˗ Basic Research Skills and attention to detail: Understanding of project management principles; collaboration in multidisciplinary teams. Ability to prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, and handle multiple project tasks simultaneously.

Technical assistant:

˗ Minimum 2 years of project management related experience;

˗ College diploma or University Degree (highly recommended);

˗ Organizational skills: mastering time management & effective planning;

˗ Basic understanding of project management principles;

˗ Effective collaboration in multidisciplinary teams. Ability to prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, and handle multiple project tasks simultaneously;

˗ Strong attention to details; ability to maintain project documentation; basic skills in research and analysis, monitoring partners' implemented activities. Analytical thinking.

Languages – Russian and Romanian (required), English (desirable),

Type of contract - Employment contract; Full-time work

Expected Duration of Assignment - 15/07/2024 - 31/12/2024

Background:

People in Need (PIN) is a Czech non-governmental organization that provides relief aid and development assistance while working to defend human rights and democratic freedom. It is one of the largest relief and development organizations in post-communist Europe and has administered projects in 37 countries over the past 30 years. For more information about PIN: www.peopleinneed.net.

From 2009 onwards, PIN has added development programmes to its work in Moldova, building a vision and practices that keep people and communities at the centre of our work. Throughout its presence in the country, PIN has been contributing to the development of the following sectors: Sustainable Livelihood and Environment, Social Inclusion and Protection, Good Governance.

Position Overview:

The Project Assistant is part of the project management team of the Civil Society and Good Governance Programme Sector within the Relief and Development Department (RDD).

She/he together with the project manager and project officer is responsible for overall project support, including assistance to project/s administration, procurement, coordination of project events and activities, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and other on demand tasks of the Country Programme.

Duties & Responsibilities:

˗ Provide administrative and logistical support to all capacity building trainings, workshops meetings and other events organised under the framework of the Civil Society and Good Governance project/s.

˗ Support the Project Manager and or Programme manager with documentations and development of narrative reports on project implementation.

˗ Participate in regular coordination & steering committee meetings of the project.

˗ Contribute to translation of project related documents.

˗ In cooperation with the Project Manager, assist in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of projects, gather necessary M&E data and information for assessments implemented by the project.

˗ In cooperation with the Project Manager/ implementation team, conduct regular field visits to monitor field activities and contribute to partnership building among project partners and beneficiaries.

˗ Monitor the activities of grantees and / or partners and assist during the implementation of their initiatives upon request.

˗ ELO tracking / upload- all project specific files/contracts, associated to technical specifications related to the nature of the project activities. Keep project documentation (hard copies and in ELO) and work with finance and logistics staff to ensure all project procurements and contracts follow PIN and donor procedures.

˗ Provide on demand support to the Country Programme in Moldova (e.g. weekly standards, fundraising etc.), contribute to the preparation of evaluation reports and case studies.

˗ Implement other duties as required by the Project / Programme Managers.

Interested applicants must submit the following:

˗ Cover letter (in English);

˗ Full CV (in English);

˗ Contacts of three references (one should include the supervisor in the most recent work assignment).

Deadline for applications: August 15, 2024, by COB.

The applicants will be invited for interviews on a rolling basis. The application process might be stopped earlier if a suitable candidate is identified before the application deadline.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview. No phone calls or inquiries are allowed.

People in Need is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and committed to promoting the welfare of children and adults with whom People in Need engages /is in contact with. People in Need expects all staff to perform job duties and responsibilities in accordance with People in Need code of conduct and key policies (available at: https://www.peopleinneed.net/key-policies-4142gp). People in Need Staff will undertake the appropriate level of training.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

We are committed to ensuring diversity (people from different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations etc.) within our organization and encourage interested candidates to apply.

By sending their CV and other documents to the aforementioned link the candidate implicitly consents to their personal data appearing in the CV and such other documents being held and processed by PIN exclusively with the view to analyzing the candidate’s suitability for the position and keeping such data in our files for a reasonable period of time in accordance with the PIN's Data Protection Policy. The candidate can revoke such consent anytime by sending an according notice. Kindly refrain from including any special personal data, whose processing, as per applicable law, requires the express written consent of the subject of such data.

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