Curriculum Vita Personal information: Name and Surname: IVA BALGAČ Office address: Av. Gojka Šuška 1 10 000 Zagreb Telephone numbers: Office: +385 1 24 26 307 Mobile phone: +385 99 239 62 64 E-mail: ibalgac@mup.hr Nationality: Croatian Date of birth: 18 August 1979 Gender: Female Work experience: Date: September 2018 - Employer Ministry of the Interior; Police Academy Assistant Head of Police Academy for International and Interagency Cooperation Main activities and responsibilities: Responsible for the International and Interagency cooperation of the Police Academy; Coordination of the international and European activities of all organizational units of the Police Academy; Coordination of cooperation of the Police Academy and other Governmental bodies, State agencies and NGO; Drafting and monitoring of the EU and international bilateral projects; Coordination of the Croatian CEPOL team and acting as NCP; Participation in the process of developing strategic plans, curricula and new working methods; Public relations coordination. Dates November 2017- September 2018 Ministry of the Interior; Cabinet of Minister; Protocol department Head of Protocol Department Dates: November 2010 - November 2017 Ministry of the Interior, General Police Directorate; Office of General Police Director; Department for Strategic International Police Cooperation Police Officer for Strategic International Police Cooperation Dates: August 2008 - November 2010 Ministry of the Interior, General Police Directorate; Office of General Police Director; Department for Public Relations and International Police Cooperation Police Officer for International Police Cooperation 1 Iva Balgač Curriculum Vita
Dates: September 2007 - August 2008 Ministry of the Interior; General Police Directorate; Criminal Police Directorate; Department for International Police Cooperation Police Officer for International Police Cooperation Dates: September 2006 September 2007 Ministry of the Interior; General Police Directorate; Criminal Police Directorate; Department for International Police Cooperation Apprentice Education: Title of qualification awarded: providing education: Dates: 2007 2009 Master degree in Criminalistics Police Academy; Police College; Graduate Study Title of qualification awarded: providing education: Dates: 1998 2001 and 2006 2007 Bachelor degree in Criminalistics Police Academy; Police College; Undergraduate Study Training: Date: 2018 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP): Towards a more safe and secure world: Cooperative Efforts in Combating Transnational Crime U.S. Department of State Date: 2015 Europol Study Week EUROPOL Date: 2010 Trends in Public Relations Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia Date: 2009 Communication skills and Stress and time Management Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia and Centar Sirius 2 Iva Balgač Curriculum Vita
Personal skills and competences: Date: 2007 Current state and future development of judicial and police cooperation TAIEX Date: 2007 Awareness Seminar and Training Session in scope of the Deployment of INTERPOL S service in South East Europe General Secretariat of INTERPOL Mother tongue: Croatian Other language Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken Interaction Spoken Interaction English C1 C1 C1 C1 C1 (*)Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level Social skills and competences: strong communication skills (exchange of information, efficient, regular and appropriate communication in various communication methods) networking (sense of contact, development of relations, establishing cooperation and connections) teamwork (leading and participating in teamwork, facilitation of effective teamwork and task management, problem solving and building consensus, engagement in consultative decision making) ability to adopt to multicultural environment (working and living in and with other cultures) Organizational skills and competences: leadership (team motivation, mobilization of resources, responsibility and accountability) strong organizational and management skills (coordination and administration of people, team management, management of budget and resources) experienced in event planning and project management (planning and realization of project activities) Computer skills and competences: MS Windows, MS Office Driving license: B 3 Iva Balgač Curriculum Vita
Additional information: Publications: Borovec, K., Balgač, I. (2017). Contribution of internal communication in predicting job satisfaction among police officers (Doprinos interne komunikacije u predikciji zadovoljstva poslom policijskih službenika). Kriminologija & socijalna integracija: časopis za kriminologiju, penologiju i poremećaje u ponašanju. Vol. 25, No.1. Zagreb (1-16). Balgač, I. (2017). Women in Police. Gender Aspects of Police Practice in Croatia (Žene u policiji. Rodni aspekti policijske prakse u Republici Hrvatskoj). Zagreb: MUP. Vitez, D., Balgač, I. (2016). Public Administration Management Policing Models and Management Challenges (Menadžment u javnoj upravi modeli rada i izazovi upravljanje policijom). Policija i sigurnost 1/2016, Zagreb: MUP (1-14). Borovec, K., Balgač I. (2016). The Introduction of Police Cameras in the work of Police Patrols Issues related to Successful Implementation and Exact assessment of the Impact on Police Work. U: Odeljan, R, Solomun, D., Martinjak, D. (ur.) Proceedings of the 5th International Scientific and Professional Conference The Police College Research Days in Zagreb. Zagreb: MUP. Balgač, I. (2015). The Relevance and Methodological Approaches to Research of Job Satisfaction of