Jovan Tatic

Jovan Tatić – CV e-mail:-• cell: - •home: - • Skype: zicomen • Whatsapp & Viber: - Summary: Extensive experience in coordinating international democratisation and development programmes, ranging from 40 to 100 employees, participating in and monitoring democratic changes. More than 20 years of experience in translation and interpreting into and from English, Portuguese, and Serbian. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Experience in working in smaller organizations and media. Organized high-level conferences, interviewed candidates for executive and support positions. Business owner. Experience (listed by relevance) Senior Programme Coordinator, Belgrade, Serbia Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) / SLGRP- First among local staff, participated in opening of the office and start-up of the Serbia Local Government Reform Program financed by the US Agency for International Development, and implemented by DAI. Worked on interviewing and hiring staff, coordinating the efforts of seven Program teams in four offices, point of contact for 87 mayors, collecting performance monitoring figures, writing semi-annual reports, maintaining relations with other key international donors, organizing large scale events with participation of ministers and senior officials, representing the Program at conferences, monitoring the quality of the Program and starting new initiatives based on the needs of the local administrations. Programme Coordinator, Belgrade, Serbia / Budapest, Hungary / Montenegro National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI- Program Coordinator for NDI’s political party program in Serbia. Opened the office and helped in start-up of the program. Worked with international staff to develop initial strategy for political party development program. Established working relationships with political parties, performed needs assessments for training plans and consulted parties on various development and campaign issues. Interpreted trainings, meetings and seminars including the ones with highest state and political party officials in Serbia, Montenegro, Poland, and Hungary. Organized study missions, conferences and trainings. Founder, owner / Business Development Director, Belgrade, Serbia Cromer Group LLC March 2007 – June 2010 One of the founders of a consulting business specialized in human resource management (HRM) and communications. Interviewed and hired staff. Prepared HRM programs and held trainings for major Serbian companies, including SBB, the largest cable TV and Internet provider, Knjaz Miloš, the largest mineral water factory, and Lasta transportation company. Freelance Translator and Interpreter, Belgrade, Serbia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 2010 – present Clients (choice): World Bank, Institute for Sustainable Communities, PEN Centre Serbia, BBC Trust, Grupa 484, Cromer Group, Catedra Blanca Valencia, Association of Literary Translators of Serbia. Publishing houses: Geopoetika, Paideia, Booka, Dereta, Laguna, all from Belgrade, Serbia. Member of the Association of Literary Translators of Serbia (ALTS) since 2012. Member of the ALTS Managing Board since 2015. Jovan Tatić – CV e-mail:-• cell: - •home: - • Skype: zicomen • Whatsapp & Viber: - Head of PR Department, Belgrade, Serbia Royal Court of the Throne Prince Alexander II of Serbia Nov. 2006 – March 2007 In charge of writing press releases, speeches, communication with the media, preparation of travels of The Royal Couple in Serbia. Interviewed and hired volunteers. Copy editor, Belgrade, Serbia Evropa weekly magazine April – Nov. 2006 Proof reading and editing Serbian language news articles for the weekly magazine. Editing headlines and leads. Founder, President (since 2013), Belgrade, Serbia Radoje Tatić Fund 2002 – present The Fund enhances the cultural exchange and cooperation between Serbian and Spanish or Portuguese speaking cultures, awarding best literary translation on a bi-annual basis. The translation prize was awarded seven times until 2016. Translator, Belgrade, Serbia Beta News Agency Translated Serbian news into English for daily news digest of the Beta News Agency. - Copy Editor, Belgrade, Serbia Dnevni Telegraf Daily Proof read and edited Serbian language news articles for daily newspaper publication. - Interpreter, Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Belgrade, Serbia Agence France Presse- Worked with France Presse reporters covering first post-war elections in Bosnia in 1996, and the mass citizen protests in Serbia in 1997. Owner and operator, Belgrade, Serbia Independent retail shop,- Dealt with obtaining goods for the shop, keeping the books, hiring staff, and worked as the sales person. Self Employment Co-hosted the radio show about Brazil and Brazilian culture on B92 Radio. Belgrade, Serbia,-, and in 2004. Free-lance interpreter/translator for Portuguese and English Language. Provided services to major corporations, government and academic institutions, Yugoslav media and film production outlets, and individuals, 1982 – 1992. Reporter for “Ritam srca” radio show on Studio B Radio. This radio show gathered the group of young journalists who later founded B92 Radio. Belgrade, Serbia, 1985. Jovan Tatić – CV e-mail:-• cell: - •home: - • Skype: zicomen • Whatsapp & Viber: - Education Belgrade University. Faculty of Languages Comparative (World) Literature Programme Graduate - Belgrade Eighth High School Graduate 1985 American School of Brasilia 6th - 9th grade - Languages Serbian – native English – functional native proficiency Portuguese – functional native proficiency Spanish – intermediate level (conversational) Italian – intermediate level (conversational) French – basic Other Proficient computer user, Windows, Linux (Ubuntu), MS Office, Open/Libre Office, Internet, e-mail. Drivers license.