Jovan Protić

Jovan Protić has been the National Coordinator of the ILO in Serbia since 2008, responsible for the representation of the ILO in Serbia and for implementation of the ILO Decent Work Country Programme for Serbia.

Prior to assuming that role Jovan has worked for the UNDP as the Project Manager in charge of the drafting of the National Sustainable Development Strategy of Serbia on 2005-2008.

Earlier in his career Jovan has worked for the ILO in 2003-2005 as the Coordinator of the Reform of the Labour Inspectorate of Serbia, and for the UNDP as the Project Manager of the Capacity building of the Ministry of Labour and Employment of Serbia in 2002-2003. He started his career at the Agency for Public Administration Development under the Cabinet of the Prime Minister of Serbia in 2001.

Jovan holds two BA Degrees (BA in Economics from the University of Belgrade and BSc in Politics & International Relations from the University of London), two Master Degrees (in Economics of European Union from the College of Europe, Bruges, and in Law and Economics,  Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade) and a PhD in Labour Law from the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade.