The RTA assistant will be hired full time on a service contract and stationed in Bishkek. The RTA

Assistant shall not have been in any contractual relation with the public sector in the Beneficiary Country, Kyrgyz Republic, during at least the 6 months preceding their hiring.

The tasks of the RTA Assistant include:

• Assisting the RTA in the day-to-day implementation of the project;
• Office management;
• Undertaking general administration duties required for project implementation;
• Maintaining close working relationships and dialogue with BC administration and counterparts;
• Maintaining documents storage platforms and arranging for the exchange of information between project participants;
• Taking care of mission preparations and filing mission reports, time sheets and mission certificates;
• Organization of seminars, training events, meetings and other visits out of Azerbaijan;
• Preparation of quarterly Project Steering Committee Meetings including preparation of Quarter Interim Reports;
• Acting as translator/interpreter, when necessary.

The RTA Assistant will be recruited in accordance with the following selection criteria:

Required skills and experience

• Preferably University Degree in social sciences or any other discipline relevant for the position;
• Fluent in spoken and written in Kyrgyz with an excellent command of written and spoken English and Russian;
• Practical experienced in day-to-day provision of translation and interpretation support to international advisors / experts;
• Proven experience in office management and project administration;
• Experience in international donor projects is an advantage (e.g. EU projects);
• Excellent Computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Internet, etc.);
• Excellent organisational skills;
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills;
• A high degree of independence, strong own initiative and flexibility, discretion and professionalism;
• Strong intercultural and social competences;
• Very good communication skills, enabling to communicate and collaborate effectively with all levels of employees and external contacts;

Candidates should send a copy of their CV (in Europass format) with a cover letter in English, by e-mail to [email protected] marked “RTA Assistant” by 22 of January 2025. Short listed candidates will be invited for an interview.

The following documents should be annexed in scanned versions to the application:

• Certificate on educational qualification;
• Certificate of language knowledge (if it is available);
• References from previous employer(s) if it is available.