Position: Administrative Specialist
Employer: The German Development Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, (GIZ) GmbH; Programme “G-CREWS”
Place and Schedule: Full time; Project office in Grenada, occasional regional or international missions
Duration: May 2024 until April 2025, with possibility for extension
Duties:
- Manage the administrative and financial services for the project (accounting, cash management, procurement and receivables)
- Assisting the team, project partners and international consultants with organising travel and work logistics, including local and regional events, meetings and workshops
- HR support (incl. on/offboarding of new staff) and salary and related payments
- Coaching of team on administrative services and record management
PROFILE REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications
- University degree in relevant specialization and qualification in business administration or a related career; desirable (equivalent of BA or MBA)
- Candidate must be a Citizen of Grenada or be allowed to work in Grenada
Professional Experience and required competences
- At least 6 years professional experience in a comparable position, ideally in an international environment (regional or international institution or company)
- At least 4 years of work experience with services contracts and acquisition management, accounting procedures and audits
- Experience in event and travel management
- Profound experience with HR processes (Onboarding/ Offboarding and salary procedures
- Very good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related accounting software, phone, fax, email, the internet), computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
Languages, applications and other competences
- Fluent English Level. German and Spanish are an asset
- Excellent organisational, advisory and management skills
- Ability to work in a multicultural team and with individual independence/initiative
- Valid driver’s licence or willingness to acquire one
- Willingness to work to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed — corresponding measures are agreed with management
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Documentation
- CV (max. 2 pages), incl. 2 references and Motivation letter
- All in PDF and in English, max. size 4MB
How to apply
Applications are received only via email by 4 April 2024 to the following address [email protected] Reference “Administrative Specialist.”
Please note
- Incomplete credentials will be discarded
- Please include the Reference Subject of the email
- Due to the high volume of applications received, we will be in contact with the applicants who fulfill the requirement and the required documentation
- Data Privacy Statement based on Article 13 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applied during this process
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