Vacancy Announcement - Islamabad

Poverty reduction through conservation and sustainable management of Biodiversity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (BKP)

As a federal enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbelt (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its objective in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.

On behalf of the German Ministry of Development Cooperation (BMZ), GIZ implements the Biodiversity Project upto 2015. Biodiversity Project is seeking candidates for the positions of Finance & Administration Assistant and Receptionist for its Islamabad office, and two (2) Cleaner/Gardener for its office in Saidu Sharif;

Job Title: Administration and Finance Assistant (Reference No: BKP 2013/2014)

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelors degree from a recognized university for Business Administration/Finance or related fields.
• 2-5 years of work experience in this area.
• Knowledge of accounting software.
• Good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, internet) and computer applications (MS OFFice)
• Language skills: English (fluent spoken an written), Pashto or Umdu (fluent spoken and written), knowledge of German would be advantage.
• Willingness to travel on request.

Job Description:

The Administration and Finance Assistant is responsible for:

• Assisting the correct functioning and financial and administrative processes in the resp. project office in line with the company's Orientations and Regulations (OuR)
• Supporting the project with efficient and effective financial and adminsitrative services
• Providing efficient support for travel arrangements for national and international staff as well as for organizing workshops, meetings, etc.
• Identifying relevant problems and issues and assists in formulating implementation-oriented solutions.

Job title: Receptionist (Reference No. BKP 2013/015)

Qualifications and Experience:

• At least Bachelors degree or equivalent.
• At least 3 years' professional experience in a comparable position.
• Good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
• Very good written and oral knowledge of the English Language.
• Outstanding communication skills.

Job Description:

The Receptionist is responsible for:

• Liasing with visitors in a service-oriented manner on behalf of the projects.
• Ensuring incoming and outgoing phone calls are efficiently and appropriately handled.
• Assisting in organization of workshops/meetings, and supports travel arrangements for national and international staff.
• Performing reception, secretarial and administrative serivces on daily basis

Job Title: Cleaner/Gardener (Reference No. BKP 2013/016)

Qualifications and Experience:

• Primary school education.
• Good command & knowledge of English language.
• At least 1-3 years' work experience in a comparable positions with references.
• Sensitivity in handling and disposing of documents which may be important.
• Punctual and reliable, good organisational skills, appropriate appearance and clothing.

Job Description:

• Keeping the office premises and the office ground clean and tidy.
• Running errands and carrying out tasks needed to run the office smoothly.
• Cuts, prunes, waters, and cleans the green areas outside the office.
• Weeding garden, taking care of grass according to season.
• Responsible for regular waste removal from office ground.

Applications:

Interested Candidates can request fo detail job description through email from giz-pakistan-hr@giz.de while clearly mentioning the Job Title and Reference no. as subject line till 2nd July, 2013.

Application clearly mentioning the job title and reference no on the envelope with a covering letter and CV to be sent latest by July 5, 2013 at P.O. Box 2993, Islamabad. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Female candidates will be highly appreciated to apply for the position. Electronic submission is not accepted.