Dragan Atanasov

Current occupation

Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation Coordinator at Peace Corps Macedonia/ Trainer and Consultant

Work experience

Trainer, Facilitator, Assessor, Author:

- Designing and implementing educational programs of non-formal education activities: training courses, seminars, conferences and study visits. Trainer/facilitator of over 70 international events organized by National Agencies of the Erasmus+ Programme, SALTO Resource Centers, NGOs and other stakeholders.
- Member of the Pools of Trainers of SALTO-YOUTH SEE and SEEYN (South East European Youth Network).
- Delivering EVS Pre-departure, On-arrival, Mid-term and Final evaluation training sessions in South East Europe (since 2007)
- Member of the Pool of External Evaluators for Erasmus+ project proposals in the field of Youth of Foundation Tempus - Serbian National Agency for Erasmus+ Programme (since 2018)
- Member of the Pool of Assessors of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office for the Western Balkans - RYCO (since 2018)
- Accreditation of EVS hosting, sending and coordinating organizations from South-East Europe (2007-2014)
- Accreditation of EVS hosting, sending and coordinating organizations from Eastern Europe and Caucasus, (2011-2014)
- Conducting researches, developing programs and writing publications in the fields of youth work, volunteering and community development.

Peace Corps Macedonia:

February 2015 - current: Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation Coordinator

Responsibilities: in charge of all monitoring, evaluation and reporting functions for Programming and Training; Planning, coordinating and managing project reviews and impact evaluations of all post projects; Monitoring the progress of the project framework targets and the overall implementation of the project plans; Analyzing data and preparing Annual Reports; Providing MRE training and support to volunteers and Peace Corps staff; Co-coordinating the Peace Corps Macedonia Small Grants Program.

August 2016 - May 2017: Acting Program Manager

Responsibilities: in charge of developing and maintaining a network of contacts and partners in Macedonia; Identifying and visiting potential sites for Peace Corps volunteers and conducting community meetings to discuss Peace Corps goals and projects in Macedonia; Providing programmatic and technical support to volunteers in the Community Development project; Providing technical support, assessment and feedback on a regular basis to volunteers and local counterparts.

Union for Youth Work:

April 2018 - current: Program Officer

Responsibilities:
- Facilitation of processes leading to recognition, professionalization and standardization of youth
work in Macedonia
- Maintaining collaboration and partner relations with Macedonian governmental bodies and other
national and international stakeholders
- Preparation of national framework documents (vocational standard for youth workers, national
quality standards, youth workers portfolio)
- Preparing and implementing national and international projects in the field of recognition of youth work
- Supporting the Secretary General in the overall management of the Union and in implementing the decisions of the Executive Board

Youth Association creACTive:

- Overall management of organization's work (2007 - 2009)
- Coordination of the Cultural Center kreAKTIV (2011-2012)
- Coordination of the Digital Youth Magazine Libertas (2009-2012)
- Coordination of local, national and international projects
- Youth work with young people in organization's youth centers
- Delivering trainings of non-formal education