Police Officers. U: Butorac, K. (ur.), Proceedings of the 4 th International Scientific and Professional Conference The Police College Research Days in Zagreb. Zagreb: MUP (441-455). Balgač, I. (2014). Conference review: Police management in the 21 st century in the context of new policing concepts. (Prikaz konferencije Upravljanje policijom u 21. stoljeću u kontekstu novih koncepata policijskog rada ). Policija i sigurnost 2/2014. Zagreb: MUP (197-204). Balgač I. (2013). Defensible Space Theory Abandoned for a Reason? (Obranjivi prostor Teorija napuštena s razlogom?). Policija i sigurnost 1/2013. Zagreb: MUP (71-88). Balgač, I. (2013). Crime Prevention Through Environmental and Urban Design CPTED Guidelines. (Prevencija kriminaliteta kroz uređenje okoliša i urbani dizajn smjernice CPTEDa). Policija i sigurnost 1/2013. Zagreb: MUP (88-105). Borovec, K., Vitez, D., Balgač, I., Vulić, V. (2013). Security in Tourism, Risk Analysis in the Area of Public Safety. (Sigurnost u turizmu, analiza rizika u području javne sigurnosti.) U: Šutić, B. (ur.), Proceedings of the 1 St Interdisciplinary Scientific and Professional Conference with International Aspects Sustainable Rural Development. Gospić: Veleučilište Nikola Tesla (417-437). Borovec, K, Balgač, I., Karlović R. (2011). Estimation of satisfaction with internal communication in the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia. U: Verčić, D., Tkalac Verčić, A., Sriramesh, K., (ur.), Proceedings of The 18 th International Public Relations Research Symposium BledCom. Ljubljana: Pristop (57-64). Borovec, K, Balgač, I., Karlović R. (2011). Situational Crime prevention from theory to evidence based practice (Situacijski pristup prevenciji kriminaliteta od teorije do prakse utemeljene na dokazima). Zagreb: MUP, Policijska akademija. Borovec, K, Balgač, I., Karlović R. (2011). Internal Communication within the Ministry of the Interior: Job and Internal Communication Satisfaction Assessment (Interna komunikacija u Ministarstvu unutarnjih poslova: Procjena zadovoljstva poslom i zadovoljstva internom komunikacijom). Zagreb: MUP. 4 Iva Balgač Curriculum Vita
Balgač, I., Borovec, K. (2010). Free Legal Aid for Victims of Crime Are We Doing Enough? (Besplatna pravna pomoć žrtvama kaznenih djela-činimo li dovoljno?). Policija i sigurnost 4/2010. Zagreb: MUP (447-460). Balgač, I. (2010). Protocol: Important Aspects of Internal Communication (Protokol: važni aspekti internog komuniciranja). Zagreb: MUP. Conferences and lectures: Annual Regional Conference on Specialized Police Training, Budva, Montenegro; 23 25 October 2018 Public lecture at the Police College; topic: International Police Cooperation ; 18 October 2018. 5 th International Scientific and Professional Conference The Police College Research Days in Zagreb (2016): Borovec, K., Balgač, I: The Introduction of Police Cameras in the work of Police Patrols Issues related to Successful Implementation and Exact assessment of the Impact on Police Work. Zagreb, 21 and 22 April 2016. 4 th International Scientific and Professional Conference The Police College Research Days in Zagreb (2015): Balgač, I.: The Relevance and Methodological Approaches to Research of Job Satisfaction of Police Officers; Zagreb, 23 and 24 April 2015. CEPOL Webinar; topic: Self - Assessment of Gender Sensitive Policing in Croatia ; 14 November 2014 - first Croatian lecturer within CEPOL Webinar Lecture at the University Department of Croatian Studies; topic: Gender (non) Equality and Discrimination at Work Post / Labor market ; 20 November 2014 Lecture at the Police College; topic: Self-assessment of Gender Sensitive Police Practice in Croatia 21 November 2014. 1 st Interdisciplinary Scientific and Professional Conference with International Aspects Sustainable Rural Development. (2013): Borovec, K., Vitez, D., Balgač, I., Vulić, V.: Security in Tourism, Risk Analysis in the Area of Public Safety. Gospić, 17 and 18 October 2013. Veleučilište Nikola Tesla. The 3 rd Regional Forum on Urban Security: "STOP GRAFFITI" (2013): Borovec, K., Balgač, I.: Relations of Incivilities with Citizens Perception of Safety Evidence Based projects of Graffiti Prevention. Zagreb, 19 April 2013. Croatian Association of Security Managers The 4 th Regional Conference on City Security (2012). Borovec, K., Balgač, I.: Crime Prevention Through Environmental and Urban Design the Importance of Evaluation. Solin / Split, 12 and 13 April 2012. Časopis Zaštita. The 18 th International Public Relations Research Symposium BledCom: Internal Communication. (2011) Borovec, K., Balgač, I., Karlović, R.: Estimation of satisfaction with internal communication in the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia. Bled, Slovenija, 1 and 2 July 2011. Awards: The Croatia Grand Prix Security 2017- for the best national professional book: Women in Police. Gender Aspects of Police Practice in Croatia (Žene u policiji. Rodni aspekti policijske prakse u Republici Hrvatskoj) 5 Iva Balgač Curriculum Vita
The 2 nd Croatia Grand Prix Security 2012 for the best national professional book: Situational Crime prevention from theory to evidence based practice (Situacijski pristup prevenciji kriminaliteta od teorije do prakse utemeljene na dokazima) Magna cum laude Police College; Graduate Study 2009 Membership at international initiatives: since 2010 member of the Women Police Officers Network in SEE WPON as a representative of the Ministry of the Interior (Chair of WPON in 2013) In 2015 included in the CESSR - SEESAC Roster of Experts Center of Excellence on Security Sector Reform for the area of Gender Equality in Police 6 Iva Balgač Curriculum Vita