MOBA is hiring: Expert on social innovation

Get to know us

MOBA Housing SCE is a network of organizations from the Czech Republic (Sdílené domy / První Vlaštovka), Croatia (Open Architecture Cooperative), Hungary (ACRED / Zuglói Kollektív), Slovenia (Zadrugator) and Serbia (Pametnija Grada), with the support of the Cooperative for Ethical Financing and Organization urbaMonde and World Habitat. We are responding to similar problems of lack of housing policy and affordable housing in our cities and states, and we have designed a common approach based on the cooperative model. We joined forces in 2017 to overcome obstacles together and make a breakthrough for a new model of cooperative housing. Since then, we have regularly met and cooperated in order to gather the necessary knowledge and capacities and develop financial instruments to launch pilot projects of housing cooperatives in our region. Since 2020, we have been registered in Pula as a European cooperative society (SCE), with a permanent office in Zagreb.

Tasks and benefits

At MOBA Housing SCE we are looking for two Experts on housing policy, community engagement, and social innovation who will be supporting development of Project outputs and supporting work on Key Project activities on EU projects. We offer part-time employment, with the possibility of extended collaboration in future. 

There is a possibility for employment regulated by other type of work contract besides employment contract.

Your benefits include:

  • monthly gross salary in range between 520 EUR to 840 EUR, depending on the candidate skills and experience 
  • possibility of remote work 
  • opportunity for further professional development and education
  • flexible working hours 

What are You going to do:

  1. Participate in development of the Multi-Stakeholder Governance Model framework
  2. Participate in the development of the Community Engagement Plan
  3. Participate in the development Transnational Multi-stakeholder governance model and online manual
  4. Other project support activities

Your key expertise:

  • Housing provision and housing policies
  • Social entrepreneurship 
  • Knowledge about cooperatives and governance models 
  • Stakeholder engagement and management
  • Knowledge about social impact investments 

Your key skills:

  • Design and implementation of workshops 
  • Writing of professional literature (i.e. guidelines, toolbox) 
  • Design of organizational structures and relevant documentation (i.e. bylaws)
  • lecturing and facilitation

How to apply

If all this sounds exciting, send your CV and motivational letter, via our e-mail address: info@moba.coop 

Application deadline: 24.05.2024

After processing the received applications, an interview will be organized with the candidates who meet the conditions of the competition, via video call. Selected candidates will receive more information by email. Interviews are possible even before the specified deadline for the end of the competition.

By sending your CV and motivation letter, you freely and expressly give your consent to the European cooperative MOBA HOUSING SCE, Gajeva 3, HR-52100 Pula, OIB 10253977970, as the manager of the collection of personal data, to process and use your personal data for the purpose of applying for a vacant position Expert on social innovation.

MOBA is hiring: Expert Project Lead on social innovation

Get to know us

MOBA Housing SCE is a network of organizations from the Czech Republic (Sdílené domy / První Vlaštovka), Croatia (Open Architecture Cooperative), Hungary (ACRED / Zuglói Kollektív), Slovenia (Zadrugator) and Serbia (Pametnija Grada), with the support of the Cooperative for Ethical Financing and Organization urbaMonde and World Habitat. At MOBA Housing SCE, we are looking for an Expert Project Lead on social innovation and housing, who will be managing and coordinating the development of Project outputs and work on Key Project Activities on EU projects.

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Join us in Pula: Housing cooperatives and social transition panel disscusion

In Pula, together with DAI SAI – Association of Architects of Istria MOBA members – Smarter building (Belgrade) Cooperative Open Architecture (Zagreb) and Cooperative for Ethical Financing (Zagreb) – are organizing a panel disscusion about new housing cooperatives. What is significant and exciting is that the city of Pula has expressed interest in implementing this way of housing organization in its future practice! Join us on Friday, March 1, 2024 in the premises of the Society of Architects of Istria, Smareglina ul. 1, Pula, starting at 6:30 p.m.

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Cooperative spirit shining bright in Berlin this December

In a train, on our way to Berlin: there are two important events for MOBA happening there this week.
First, tonight kicks off a gathering convened by Mietshäuser Syndikat, the German umbrella organization of self-organized housing (almost 200 of them) of non-profit type, with the aim of launching a European network (and founding a cooperative, SCE) of community-led housing organizations! Exciting, right? As a unique regional umbrella organization, MOBA members are invited to be one of the founders of Community spaces network. In addition to Ana Džokić and Marc Neeilen from Smarter building (Belgrade), Zsuzsanna Pósfai from ACRED (Budapest) and Goran Jeras from Cooperative for Ethical Financing (Zagreb) will be participating in this memorable meeting on behalf of MOBA.

Than, we will be part of a workshop: International financing of young housing cooperatives in Central and Eastern Europe held in Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin and co-organized with IWO Housing initiative Eastern Europe, MOBA housing, LiM Living Metropolises SCE, University of Jena.

Coming together to make an effort in creating better, affordable, community-led housing throughout Europe. Good times.

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Annual assembly – closing circles and opening new ones

November is the month for cooperative assemblies!
In our newly opened Center for New Housing Cooperatives in Belgrade, a working meeting and annual assembly of our European cooperative MOBA Housing SCE was held. We summarized where we were during the twelve months behind us (among other things at 7 international events), what we did, what we tried and also what 2024 brings. During next year we will hold a special focus on the establishment of the MOBA Accelerator, a fund that will support pilot projects of the new housing cooperative created by MOBA members.

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Workshop: International Financing of Young Housing Cooperatives in Central and Eastern Europe

When: 7th and 8th December 2023.
Where: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Thaer Institute.
Organisers: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, IWO Housing Initiative Eastern Europe, MOBA Housing SCE, LiM Living in Metropolises SCE, University of Jena
Goal: The main objective of this workshop is to kick off new networks and collaborations to support the institutional build-up of MOBA SCE and LiM SCE, as well as other emerging housing cooperatives in CEE. To do so, the event will give insights on current tendencies of housing cooperatives.

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Let’s talk about money: moderated planel during Vienna’s Urbanize! festival

As part of Urbanize! festival Predrag Milić moderated the panel “Let’s talk about money” where experiences were shared with cooperative housing initiatives from Austria and finance experts. With colleagues from the European cooperative MOBA Housing, the establishment of a regional fund (MOBA Accelerator) for the launch of a new housing cooperative in Southeast Europe was presented.

Part of the program was a visit to the first two residential projects of the habitAT network in Austria – Schlor and Bikes and Rails.

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On this work meeting our host is a – seagull : )

For the first time we held our work meeting in Decin (Czech Republic) and spent three intensive and inspiring days as guests of thriving Druzstvo Racek (Racek in Czech means ‘seagull’). The work of MOBA is crucial for the establishment of pioneering projects of a network of new housing cooperatives active in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia. The existing housing offer in the region is aimed solely at individual home-ownership and tailored to the needs of nuclear families, even though there is a clear need to diversify the types of dwelling and the organisation of housing. Members of Racek shared: ”We are proud to be hosting such an important pioneering network and that we can be part of it.”

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