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The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federal enterprise with worldwide operations. GIZ supports the German Government in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ has been working as a development partner of Bangladesh since 1972 under bilateral agreement. Currently, we are working in the areas of renewable energy, adaptation to climate change, private sector development and technical education, biodiversity, as well as good governance and displacement.
For the team of our “Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Cluster”, we seek applications for the position of “Project Assistant”.
Job Location: Dhaka
Contract Duration: until 31 December 2025
Number of Position: 1
Band: 2
A. Responsibilities
- Perform the specified commercial, organizational and administrative tasks correctly and on schedule in collaboration and consultation with the line manager, in accordance with the specified objective and with due regard for legal, contractual and internal requirements and procedure
- Perform organizational and administrative tasks
- Maintain appropriate internal and external communications
- Provide support for knowledge management and ongoing process development
- Contributing to the planning and implementation of the project objectives, team agreements and/or agreements with the superior
- Assisting project initiatives to provide professional advisory services to and cooperate with a broad range of target groups
- Assist supervisor on all task when implementing GIZ rules and regulation
- Assist supervisor in the field of project's planning, steering and monitoring
In this context, the position holder fulfils the following tasks:
B. Tasks (Main Job Role)
- Provide organizational and operational support for the Portfolio Management Unit at the cluster level as well as needs-based support for activities of various projects within the Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Development Cluster
- Support the development of new projects, in particular with a view to preparing and implementing appraisal missions
- Support supervisor and the Portfolio Management team in day-to-day duties, including information gathering/analysis, correspondence, documentation and meeting management.
- Assist in conceptually designing and organizing training, workshops, seminars, webinars, study tours, and follow-up communications with participants.
- Collect, compile, and analyze data/information relevant for projects within the Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Development Cluster, translating and interpreting between Bangla and English.
- Prepare precise and visually appealing draft presentations, background materials, and meeting minutes/event summaries.
- Support to plan and organize field visits, meetings, and other national and international events.
- Manage contact lists and contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Support the knowledge management at cluster level, including supporting the creation and updating of knowledge products, assisting projects on the topic of knowledge management
- Any other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.
C. Required qualifications, competences and experience
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Climate Change/ Development Studies/ Geography/ Environmental Sciences/ Social Sciences/ Urban Planning or any other relevant subject.
Professional experience:
- 1 (one) year of related professional experience in relevant field, preferably with nationally and/or, internationally reputed development organization
- Basic knowledge and experience in at least two of the following areas: (i) Climate change adaptation (ii) stakeholder engagement (iii) event/meeting management (iv) communication with partners/beneficiaries
- Exposure to urban context is highly desirable
- Good understanding and exposure on research approaches/methodology
Other knowledge, additional competences:
- Willingness to work well under pressure and organize own area of responsibility to complete designated tasks
- Openness to familiarize oneself with new technical areas
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
- Fluency in English and good writing skills in both English and Bangla
- Familiarity with development cooperation, bilateral or multilateral organizations is desirable
- Good command of MS-Office (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Willingness and ability to participate in extensive field visits and fieldwork.
- Ability to work in an intercultural environment and must be a strong team player
We only accept electronic applications.
If you meet the above requirements, please apply through the link below.
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Please, submit your CV in .pdf format (word document will not be accepted)
Last Date of Application: 28 September 2024
No phone calls please. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
All applications will be treated according to the merit and with strict confidentiality |
