Vacancy: Programme Assistant for Development Cooperation

Job Description

You will be a part of a dynamic team at the Embassy in Yerevan, which, under the leadership of the Ambassador, is responsible for political reporting, trade- and cultural promotion, and consular services, as well as a growing development cooperation portfolio. The Embassy team works closely together with colleagues in Stockholm at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Swedish international development cooperation agency, Sida.  As part of the Development Cooperation Section, reporting to the Head of Development Cooperation, you will:

• Support the section in the overall implementation and follow-up of the portfolio of projects in Armenia (approximately 20 projects)
• Carry out financial follow-up of the development cooperation budget (approximately 10 M euro annually) and manage forecasts
• Ensure that quality assurance is carried out according to rules and regulations.
• Support the section with financial administration such as reviewing payment request and invoices, as well as registering cases in the archive
• Manage your own portfolio of projects with partners, including assessing proposals, drafting appraisals, analyse budgets and audits, monitoring and reporting on results
• Establish and maintain a network of Armenian and international actors, as well as bilateral and multilateral donors and follow the developments in various sectors.
• Undertake other tasks that occur within Sweden’s development cooperation and in the broader work and responsibilities of the Embassy.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in a field relevant to the position
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience, for example, from EU, development agencies, Embassies, UN or other international organisations, international or national civil society organisations (including think tanks or private sector) as well as national and/or local level government institutions
• Good understanding of the challenges facing Armenia as well as the role of development cooperation and its requirements.
• Excellent oral and analytical writing and communication skills.
• Native proficiency in Armenian and excellent command of English.
• Good general proficiency in software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and a willingness to learn other systems required.
• Good judgement, integrity, and self-awareness.
• Be structured, service-minded, organized and with good administrative capacity.
• Be both a team player and able to work independently with high level of responsibility, taking own initiatives.
• High level of work ethics.
• Ability to work under pressure, demonstrate flexibility and adapt easily to new tasks and responsibilities.

Desired skills and experiences

• Knowledge of the EU, its institutions and processes.
• Experience in areas of priority for Swedish Development Cooperation, in particular: Human Rights, trade, migration, peace & security, and environment & climate.
• Knowledge of Swedish is a merit.

General information about the position

The Programme Assistant reports directly to the Head of Development Cooperation. You should be able to work independently but will also work closely with the other colleagues in the Embassy as well as with colleagues at Sida Headquarters in Sweden and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The working language is English.

The employment will be in accordance with the Embassy’s locally engaged staff Terms and condition/local legislation and begin with a 3-month probationary period. The salary will be decided based on the successful candidate´s individual skills and experience. The position is full-time, 39 hours, 45 minutes per week. Working remotely is not possible.

If you fulfill the requirements you are welcome to submit your application, consisting of a CV and a one-page cover letter (including three reference persons) in English to: ambassaden.jerevan-application@gov.se with subject “Position Programme Assistant” no later than 5 April. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The foreseen starting date is May 1.

The embassy will not be able to take telephone inquiries about salary levels, pension schemes etc. Should you have any additional questions, kindly send your questions to Ambassaden.jerevan@gov.se. Applications without cover letter will not be accepted. Please try to avoid AI (we notice it).

Please note, due to the volume of applications that we receive, only shortlisted applicants will receive notifications on next steps. Interviews will be held in English.

We hope that You will be the right person to join our team!