Full time position of Programme Assistant for the Strengthening Civil Society in Romania PHARE programme

Candidates should have: an university degree; proven expertise in office management, at least one year; working experience with international projects, preferably with a PHARE Agency; previous experience in grant schemes and / or civil society and relation with public administration is an asset. Key competencies: excellent secretarial skills; good knowledge of computer including MS Off?ce (specially ACCESS and Excel); good knowledge of office equipment; fluency in English and good writing skills are a must; excellent communication skills; capacity for organising and establish priorities; capacity to work with minimum supervising and under pressure; initiative and efficiency. The Programme Assistant will: Provide day-to-day support to the Programme Management Team; Manage and organize everyday office work including documents? flow; Assist the Team during the selection of project proposals; Assist the Team in monitoring projects? implementation; Organize the Team meetings and other events; Maintain the databases; Maintain the programme calendar; Support the preparation of programme reports; Draft correspondence / documents with applicants / grantees etc.; Support in maintaining and updating the website; Procure office supplies etc.; Maintain files and documentation in the office; Report to Programme Director and Team Leader on programme development activities. For more details about CSDF and the programme, please visit [url=http://www.fdsc.ro]www.fdsc.ro[/url] To apply, please send a CV and letter of interest to Fundatia pentru Dezvoltarea Societatii Civile, Splaiul Independentei nr. 2K, sc. 1, etaj 4, sector 3, Bucuresti, or by e-mail: [email]civilsociety2003@fdsc.ro[/email] or fax 021 310 01 80. Closing data for applications is 22 October 2004. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.