Job Vacancy – Project Assistant for Finances and Social Media

Aug 13, 2019, 2:19 PM | Open calls

Job Vacancy – Project Assistant for Finances and Social Media

(1 position)

 


Vacancy details:

  • Announcement Date:13.08.2019
  • Vacancy Code: CBM/PA/2019-01-GCREF
  • Post Title: Project Assistant
  • Duty Station: Mitrovica region
  • Duration: 18 Months
  • Working time: Full time (40 hours/week)
  • Closing Date: 20.08.2019

 

General Background:

Community Building Mitrovica (CBM) is a local Non Governmental Organization (NGO), active since March 2001 in Mitrovica region covering all seven municipalities: Mitrovicë/a South, Mitrovicë/a North, Vushtrri/Vučitrn, Skenderaj/Srbica, Leposavić/ Leposaviq, ZubinPotok/ZubinPotok and Zvečan/Zveqan. CBM is an interethnic grassroots organization that identifies, encourages and facilitates joint actions of citizens in the Mitrovica region in order to promote cooperation, co-existence and democratic values.

The Project Assistant will be responsible for supporting the Project Coordinator in the implementation of activities of a three-year Consortium Program, jointly delivered by NGOs CBM, Mundësia and Open Data Kosovo. The ideal candidate for this position has a demonstrated ability in implementation of a large and medium-scale projects for local or international organizations, analytical skills, strong communication skills; is highly organized, adaptable, and able to priotize tasks while working independently. We are looking for people who are creative, adaptive, and attentive to new social media features and trends.

Job description:

  • Provide general administrative and financial management support to the Project Coordinator;
  • Work closely with the project team to co-ordinate efforts within the team and with partners to deliver activities to deadline and on budget;
  • Organize and monitor reporting schedules and ensure that deadlines are met
  • Develop reports and correspondence independently
  • Conduct field visits to oversee the successful delivery of the project activities.
  • Assist in project budget management, including preparation of cash forecasts, contribute to preparation of budget revisions, assist the Project Coordinator in ensuring availability of funds in the budget, proper use of accounts and adherence to project activities to the approved workplans.   
  • Assist the Project Coordinator with project accounting, such as preparation of payment requests, ensuring provision of required support documentation, reconciling project accounts, and assisting during audit exercises
  • Maintain project documents filing system
  • Assist in drafting and compiling of narrative and financial reports to CBM, ultimately intended for the donor;
  • Assist with streamlining organization social media accounts (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube), ensuring uniform content, graphics, and other elements within the communities.
  • Increase the number of followers we have on Facebook and Twitter by following and engaging with target people of “Community Building Mitrovica” projects.
  • Monitoring and responding to Facebook and Twitter messages from people (initially under supervision from a Project manager)
  • Prepares and writes articles for social networks
  • Posting Tweets and posting in Facebook (both job- and project-related);
  • Posting updates to the organizations webpage account (initially under supervision from a Project Manager)
  • Posting updates to the CBM Facebook and twitter account (under supervision from a Project Manager)
  • Establish program social media pages and update those with information on the program;
  • Work with staff members to implement other channel-specific campaigns (e.g. uploading photos videos to YouTube, etc)
  • Work with the project manager to build monthly reporting tools on social media analytics and performance against our ‘baseline targets.’
  • Perform other related duties, as required
  • Project Assistant will be engaged until 28 February 2021

 

Requirements:

  • Minimum 2 years relevant experience working with large- and medium-sized projects in the community or international development sectors especially in finances
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Extensive working experience in social media campaigns;
  • Demonstrated high level of professionalism;
  • Has analytical skills,
  • Able to work independently and responsibly under pressure, and as a member of broad and diverse teams
  • Professional communication skills, both verbally and in writing
  • Proven written communication skills, and a passion for writing both short- and long-copy.
  • Collaborative working style, as well as ability to work independently and responsibly under pressure, and as a member of broad and diverse teams
  • Outstanding organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks
  • Attention to detail and an aptitude for problem solving
  • Ability to proactively address potential issues
  • Professional communication skills, both verbally and in writing
  • Recognized University degree, preferably in a relevant field
  • Fluency in English and Albanian; knowing Serbian is an aset

 

Additional information:

  • Only complete applications will be considered
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

 

How to apply:

To apply, please send the following documents to procurement@cbmitrovica.org:

  • Curriculum Vitae;
  • Motivational letter (specifying, your relevant qualifications for this specific position and your motivation to work at Community Building Mitrovica);

All documents must be submitted in English.

Please use “Project Assistant - Application” as the subject of your email.

 

The deadline for application is 20thAugust 2019.