Junior Administrative Professional at the Portfolio Management Unit (part time)

Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Ukraine

for the Country Office in Kyiv we are looking for a

Junior Administrative Professional at the Portfolio Management Unit (part time)

As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe - from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector and governments of other countries. We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The commissioning parties and cooperation partners all place their trust in GIZ, and we work with them to generate ideas for political, social and economic change, to develop these into concrete plans and to implement them. Since we are a public-benefit federal enterprise, German and European values are central to our work. Together with our partners in national governments worldwide and cooperation partners from the worlds of business, research and civil society, we work flexibly to deliver effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions.

Main responsibilities and obligations:

Portfolio Management

• Quality assurance for the reports to the commissioning party
• Participation in the preparation of negotiations at the government level
• Support in answering requests from the commissioning parties and the GIZ Headquarters
• Translation/cross-check of documents (German / English and vice versa)
• Support in preparing and conducting various events
• Research activities and knowledge management
• Support in handling daily administrative and professional tasks
• Preparation of negotiations at the government level

PR:

• Update of the social media / Facebook and / or web presence
• Support in the development of a communication concept
• Preparation of presentations
• Maintenance of the image database

Requirements:

Qualifications

• Basic degree in social science and humanities

Professional experience

• Experience in development cooperation
• Experience in public relations and communications
• Experience with topics like „Migration and Support of Internally Displaced Persons "
• Knowledge of regional specifics is a benefit

Other knowledge, additional competences:

• Proactive attitude and organisational talent, flexibility
• Experienced user of MS Office applications (mainly Word, Excel and Power Point)
• Perfect command of German, English and Russian/Ukrainian (oral and written)

Assignment:

Employment contract starts as of September 1st, 2020 until the September, 2021 on a part-time basis (20 working hours/week).

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer and offers an attractive and challenging working environment with opportunities for skill enhancement.

We are looking forward to your application in German/English, comprising your CV and a cover letter explaining your motivation to apply for the job until the 24th of July 2020.

By sending the application the candidate gives the consent for the personal data processing for recruitment processes solely.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stages of the recruitment process.