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Project Associate (m/f/d) โ Asia Pacific Region โ Talent Pool
- Full or Part Time
- Alt-Moabit 96, 10559 Berlin, Deutschland
- With Professional Experience
- 12/19/23
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Transparency International Secretariat (TI-S) is currently seeking applicants to join its talent pool for a Project Associate (m/f/d)ย โ Asia Pacific Region to join our Projects Team, in anticipation of likely follow-on grant awards from April 2024 for projects in the Asia Pacific Region.
We are advertising for a pool of skilled, detail-oriented and highly motivated potential candidates who would be interested in working with us, but any firm offer of employment would remain subject to the new awards being confirmed and contracted.
The Project Associate is responsible for helping to coordinate the start-up, workflow, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), partner reporting and financial/administrative and sub-grant management and design of new and ongoing projects, and ensuring that agreed goals, best practice standards, donor obligations and TI-S regulations are met relating to project implementation and MEL by TI-S and partners.
Please note that this is a call for applicants to join a pool of candidates. Suitable candidates will be invited to apply for specific roles when they are advertised.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE
Based in the Projects Team, the Project Associate will:
- Proactively support project start-up and day-to-day implementation of Asia Pacific projects in the Projects Team, ensuring consistency with TI-S processes, procedures and best practice standards
- Strive for high-quality outputs and the greatest possible impact of project activities to advance the anti-corruption agenda in relevant countries
- Work in close collaboration and ensure ongoing communication with project partners in the Asia Pacific Region, particularly in relation to ensuring high quality and consistent standards of monitoring data, donor reporting and sub-grant management and administration
- Support project leads and partners to monitor and evaluate project/programme advocacy interventions and impact, ensure high quality and consistent MEL data collection, analysis, reporting, and strengthen gender and inclusion mainstreaming activities
- Support the coordination of work and information flow between the project and other internal teams (e.g. Finance,ย Policy & Advocacy, Global Movement, Communications, Research) ensuring process integrity, as well as coordinating regularย updates within the team
- Support the preparation of project proposals and outputs, including narrative/accountability reports, trainings, events, presentations, publications, communications materials, web content, etc. and financial administration processes
- Support the organisation of events/meetings and related logistics; contribute to appropriate information management including preparing documentation before and after events
- Support grant management and financial administration of the project (monitoring budgets, contracting support, organising funding transfers,ย reimbursements, invoices etc.)
- Contribute to the overall functioning of the team by providing proactive and ad hoc support where necessary and undertake administrative tasks related to the day-to-day operational running of project work as required
CANDIDATE PROFILE
In order to succeed in this role, candidates will need to meet the following:
- University degree in social sciences, administration, journalism, economics, management, or another relevant field
- 2+ years of relevant experience - preferably with an International NGO or International Organisation - working on project management, grant management, budget/financial monitoring and MEL support or related, in a multi-country delivery context (essential)
- Knowledge of, or considerable interest in, the work of TI and the field, of anti-corruption
- Experience with donor-funded multi-country projects in the civil society field and donor rules and regulations, including experience of supporting MEL, progress tracking against indicators and impact reporting for a range of institutional donors essential
- Asia Pacific regional experience essential, Pacific experience in particular a distinct advantage
- Experience of partner grant/sub-grant management and administration a distinct advantage
- Experience of supporting civil society partners and delivering sensitive communications, risk management approaches and capacity support solutions in restrictive civic space contextsย a distinct advantage
- Experience with supporting/strengthening gender and inclusion mainstreaming a distinct advantage
- Excellent organisational and planning skills, structured approach to working and ability to effectively support projects in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and able to work flexibly across projects as needed
- Results orientation, resilience and tenacity with the ability to work under pressure in a collaborative setting, with exceptional attention to detail and high quality standards of data task delivery
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate and network effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent oral and written communication in English; additional languages an advantage
- Strong interpersonal, teamwork and intercultural communication skills, particularly at distance communication
- Commitment to the values and principles of Transparency International
WHAT WE OFFER
Joining the Transparency International Secretariat candidates can expect:
- the opportunity to become part of the global movement against corruption and make a positive contribution to the work of TI in the field of transparency and accountability working on a wide range of relevant and challenging issues
Staff at TI-S enjoy a competitive compensation & benefits package designed for staff well-being and work life balance, incl.:
a relocation package incl. sponsorship of work permit if needed and eligible financial contribution to German language classes generous time off with 30 days of annual leave per year and flexible working times around core hours Remote-hybrid working model from within Germany the possibility of Work from Abroad for periods of time (currently for up to 10 working days at a time for a maximum of 20 working days per calendar year) Friday afternoons alternately free or meeting-free during the summer months Sodexo Restaurant Checksย with plenty of options nearby the office for reduced prices for meals reduced membership fees withย Urban Sports Club Mental wellbeing and counselling support byย OpenUp a centrally located office in a vibrant metropolitan city with excellent public transportation connectivity at the river SpreeHOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates are invited to submit aย CV and cover letterย in English, merged into one PDF file, via theย online recruitment system clicking on the button โApply Onlineโ.ย
Only applications duly completed and received through the online recruitment system will be considered.
Transparency International is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where diversity is valued and where there is equality of opportunity. We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and therefore welcome and strongly encourage applications from qualified candidates of all regions, countries, cultures and backgrounds. Existing permission to work in Germany is not a selection criterion and TI-S supports successful candidates in the process for applying for a work permit, if needed and eligible.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis and we do not discriminate on the basis of national origin, race, colour or ethnic background, religious belief, sex, gender identity and expression or sexual orientation, marital or family status, age or ability.ย We kindly ask applicants to refrain from including in their application information relating to the above as well as from attaching photos.
DISCLAIMER
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