TA CS
Technical Assistance for
Civil Society Organisations
Regional Office This project is funded by the European Union.
Technical Assistance Service Contract for the implementation of the project
“Capacity Building of Civil Society in the IPA countries and Territories (Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo under UNSCR 1249/99, Montenegro, Serbia and
Turkey).
EuropeAid/127427/C/SER/Multi.
The general objective of the project Technical Assistance for Civil Society Organisations (TACSO) is to:
 strengthen civil society within participative democracy
 stimulate a civil society-friendly environment and culture
 strengthen the overall capacities and accountability of Civil Society Organisations (CSO) within the IPA beneficiaries (Western Balkans and Turkey); and to
 improve the quality of service of CSOs and a sustainable role of CSOs in the democratic process.
An important project component is to support dialogue between civil society, government and the private sector. In this context, we, in partnership with the British Council and TÜSEV (Third Sector
Foundation of Turkey), are organising an International Social Entrepreneurship Conference, which
will take place in Istanbul, Turkey on 29 February and 1 March 2012. The conference will be hosted by Kadir Has University, and the event’s strategic partner is Vodafone Turkey.
The objectives of the conference are to:
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Strengthen connections between social entrepreneurs from the region with social entrepreneurs from the EU, and particularly the UK.
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Strengthen relationships between social entrepreneurs and those supporting the development of social entrepreneurship in the public, private and civil society sectors.
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Facilitate exchange of knowledge and best practice in social entrepreneurship.
 Improve awareness of the potential role that social entrepreneurship can play in the region.
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Widening and improving the regional network of social entrepreneurs.
TACSO Regional Office • Potoklinica 16 • 71 000 Sarajevo • t: +387 33 532 757 • f: +387 33 532 757 • e-mail: info@tacso.org
SIPU International AB Sweden • Civil Society Promotion Centre Bosnia and Herzegovina • Human Resources Development Foundation Turkey
Foundation in Support of Local Democracy Poland • Partners Foundation for Local Development Romania

TA CS
Technical Assistance for
Civil Society Organisations
Regional Office This project is funded by the European Union.
Over the past few decades, the boundary between private (business), and social (civil society) sectors has been blurring as many pioneering organizations have started to blend social and environmental aims with business approaches. Businesses are dedicating more resources to delivering social and environmental benefits. Meanwhile, CSOs are attempting to operate in a more businesslike way.
There is a lot of discussion about the exact definition of who is social entrepreneur. For the purposes of this conference, we define social entrepreneurs as women and men who possess the vision, creativity, and extraordinary determination of the typical business entrepreneur – but who devote these qualities to introducing and implementing innovative solutions to systemic social problems. They develop ground breaking ways to fundamentally change how societies operate. They find what is not working in society and address the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution and persuading entire societies to take new leaps. Social entrepreneurs often work at the intersection between the public, private and social sectors, using whatever organisational structures are most appropriate for solving the systemic social problem they are focusing on.
This event has a particular focus on social enterprise as a model for social entrepreneurship.
A social enterprise is defined as ‘a business with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community’. The most common structures of social enterprises are economic entities of CSOs, cooperatives, and nonprofit companies, but different structures are used, depending on the country in which the social entrepreneur is operating .
The STE will provide TACSO with the following services in relation to the International Social
Entrepreneurship Conference (Istanbul 29 February - 1 March 2012):
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Deliver a presentation during the plenary session on “The Future of Social Entrepreneurship in the Region” outlining his/her practical experiences of being a social entrepreneur and presenting his/her vision of the future of social entrepreneurship in the region covered by the conference (Western Balkans, Turkey, Georgia and Ukraine).
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Actively participate in the rest of the conference (plenary sessions and workshops).
Note: The official language of the Conference will be English, with translation from Turkish into
English during plenary sessions.
1.
Preparation of plenary presentation (including PPP) – until 17 February 2012.
2.
Active participation in the conference and delivery of plenary presentation on 29 February
2011 and 1 March 2012.
3.
Preparation of mission report by 5 March 2012
TACSO Regional Office • Potoklinica 16 • 71 000 Sarajevo • t: +387 33 532 757 • f: +387 33 532 757 • e-mail: info@tacso.org
SIPU International AB Sweden • Civil Society Promotion Centre Bosnia and Herzegovina • Human Resources Development Foundation Turkey
Foundation in Support of Local Democracy Poland • Partners Foundation for Local Development Romania

TA CS
Technical Assistance for
Civil Society Organisations
Regional Office This project is funded by the European Union.
Istanbul, Turkey
The assignment is planned to take place 13 February 2012 – 5 March 2012 for a total of 5 working days, including preparation and reporting. The expert will be expected to cover his/her own travel and accommodation costs.
 Prominent and experienced social entrepreneur – preferably with experience of running a social enterprise - working in one of the IPA countries, with at least 10 years of work
 experience.
 Strong knowledge and experience in speaking at conferences and workshops.
Excellent communication skills in English.
Applicants must be independent and free from any conflict of interest. Note that civil servants and other staff of a beneficiary public administration may not be recruited as STE unless prior written approval has been obtained from Contracting Authority.
The STE will deliver a mission report to the Civil Society Capacity Building Expert before receiving remuneration.
Applications must be in English and contain the following:
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Application letter outlining experience relevant to the scope of the assignment and the STE profile (no longer than 1 page)
CV
The application should be sent by mail with the heading STE Plenary Speaker no later than 8
February 2012 to TACSO Regional Office (email: se.conference@tacso.org ).
Only the selected applicant will be contacted.
TACSO Regional Office • Potoklinica 16 • 71 000 Sarajevo • t: +387 33 532 757 • f: +387 33 532 757 • e-mail: info@tacso.org
SIPU International AB Sweden • Civil Society Promotion Centre Bosnia and Herzegovina • Human Resources Development Foundation Turkey
Foundation in Support of Local Democracy Poland • Partners Foundation for Local Development Romania