Вакансія: Project Assistant

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Kyiv is seeking a qualified professional for the project “Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in Ukraine“ to fill the position:

Project Assistant (full-time, Kyiv)

(internal SAP code: Project Assistant)

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the communities in the north, east and south of Ukraine have been particularly affected, with more than 14 million people having forced to flee their homes.

People affected by the war, veterans as well as and especially women and children, are often left alone with their trauma and burdens resulting from the various war experience. Holistic psycho-social therapy approaches are not yet available nationwide.

On behalf of the German government, GIZ Ukraine strengthens structures to provide mental health and psychosocial support to the people affected by the war; here in particular to veterans and their families, women and children, IDPs, people with disabilities, and elderly people.

The project is working with regional and municipal administrations, non-governmental organizations, local universities, and rehabilitation centers, to incorporate psychosocial services into local structures, with a regional focus on the oblasts Kirovogradska, Dnipropetrovska, and Kyivska. Psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, and specialists are receiving training to deepen their core skills, thus expanding counselling and support services to persons with war trauma and other war related experience (such as torture and violence).

The project also has the opportunity to support with staff care activities for the GIZ colleagues.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Project Assistant is responsible for:

• supporting day to day activities of the project, such as printing, scanning, postal services and deliveries;
• supporting the team with the supply of stationery, small scale procurement, preparation of specifications for procurement of goods within the project activities;
• coordination of preparations for travels, support with bookings;
• correct documentation of project documents within the GIZ data management system;
• support with the project’s inventory (overview, documentation);
• organizing team events on a regular basis;
• supporting the project with creation of overview lists etc;
• The Project Assistant reports to the Project Director.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• professional experience in a comparable position, preferably with international stakeholders, is desirable;
• excellent social and communication skills;
• very good working knowledge of digital tools and technologies for information processing, communication, and computer applications (e.g. MS Office) as an independent user;
• very good language skills (written and oral) in Ukrainian and English are required.

We offer:

• official employment;
• salary fixed in EUR;
• performance-related bonuses and 13th salary;
• medical insurance;
• 29 vacation days annually;
• language classes;
• hard and soft skills trainings;
• individual and group psychological support;
• possible remote and flexible work;
• meaningful and valuable work, international environment.

Employment conditions

Full-time position with 40-hours working week. Place of assignment is Kyiv. The contract duration is 1 year. Prolongation is possible. Starting date of assignment is September 1^st, 2024.

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

Application

Application comprising of the candidate’s CV and a cover letter in the English language explaining the motivation to apply for the job is to be sent to [email protected] until COB August 07, 2024, Wednesday.

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.