As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.
For our operations in Ukraine/Kiew, we are looking for a/an

Teamleader (m/f) for Funds Management

JOB-ID: 17298

Field of activity

Management of funds for cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, and between Ukraine and Belarus. Crossborder cooperation is a new area of activity within the Local Governance Programme South Caucasus, which is linked to this programme through a delegated cooperation of the DG DEVCO at the European Commission. In selected border regions of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, and Belarus, Cross bordermeasures are being implemented in line with the European Commission‘s Cross-Border-Cooperation (CBC) strategy, which has been tested successfully in Europe. In this new area of activity GIZ will manage European Commission (EC) funds. Application of the funds will be prepared through a DEVCO support programme as part of the Eastern Partnership Territorial Cooperation in all the countries concerned, especially for cross border measures involving local governments and civil society organisations. These EC funds will be used according to a special procedure to support the social and economic development in the border regions. Local governments’ capacities will be expanded to enable them to align themselves with the EC procedures for regional development, comply with applicable EC regulations, and thus become reliable partners for other donors at local level.
Your tasks

As an advisor, you will be responsible for the following activities:

• management of funds in compliance with the regulations of the European Commission/DEVCO applicable to cross-border cooperation within the EU’s Eastern Partnership Territorial Programme
• financial management and tendering procedures for cross-border measures
• advising  applicants and recipients
• instructing national personnel on financial management and internal controls
• preparing external audits
• reporting according to EU rules
• monitoring finances
• process organisation
• anti-corruption measures
• public relations activities.

The position focuses mainly on management tasks.

Your profile

You have a university degree in Economics  or Public Management. You have experience with EU procedures and delegated cooperation and are used to managing funds. We expect you to have experience in development cooperation and in cooperation with DEVCO and the European Commission.
You are a team player, perform well under pressure, and understand how to provide services. You have a good knowledge of business English, Russian, and Ukrainian. German would be an asset.

Assignment period

As soon as possible until December 2016.

What we offer you

With an international remit and a multicultural working atmosphere, we are successful because we share knowledge across disciplinary frontiers. Your professional and personal development is important to us. Whether it is the multifacetted day-to-day challenges in one of our partner countries or the considerable scope for applying creativity in your work – there are plenty of good reasons to join our motivated team.

Other information

Please note that we basically can only receive and process applications sent via our e-recruiting system. Should you not be able to do so, please contact the person named in the job advertisement.

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If you are interested, please do not hesitate to apply until 28 February 2014.

Contact department:
Achim Seifert

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