8/16/2019 Job Offer PMUO HOPES-project Amman

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Job Offer

HOPES - Higher and Further Education Opportunities and Perspectives for Syrians is aEuropean Commission (EC) funded Higher Education project which aims to increaseparticipation and provide better access to quality further and higher education opportunitiesin the neighbouring region for young vulnerable Syrians. The project also aims to helpvulnerable youth within host communities, in order to improve their prospects in the short-

term and, in the longer term, to contribute to the preparation for post-crisis reconstruction ofSyria. The project will be implemented in Egypt, Northern Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkeywhich are countries particularly affected by the Syrian crisis and the influx of Syrian refugees.

The HOPES office in Amman announces the position of a full-time (40 hrs/week) ProjectManagement Unit Manager  to be filled starting from 15 June 2016. The post holder will beproviding technical and administrative support to the Project Director. This includes themanagement of the project office in Amman (office organisation, book keeping, datamanagement). The post holder will closely cooperate with the PMU Support unit based atDAAD headquarters in Bonn and will also be providing support to the other work packages ofthe project, i.e. external communication, call for proposals and English Access Programme.The post holder will contribute to project design and shaping of targets/milestones. He/she

will be expected to communicate effectively and efficiently with the target group and localpartners, and to deal with day-to-day delivery issues.

The contract will be limited to one year but might be extended until the project end inNovember 2019. The working conditions underlie Jordanian law.

Requirements:

University degree (min. Bachelor`s degree, preferably Master`s degree) Native proficiency in Arabic and excellent command of English with an ability to translateinto both languages

Experience in office management incl. administration of finances for several years Very good database management and IT skills (Microsoft Office) Excellent communication and organisational skills, intercultural competence, reliabilityand resilience

Please send your application (motivation letter, CV and certificates, as pdf-attachments) viaemail to the HOPES project director, Dr Carsten Walbiner: info@daad-jordan.org

Application deadline: 2 June 2016