{"id":1895,"date":"2017-11-01T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T09:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helvetas-ks.org\/s4re\/?p=1895"},"modified":"2017-11-01T09:00:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T09:00:18","slug":"project-assistant-skills-rural-employment-s4re","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helvetas-ks.org\/s4re\/project-assistant-skills-rural-employment-s4re\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Assistant \u2013 Skills for Rural Employment (S4RE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, a Swiss Development Organization is implementing the project \u201cSkills for Rural Employment\u201d (S4RE).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The goal of S4RE is improving the income and employment opportunities for youth, in particular women, minorities and rural households in rural areas of Kosovo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>S4RE is recruiting a Project Assistant with experience in finance and administration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Degree qualifications in finance, accounting, management or related discipline.<\/li>\n<li>A minimum of 3 years\u2019 experience in administration.<\/li>\n<li>Strong computer skills, including financial software and database management are required.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent spoken and written English and Albanian are essential; knowledge of Serbian will be considered an asset for this position.<\/li>\n<li>Valid driver\u2019s license and a willingness and ability to travel to areas of Kosovo.<\/li>\n<li>Administrative skills (software, organization, archiving).<\/li>\n<li>Attention to detail and accuracy.<\/li>\n<li>Good planning and organizing\u00a0skills.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in financial administration.<\/li>\n<li>Critical thinker and team worker.<\/li>\n<li>Experience with managing conflicts.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to independently analyses and solve problems.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work under pressure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Main tasks and responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assist the project staff with finance and record keeping activities.<\/li>\n<li>Examine all requests for payments to ensure they conform to the project&#8217;s requirements, guidelines and budget before submitting them to the project manager for signature.<\/li>\n<li>Manage a database of project activities and information on partners and beneficiaries.<\/li>\n<li>Assist with promotional materials and activities.<\/li>\n<li>Support project staff with managing contracts.<\/li>\n<li>Support project staff with organization of field activities, and assist with training activities when required.<\/li>\n<li>Responsible for managing of local office and coordination of program administration and logistics.<\/li>\n<li>Any specific assignment given by project manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The project assistant will be based in the HELVETAS Office in Pristina.<\/p>\n<p>Please send a letter of motivation, your CV (indicating phone number), copies of diplomas and degrees, two recommendation letters (of which one from an international organization) <strong>until latest 10<sup>th<\/sup> of November 2017, 16:00 COB<\/strong> by email to <a href=\"mailto:kosovo.info@helvetas.org\">kosovo.info@helvetas.org<\/a>. Only short-listed candidates may be invited for an interview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, a Swiss Development Organization is implementing the project \u201cSkills for Rural Employment\u201d (S4RE). &nbsp; The goal of S4RE is improving the income and employment opportunities for youth, in particular women, minorities and rural households in rural areas of Kosovo. &nbsp; S4RE is recruiting a Project Assistant with experience in finance and administration. 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