Country:Lithuania
Field:Employment Law & EU Legislation in Employment related areas
Institution:Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection
Nijole Mackeviciene has been working in the labour market and social policy field for more than twenty five years including thirteen years in the Lithuanian Employment Services and has a vast professional experience in all aspects of the field of EU employment policies, preparation of programming documents for EU structural support and preparation to the accession to the EU. She has a strong European background having been actively involved in exchanging experience with experts from other EC countries within the framework of the EU thematic network projects and being as ESF representative for Lithuania at EU level and Member of the ESF Committee.
Since 2012 she was actively involved as a national expert and project leader in Balkan countries and worked closely with governmental institutions and public employment services.
Nijole Mackeviciene holds a Bachelor in Economics and a Master in History and Social Science.

EU HLA adviser’s assignment in the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family includes policy advice within the Employment Law and EU Legislation in Employment related area. Nijole Mackeviciene also provides active support in development of new active labour market measures to better matching skills and jobs in the labour market and promoting active support and efficient employment services.