Director’s Assistant of “Local Democracy Agency”foundation Armenia

Position: Director’s Assistant of LDA foundation
Based in: Gyumri, Armenia
Date of issue: October 1, 2014
Closing date: October 15,2014

Background

“Local Democracy Agency” foundation in Armenia is announcing a vacancy for a Director’s Assistant position.  

On October 28, 2011 the Local Democracy Agency (LDA) was opened in Gyumri, Armenia. The LDA foundation is a part of a network of LDAs based in the Balkans and South Caucasus working to promote local democracy and local self-government by being platforms of debate, capacity building and shared cooperation between civil society and local authorities.
The LDA network is coordinated by the European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA).

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The position is open to all qualified individuals.

Responsibilities

- Assisting & Supporting LDA Armenia’s Director in all different tasks.
- Translating official documents and preparation of reports to the partners
- Facilitating communication and exchanges among the partners, Gyumri Municipality and local

Civil society.

- She/He is the acting LDA Armenia Representative during meeting with the local authorities in
Gyumri or organizations in Armenia when Director is unavailable and give her/him mandate.
- Participating in the logistical organization for visits of the partners in Gyumri and Armenia.
- Collaborating for fund-raising and project drafting in coordination with the partners.
- Responsible for overall office administration.

The assistant may have to perform any other additional duties on request of the Director.

Requirements

- At least 2 years experience working in or with the civil society sector i n Armenia.
- Experience working with donors and the donor community in Armenia.
- Working knowledge of Armenian and English.
- French or Russian is an asset.
- Strong knowledge of MS Office, Photoshop is a plus.
- Strong motivation, teamwork, curiosity and initiative.
- Experience working in or with local authorities in Armenia

Salary

A competitive salary in accordance with experience and qualifications will be offered.

Application process

A motivation letter and CV in English should be sent to Այս էլ.փոստի հասցեն պահպանված է spam bots-երից, պետք է Javascript-ին հնարավորություն տալ դիտելու համար by October

15th, 2014 with the subject line “LDA foundation Armenia Director’s Assistant”.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

This job description can be modified at any time according to changes in LDA foundation Armenia activities or in the context, without prior notice.