Виконавчий помічник, Київ, Україна

Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD)

Eastern European Neighborhood Office 

Executive Assistant. Kyiv, Ukraine

The Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) is a democracy assistance organization of political parties in The Netherlands for political parties in young democracies. Currently working with more than 200 political parties from 25 programme countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe, NIMD supports institutional development of political parties, consensus building amongst them and broader efforts to support democratic transformation.

NIMD’s regional office in the Eastern European Neighborhood is located in Tbilisi, Georgia. The regional office is currently expanding its activities to Ukraine and is seeking to contract the Executive Assistant to provide administrative and logistical support to its activities in Ukraine.

The position is based in Kyiv. 

Duties and obligations:

• Assisting in the general management of the office in Kyiv and its ongoing activities.
• Providing administrative and logistical support to the organization of meetings, seminars and other events.
• Managing the organizational calendar, keeping track of meetings and important events, creating meeting, workshop minutes and reports.
• Compiling monthly activity reports detailing the implementation of activities.
• Maintaining the registry of official documentation; bookkeeping, filing of program related documents, receipts and other documentation.
• Maintaining daily contact with project partners and service providers.
• Procuring items and services in accordance with the NIMD procedures and its needs.
• Performing other relevant duties as assigned during the implementation of the programs.

Required skills and competencies in the course of implementing the duties defined above:

Skills and abilities:

• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to follow strict timetables.
• Disciplined, reliable and a punctual worker, able to meet deadlines and work in a multi-tasking environment.
• Report writing skills.
• Motivated and able to work in a multicultural team and in a dynamic environment.
• Interested in the fields of political development, politics and democratization.

Competencies:

• University degree in social sciences preferable; advanced university degree will be a strong advantage
• Fluent English (writing and speaking abilities) is a must.
• Good understanding of Ukraine’s political system and political landscape.

Selection:

Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview.

The selected candidate will be offered a fixed-term contract with a possibility of a year to year extension.

No phone inquiries will be entertained.

Interested candidates shall submit their CV and a cover letter no later than January 10 to: [email protected]