Monday, February 5, 2018

Job: Administrative Assistant for "SME Development in Armenia (SMEDA)" Project at Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ GmbH Company

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Type: Full-time

Deadline: 18-Feb-18 00:00:00

Salary: Negotiable

Description
The Private Sector Development South Caucasus (PSD SC) Programme is currently looking for an Administrative Assistant for the "SME Development in Armenia (SMEDA)" Project who will support with general clerical and administrative services including office and event management, knowledge management, and monitoring and reporting.

Responsibilities
- Support the SMEDA Project in all project activities;
- Provide general clerical assistance to Project management and Project staff;
- Providing general assistance with event management and organisation;
- File paper documents and electronic documents in GIZ's data management system;
- Ensure an efficient flow of information and effective communication within PSD SC project components, other GIZ projects, the GIZ office, and external partners;
- Assist Project management and staff with procurement including pricing and cost analysis;
- Maintain a general database for all project activities and partners.

Clerical Services:
- Manage incoming and outgoing correspondence (mail, fax and e-mail) and organise it;
- Prepare, maintain, and organise supporting documents and materials as assigned by Project management and Project staff;
- Assist with the organisation and the administration of events, seminars, workshops and meetings held within and/ or outside the Project's premises;
- Assist with matters pertaining to procurement and contracting according to GIZ policies and standards including pricing and cost analysis;
- Maintain a general database management of project activities, partners, and stakeholders;
- Responsible for travel management and preparation of trips and visits, including supporting staff, partners, and visitors with their travel arrangements (e.g. hotel bookings, transport, ticket reservations, etc.) according to GIZ policies and standards;
- Participate in internal and external meetings, workshops, and events and assist with documentation and reporting, e.g. PowerPoint presentations and writing minutes.

Office Coordination, Office Management and General Coordination:
- Maintain and update regularly a list of upcoming meetings, missions and events;
- Support maintenance of inventory, check and report damage/ defects in office furnishings and equipment to management and supports with organising and following up on maintenance and repairs;
- Organise transport for the staff and visitors.

Administration Including Assistance in Accounting and Finance, and Knowledge Management:
- Responsible for general administrative aspects for financial management, e.g. preparation of receipts/ vouchers, cash book, bank withdrawals and direct debit orders, money ordering, payment preparation, support in payment and expenditure monitoring;
- Prepare money transfers and/ or other bank documents and verify prior to submission;
- Initiate, conduct and document market research related to the procurement of products and small services;
- Maintain the electronic and physical filing system for the Project; treat all project information confidentially, in particular staff and financial information;
- Support contract preparation;
- Maintain the contact database of all Project partners;
- Maintain and update visitor, event, vacation and business trip calendars;

General Tasks:
- Support in-house events, prepare venue and equipment, provide with catering, receive participants; responsible for participant's lists, take photos and minutes, re-arrange venue;
- Communicate with service providers, e.g. for catering, office supplies and maintenance, as well as landlord, and GIZ's corporate structure;
- Maintain proper working conditions of all technical equipment and coordinates external IT support.

RequiredQualifications
- Graduate degree in a relevant subject (equivalent to a bachelor's or master's degree), bookkeeping / finance trainings;
- At least 2 years of professional experience in a comparable position, preferably in an international organisation;
- Strong and keen customer and service-oriented personality; responsible, trustworthy, and reliable person;
- Excellent communications skills in Armenian language; very good command in oral and written English language; German language skills are an asset;
- Excellent working knowledge in ITC (phone, fax, e-mail and Internet) and related software applications; in particular MS Office with Word and Excel; knowledge of MS Access and SAP is an asset;
- Excellent administration and organisation skills;
- Affection for working with data, numbers, and figures and an intuitive understanding thereof;
- Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed. Corresponding measures are agreed with the management.

Benefits

Job URL: iJob.am - Administrative Assistant for "SME Development in Armenia (SMEDA)" Project @ Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ GmbH

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