The Open Society Foundation for Albania hereby publishes the call for expression from municipalities in Albania, in the frame of the “Inclusive EduJobs” project funded by the European Union. This call aims to shortlist municipalities in Albania, that will be part of the project sub granting schemes in the area of employment and inclusive education for a period of 18 months.

These sub-granting schemes will replicate the pilot employment and education models implemented in the Municipality of Tirana during the first phase of the project. On the basis of competitive application process 3 municipalities will be selected to implement the replication of the project intervention schemes. The selected municipalities will receive subgrants from the project and will manage some of the components of the intervention schemes directly, while others will be led by local CSOs.

The call is open for 11 municipalities in Albania, which are eligible from the project target municipalities in Albania with the presence of Roma and Egyptian communities. The pre-selection of municipalities for the replication of the 2nd phase of sub granting will be done in transparent manner in line with the assessment criteria that are explained at the Call.

Applicants must adhere to the format of the Application Form and in accordance with the required information, submit the necessary documentation. The municipality is expected to submit the required documentation from application set: Application Form, Letter of Interest, together with supporting documents. All documents can be downloaded from this publication, and must be duly completed in English, signed, and sealed in accordance with the requirements of each forms.

The required documents should be submitted in 1 (one) original set-in hard copy and 1 (one) electronic copy (USB) in a sealed envelope by post or courier at the following address:

Final deadline for submission of applications is 04 May 2023 at 17.00.

Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered. If further information and clarifications are needed, the municipality can contact OSFA, via e-mail: procurement.inclusive-edujobs@osfa.al with the reference to the Inclusive EduJobs project in title of the e-mail.