Project Assistant for Dairy sector

People in Need (PIN) is a Czech non-governmental organization that provides relief aid and development assistance while working to defend human rights and democratic freedom. It is one of the largest reliefs and development organizations in post-communist Europe and has administered projects in 37 countries over the past 30 years. See here for more information about PIN: www.peopleinneed.net.

From 2009 onwards, PIN has added development programmes to its work in Moldova, building a vision and practices that keep people and communities at the centre of our work. Throughout its presence in the country, PIN has been contributing to the development of following sectors: Sustainable Livelihood and Environment, Social Inclusion and Protection, Good Governance.

Position overview:

People in Need is recruiting a Project Assistant to support the implementation of the Czech Development Agency grant – “Modernization, innovation and use of knowledge for the Moldovan dairy sector (MILK)” – to support the management of effective and efficient technical, financial and compliance activities to deliver work in accordance with PIN’s contractual obligations.

Technical focus:

The Project Assistant’s primary role is to support in the implementation of the project activities under the leadership of the Project Manager. S/he works directly with beneficiaries while continually informs the Project Manager about the progress and changing conditions in the field...

Tasks and responsibilities:

• support the overall project management and the implementation of MILK project activities;
• organizes and conducts individual meetings with beneficiaries;
• supports with the distribution of financial assistance to beneficiaries;
• collects information relevant for project implementation from communities and administration;
• supports Monitoring department with data collection from beneficiaries;
• supports the Project Manager in planning and implementing of the project;
• continuously informs the management about progress in project activities implementation;
• implements other project related duties as assigned by the Project Manager.

Qualification:

• Minimum 1 years of relevant experience in the NGO field with a focus on civil society development programs.;
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field;
• Knowledge of Moldovan agriculture sector (knowledge of dairy sector and market system development approach is a strong asset).
• Demonstrated experience with MS Office suite application, particularly with Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, social media skills represent an advantage;
• Strong communication skills;
• Good writing and speaking skills in Romanian and Russian languages. English is an advantage.

Interested applicants must submit the following:

• Cover Letter (in English)
• Full CV (in English)
• Contacts of three references (could be included the supervisor in the most recent work assignment).

Deadline for applications: January 30th 2023, by COB.

The applicants will be invited for interviews on the rolling basis. Application process might be stopped earlier if a suitable candidate will be identified before the application deadline.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview. No phone calls inquiries allowed.

By sending their CV and other documents to the aforementioned link the candidate implicitly consents to their personal data appearing in the CV and such other documents being held and processed by PIN exclusively with the view to analysing the candidate’s suitability for the position, and to keeping such data in our files for a reasonable period of time in accordance with the PIN's Data Protection Policy. The candidate can revoke such consent anytime by sending an according notice. Kindly refrain from including any special personal data, whose processing, as per applicable law, requires the express written consent of the subject of such data.