Department for Local Economic Development – LED officially started to work on 04.07.2014.
Department is established on the basis of the Memorandum of Understanding through the Growth-Oriented Local Development project (GOLD), financed by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Swedish International Development and Cooperation Agency (SIDA), in order to provide support to local communities in establishing economic growth and achieving development goals.
Department for Local Economic Development is responsible:
- To provide technical support for development and strengthening capacities of the Local Economic Development (LED) Unit in the City
- To provide support in forming and functioning of Local Economic Council (LEC), which consists of representatives from public and private sector, academic communities and donor agencies, with the purpose of making comprehensive (LED) strategy
- To apply for projects to domestic and foreign donors (Embassies, IPA –funds, Ministries, Development Agencies and other donors)
- To perform all activities related to energy efficiency of local community
- To provide constant technical support to other departments in the City Administration, to the extent to which those departments are involved in activities of LED
- To support creation of LED „tool“ in order to point to the importance of the City in potential investment opportunities
- To connect the City and stakeholders with sources of help, mentoring programs (twinning) and other opportunities related to exchange of knowledge and experience
- To provide help in formulating and creating strategies and methods for access to public-private partnerships or other methods for financing capital projects
- To develop statistical databases and databases about potential investors
- To provide help in creating, translating and distribution of materials related to LED, such as guides, manuals, training modules
- To coordinate visits of potential investors, LED events
- To provide a particular support to LED activities related to investments
Contact:
Head of department for Local Economic Development – LED: Nataša Tučić
Address : Vuka Karadzica 2, Trebinje
Telephone: +387 59 274 402
Fax: +387 59 260 742
Email: ler@trebinje.rs.ba, natasa.tucic@trebinje.rs.ba
- Biography
- PERSONAL INFORMATION Nataša Tučić
7, Nikole Tesle, Trebinje, 89101, BiH +387 65 146 712 +387 65 146 712 natasa.tucic@trebinje.rs.ba ; natasatucic@yahoo.com
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Sex Female | Date of birth 23/09/1969 | Nationality BiH; marial status: married; mother of two children
- FORMAL EDUCATION University Degree of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade.
- WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2017 – Today Head of the Department for Local Economic Development, Investments and Energy Efficiency,
June 2012 – August2017 Assistant Head of the Department for Spatial Planning for the realization of capital investments
June 2009 –June2012 Head of the Parking Department
March 2007 – June2009 Head of the Department for Housing and Municipal Affairs
January2005 – March 2007 Deputy head of the Department for Spatial Planning
October 1998-January 2005 Independent expert associate for traffic affairs- Department of Spatial Planning
I was a team member in the writing project proposals and in implementation of many development and infrastructure projects.I possess substantial experience in the development, monitoring and implementation of different development projects financed by EU, UNDP, USAID, SIDA etc.
– experience in monitoring the preparation of spatial planning documentation, preparation of tender documentation for infrastructure projects ;
– worked in the Commissions for selection of the best bidder for infrastructure projects financed by the City or donors, as well as conducting the preparation process and adoption of the Mid-Term Capital Investment Plan for Trebinje, Plans for the implementation of the Development Strategy of the City of Trebinje.
Since 2011-2021, I have been a member of the Project Implementation Team of the City of Trebinje, whose main task is to implement a project in the field of hydraulic engineering. The project is being implemented as part of the WATSAN project. Within it, several contracts were realized, and a water supply network was built and reconstructed, 3 water tanks were built, and the contract “Rehabilitation of Wastewater Treatment Plant in Trebinje” is in the implementation phase.The WATSAN project is financed by IPA, an EIB loan and the City’s own investment.
In addition to the above, I have a certificate of the Republic Development Agency and JICA, and I am an authorized mentor for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.
I’m a coordinator for implementation of the BFC standard for the City of Trebinje.
I have daily cooperation with the private sector in order to provide support to the local economic development.