Nikola Lesinski

- Preparation and analysis of project proposals for participation in EU Structural Funds' grant schemes and other donor programmes; - Contract negotiations; - Project management; - Financial management and project accounting; - Donor reporting; - Preparation of market analyses and surveys; - Preparation of socio-economic and SWOT analyses; - Preparation of investment projects; - Evaluation of the implementation of programmes and projects. Monitoring and evaluation of EU-funded projects.

- Coordination and participation in the process of elaboration and negotiation of OP “Development of the Competitiveness of the Bulgarian Economy 2007-2013”; - Preparation of socio-economic and SWOT analyses; - Monitoring and evaluation; - Contacts with domestic and international organizations; - Participation in consultations with the beneficiaries; - Participation in negotiation of the project proposals; - Participation in training of partners and beneficiaries; - Drafting some of the OP Grant sche

- Familiarisation with the setting-up and management of Finance Facilities together with the International Financial Institutions (IFIs); - Contribution to the strategic design, launch and management of support facilities for SMEs and major investments, mainly the Infrastructure Project Facility (IPF) in the Western Balkans, together with IFIs; - Assistance for the implementation of Regional Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) 2007 and 2008, in particular with relation to co-operation with IFIs.

Finances, accounting, economics, statistics

International Relations; Economics; Policies, History, Foreign policy Diplomaty, Negotiations, Crises management.