection of international university students, logistics management (hotel and transportation arrangements), and organization of a seminar week in Sarajevo (speaker selection and participant coordination).
• Responsible for report writing, financial oversight, and administrative tasks.

• Coordination of the project "Sustainable Development of Rural Regions of Croatia – Towards EU LEADER" (funded by the Dutch MATRA Fund), including preparing reports and meeting minutes, providing translation services (Dutch, English, Croatian), organizing events, creating content for the project website, and managing project administration.

During my academic studies, I participated in various internships and fellowship programs. My primary responsibilities included conducting research, coordinating projects, organizing fact-finding missions to North Macedonia, providing translation support, and verifying information for accuracy.