Project Management Assistant – LS2

Required Expertise

• Ability to independently plan and organize her/his own work in support of achieving project(s) teams priorities.
• Capability to establish effective relationships within teams to understand and meet their needs.
• Ability to take into account potential changes and propose contingency plans.
• Analytical thinking to gather, analyse and compile information, identifying critical relationships and patterns among data and proposing workable solutions.
• Ability to take initiative in defining realistic outputs and clarifying roles, responsibilities and expected results in the context of the project(s) scope.
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues from different cultural and professional backgrounds.
• Attention to detail, discretion and ability to work under pressure and within tight timelines.

Qualifications, Experience and Language Skills

• Bachelors or equivalent in a relevant field in addition to completed Secondary Education.
• Relevant working experience is considered commensurate in lieu of degree or equivalent.
• A minimum of 4 years of relevant working experience in an international context.
• Experience in supporting the development of innovative practices and new workflows.
• Experience in status reporting activities.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in use of standard IT tools – knowledge of SAP is an asset.
• Proficiency in (verbal/written) English, proficiency in the language of the duty station is an asset.

Application Procedure:

Interested candidates are requested to submit their application in English through the ICMPD online
recruitment system at Careers at ICMPD by midnight (CET) of the closing date specified above. For this purpose, candidates will first need to register with the ICMPD
website. Once the relevant data has been entered, candidates will be able to apply for vacancies.
Please note that in the course of the online application, the motivation letter and personal CV must be uploaded
All applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the vacancy has been posted and well
before the deadline stated above. Applications received after the published deadline, and offline
applications submitted via email, fax or post, will not be considered.
Due to the high volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and applicants
are expected to be available for a personal/telephone interview.
In the event of a technical issue with your application, please email [email protected].

General Information:
ICMPD retains the discretion to re-advertise the vacancy, to offer a different contract type and/or duration, or to cancel the recruitment.