Community Development Facilitator

Project Description

Communities in Kosovo are looking for aspiring career counselors, experienced life coaches, and everyone in between to strengthen the employability skills of local youth and women.

Seventy percent of Kosovo’s population is under the age of 35 with the youth unemployment rate at 57 percent and only 17 percent of women participating in the labor market. This reveals both the need and opportunity to develop skills among the Kosovar youth and women for successful employment. The government identified sustainable economic development and increased citizen engagement as strategic, national priorities. Two target populations of focus for these initiatives are youth (ages 14-25) and women as they tend to be the most disenfranchised. Women and youth from minority communities may also be engaged in project implementation based on the community context.

As a Community Development Facilitator, you will facilitate local collaboration to augment the impact of an organization and achieve community-led development outcomes that drive economic development and citizen engagement. Alongside your colleagues, you will support the youth and women to attain competitive employability skills and participate in civil society.

Program

PCV

Post

Kosovo

Required Skills

Qualified candidates will have one or more of the following criteria:

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any field

OR

• 5 years' professional work experience

Desired Skills

All candidates who meet the required skills are encouraged to apply. Additional skills that may make you a more competitive candidate include:

At least two years of experience in public administration or working with non-governmental organizations, especially with fundraising and grant writing.

Experience planning and organizing non-formal educational activities (e.g. camps or sports) for youth groups and/or women organizations.

Experience supporting youth or women with employment skills, especially networking, resume writing, interviewing, etc.

Partner Organization Name

Municipalities, civil society organizations, youth centers

Language Requirement

None

Living Conditions

Volunteers live with host families for a minimum of 3 months of service in their communities in order to facilitate community integration, language acquisition, and cultural adaptation. Host families provide a living space with a secure, private bedroom, basic furniture, and a shared bathroom and kitchen. Volunteers in Kosovo often choose to live with their host families for their entire service as it as an important continuous learning experience. There are also few affordable options available for Volunteers to live independently.

Primary Sector

Community Economic Development

Secondary Sector

Youth in Development

Apply By

15-Jul-2026

Know By

01-Sep-2026

Start Date

26-Feb-2027

Assignment Length (months)

24

Positions Available

20

Accepts Couples

Yes

Accepting Applications?

Yes

Request Type

162 Community Services

Posted on LinkedIn

No

Job Highlights

Learn Albanian or Serbian from skilled Language and Cross-Culture Facilitators.

Gain valuable experience working with community organizations in an emerging country that aspires to join the European Union.

Experience the Kosavar concept of “Besa,” which emphasizes loyalty, protection, and hospitality.

Activities

Plan and facilitate community training on community-driven and sustainable development.

Provide guidance on how to strengthen organizational relationships, including partnerships. Organize and facilitate a campaign to advocate for a specific group or cause.

Plan and co-facilitate a project design management workshop for organization members.

Support staff to prepare and submit project and grant proposals.

Facilitate clubs for women or youth that incorporate employability skills development.

Organize and facilitate community volunteering activities.

Organize and facilitate youth civic engagement clubs.

You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as a computer coding club or after-school sports.

Training

As a Community Development Facilitator, you will be trained on organizational capacity building, fundraising, and strategic planning. Peace Corps Kosovo will teach you Albanian or Serbian to help you comfortably live in and connect with the community.

After 10 weeks of training, you will move to a rural, peri-urban, or urban community, where you will collaborate with a local government entity or civil society organization. Together with the community, you will assess local needs and develop solutions based on participatory approaches and sustainable practices.

Couple Types

Only heterosexual couples can be accepted for this program.

Couple Living Conditions

Couples who are selected for the same sector will live together but work with different local partners, which may be in the same community or in neighboring communities (not more than 30 minutes apart)., Cohabitating couples are highly encouraged to present themselves as married throughout service due to cultural expectations.

Couple Training Conditions

Cross-sector couples will live with different host families who may reside in different communities during training. Cross-sector couples may see each other for joint-sector training days or on the weekends but neither are guaranteed.

Couple Sector Combinations

Each person must apply separately and must qualify for a position in either the same or a different sector than their partner.