Milana Ličine 17 A, 79220Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Planinko Jakovljević

Milana Ličine 17 A, 79220Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cell: 00 387 65 572 168

E-mail:

Date of Birth:October 22, 1963

Curriculum Vitae

FORMAL EDUCATION:

1978 - 1982Architecture and Civil Engineering High School - Novi Grad

1983 - 1984 One academic year at the Faculty of Civil Engineering - Subotica

WORK EXPERIENCE:

April 01, 2014 – May 23, 2014

Sterling Global Operations Inc.

Interpreter

Conventional weapons destruction – Glamoč Range

• Interpreter/Translator with the Sterling Global Operations Inc.,providing interpretation and logistic services to Sterling G.O. Inc. company that provides munitions response; security; logistics and communications and disaster response services to government and commercial customers in the United States and around the world. Reason for leaving – end of project.

October 01, 2013 – October 14, 2013

and November 02, 2013 – November 10, 2013

International Census Monitoring Operation - Field Office Livno

Census Survey Monitoring – Banja Luka Region

Interpreter

• Interpreter/Translator with the International Census Monitoring Operation BiH.

Close cooperation with cantonal census commission, municipal census commissions, state and entity census instructors, municipal census instructors, municipal census enumerators including field work with enumerators, visiting households, etc.

According to the International Census Monitoring Operation’s records the Livno Team had thehighest number of visited households and monitored procedures in BiH.

After the census selected into a very narrow team of five interpreters to assist in the monitoring of the BiH census survey.

April 02, 2013 – August 31, 2013

Programme Assistant

OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Field Office Livno

• Directly subordinated to the Head of OSCE Field Office Livno. The tasks include, but are not limited to, project implementation, translating/interpreting from English to BiH official languages and vice versa, establishing and maintaining direct contact with most important political partners in the canton, civil society organizations, media, municipal authorities and other community groups in order to increase the capacity of citizens living in Canton 10 Livno, interacting with municipal administrations. Frequent travels to communities and maintaining personal contacts with all relevant interlocutors.

Close coordination with other members of the OSCE FO Livno and follow-up of all office related activities.

February 15, 2010 – December 31, 2012

Programme Assistant - Community Development – OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Field Office Livno

• Responsible for supporting the implementation of the Mission’s Community Development Programme within the designated AOR of the field office. Responsible for implementing projects aimed at strengthening local communities, municipal and cantonal authorities, youth, women, NGO's, watchdog groups, vulnerable groups, etc.,translating/interpreting from English to BiH official languages and vice versa,interacting with municipal/cantonaladministrations, media, etc. The position required frequent travels to communities and maintaining personal contacts with all relevant interlocutors.

Against the odds, successfully implemented the forming of MZs (Local Communities’ bodies) in Municipality of Glamoč, Watchdog Group in Municipality of Tomislavgrad, Youth Councils in Municipalities of Tomislavgrad and Livno.

January 26, 1993 – December 31, 2009

Language assistant/Assistant – UNCIVPOL, IFOR, UNIPTF, EUPM Border Police, Field Office Gradiška

• Assist teams with the daily operation of the mission, translate/interpret and take minutes at meetings and conferences, prepare drafts from meetings and conferences, schedule appointments and meetings with local authorities, maintain established contacts with BiH specified local authorities and institutions, carry out secretarial duties and maintain filing systems, perform logistic duties, drive vehicles, undertake any other work related tasks.

Achievements:

-Member ofEUPM Legal Department team during the critical time when the Mission was to be downsized and a number of laws/bylaws needed to be translated.

-Successful establishment and running of Cantonal Professional Standards Unit (Internal Control unit and the Public Complaints Bureau).

-Member of the UNMIBH CITS (Computer and Information Technologies Service) Team during the critical process of mission closure.

SKILLS:

• Superior English language skills, written and spoken, excellent vocabulary;
• Unique ability to interface easily with people of differing nationalities and cultures
• Excellent communication skills;
• Solid training in European languages, culture, and politics;
• Thorough and well balanced understanding of national politics;
• Extensive experience in teaching teenagers and training adults;
• Excellent analytical, organizational, presentational, reporting and proposal writing skills;
• Ability to work unsupervised and in harsh conditions;
• Strong driving and computer skills;
• Superior Internet/Local Drive/E-mail search abilities
• Significant Experience in project implementation including financial part

COURSES AND TRAINING:

• May 1999 - United Nations English Language Proficiency Exam- Organized by UNMIBH in Sarajevo. This is a prestigious certificate signed by the Asst. Secretary General for Human Resources
• May 2002 - Grammar Workshop - Organized by UNMIBH/ RHQ Banja Luka
• March 2006 –Records Management Workshop – Organized by EUPM MHQ Sarajevo
• August 2011 - Excel Training – Organized by OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
• January 2012 - Action Planning Skills Training - Organized by OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
• November/December 2012 – European Computer Driving License (ECDL) – Organized by OSCE Mission
• November/December 2012 – Cambridge Educational Services Overseas Limited (ESOL English Test) – British Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Council of Europe Level B

REFERENCES:

For references please contact my present and former supervisors as follows:

• Alexander Rhotert – Head of OSCE BiH Field Office

E-mail:

Cell: 00 387 (0)63 337 345

• Paul Jenkins – Police Inspector, Yorkshire, Leeds, England E-mail:

Cell: 00 44 78 01 90 06 58

• Saltanat Sakembaeva - Senior Political/Administrative Assistant, OSCE MHQ Vienna

Tel. +431514366182; E-mail:

MARITAL STATUS: Married with two children aged eighteen and eleven.

Planinko Jakovljević Milana Ličine 17 A, 79220 Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cell: 00 387 65 572 168 E-mail: Page 1