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Organizational Capacity-Building Initiative for Business Membership Organizations and Advocacy CSOs | December 2026 – August 2027
Company:
Center for International Private Enterprise
Location: Yerevan and regions, Armenia
Deadline: 30 Nov 2026

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COMPETITION TYPE: 

Call for Interest

DETAIL DESCRIPTION: 


The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) invites business membership organizations (BMOs) and Advocacy Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) engaged in economic policy advocacy to express interest in an organizational and advocacy capacity-building initiative in Armenia. CIPE will provide diagnostic assessments, expert-led workshops, mentorship, and grant support to strengthen participating organizations’ institutional capacity, evidence-based advocacy, financial sustainability, and effectiveness in representing their members and stakeholders.

The main activities of the initiative include the following:

1. Organizational Diagnostic Assessments | December2026-January 2027

CIPE will assess participating organizations’ strengths, capacity gaps, and priority development needs. The findings will guide targeted capacity-building support and organizational action plans.

2. Targeted Workshops | TBC

CIPE will organize expert-led workshops on evidence-based policy analysis, business advocacy, collective action, public-private dialogue, strategic communications, and coalition building. Topics will be informed by the diagnostic assessments.

3. Mentorship and Action Planning | January-August 2027

Participating organizations will receive practical guidance through recurring mentor-led office hours to strengthen governance, membership engagement, advocacy, and service delivery, and develop actionable organizational improvement plans.

4. Grant Opportunity | March-August 2027

Following the assessments, participating organizations may be invited to apply for small grants to implement activities addressing identified capacity gaps and strengthening policy advocacy.

REQUIREMENTS: 


Interested organizations are invited to submit the following documents and information:


Organizational Profile: A brief overview of the organization’s mission, key activities, development needs, and previous or ongoing advocacy initiatives.


Statement of Interest: A brief explanation of the organization’s motivation for participating, anticipated benefits, and commitment to engaging in assessments, workshops, mentorship sessions, and action planning


State Registration Certificate: A scanned copy of the organization’s state registration certificate


Primary Contact Information: Full name, telephone number, and email address of the organization’s designated contact person.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 


Deadline: November 30, 2026.
Applications should be emailed to skhachatryan@cipe.org and meristavi@cipe.org .

Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this announcement through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am. Thanks.

OPEN TO/ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: 

Business membership organizations, chambers of commerce, and advocacy civil society organizations based in Yerevan, Armenia, with demonstrated experience in policy advocacy, representing stakeholder interests, or providing relevant services.

ABOUT COMPANY: 


The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) strengthens democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform. CIPE is one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy and an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Since 1983, CIPE has worked with business leaders, policymakers, and civil society to build the institutions vital to a democratic society. CIPE’s key program areas include enterprise ecosystems, democratic governance, business advocacy, anti-corruption & ethics, and trade.