Kosovo United States Alumni is seeking for eligible and qualified applicants for the position of “Project Assistant” beginning on April 1st, 2019.
Position: Project Assistant
Opening Date: 21.03.2019
Closing Date: 27.03.2019 at 16:00
Work Hours: Part-time; 20 hours/week
Organization Background: KUSA is a nonprofit association, established in 2007 with the help of the U.S. Embassy in Kosovo and several committed alumni of U.S. government exchange program. KUSA is an association of more than 1400 members that had the opportunity to participate in U.S. government-funded exchanges and education programs. KUSA operates as a democracy that values its members who are making significant contributions by sharing skills and best practices acquired during their U.S. exchange experience with colleagues and communities across Kosovo. KUSA is also responsible for administration and monitoring of numerous U.S. Government grants.
Basic Functions: The Project Assistant will provide programmatic, communications, and administrative support to the KUSA team. S/he will be responsible for data collection, analysis, management, and interpretation for grant programs, tracking and collecting project information, and assisting in monitoring performance against budgets and indicators.
The incumbent will draft and prepare necessary project documentation for activities, apply communications expertise (e.g. conducting web-based outreach, creating program profiles, summarizing lessons learned from data/research findings, and utilizing multi-media applications, such as social media, blogs, photography, and video streaming) to assist the team in communicating successes broadly and sharing results to specific audiences.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Applicants must address each required qualification listed below:
Working Experience in the related fields.
Fluency in both written and spoken English.
Driving license (B category).
Highly motivated with a strong work ethic.
Outstanding organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
Able to thrive in a high-volume, deadline-driven work environment.
APPLYING:
Qualified candidates should send:
A current CV;
Scanned documents of all professional certificated and degree(s);
Contact Information for at least two professional references;
Scanned ID or Passport;
SUBMIT ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS TO:
The email subject heading must read:
Application for the position: Project Assistant, [Name and Surname]
NOTE: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
