Community Development Facilitator - Volunteer Position - Onsite in Kosovo • Europe - 2 years, plus 3 months training
Peace Corps
Marketing & Communications, Customer Service
United States
Posted on Mar 31, 2026
About The Project
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.
Activities
How you and the community will make an impact together:
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.
Required Skills
Qualified candidates will have one or more of the following criteria
Key dates
APPLY BY : July 15, 2026
KNOW BY : September 1, 2026
DEPART ON : February 26, 2027
DURATION : 2 years, plus 3 months training
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.
Activities
How you and the community will make an impact together:
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.
Required Skills
Qualified candidates will have one or more of the following criteria
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any field
- 5 years' professional work experience
Key dates
APPLY BY : July 15, 2026
KNOW BY : September 1, 2026
DEPART ON : February 26, 2027
DURATION : 2 years, plus 3 months training