Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe (CDN) is announcing a call for a position of an Office Assistant in its office in Belgrade, Serbia. This is a paid, part time (30 hours a week) position beginning from the second half of August (starting date is flexible).
Working time: 30 hours/week, flexible working hours (some activities will take place during weekends which will be compensated within weekdays).
Remuneration: €540 gross
Contract type: 5 months with high probability of prolonging it until the end of 2021.
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
What is CDN?
CDN is a network of Green youth organizations from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus. Currently CDN consists of 16 Member and 7 Partner Organisations as well as 4 working groups. The Network supports the development, cooperation and exchange of knowledge and skills between young people and their organisations and aims at enlarging the field of political work for Greens in Europe. CDN organises educational and capacity-building activities such as seminars, conferences and regional meetings and uses non-formal education to advance youth participation.CDN stands for gender equality, equal participation, diversity, inclusion, respect for minorities, environmental and climate justice, direct democracy and non-violence. Our Political Platform lays out the values which the Network bases its actions on.
What will be the role of Office Assistant?
CDN Secretariat at the moment consist of 3 people – Network Coordinator, Project Coordinator and Office Assistant. We are hereby opening a call for another Office Assistant that will be responsible for assisting in the financial management and other support in implementation of CDN’s projects. The Office Assistant will be working closely with Project Coordinator and will be reporting to both Project and Network Coordinator. The job will involve working with invoices, numbers, spreadsheets, reimbursement forms and project-related communication.
We are looking for someone with the following profile:
-Basic experience in administrative and financial work;
-Ability to work independently and good organization of one’s work;
-Attention to details, good ability to work with numbers and performing administrative tasks;
-Advanced use of (LibreOffice) Spreadsheets;
-Good computer skills and ability to use various softwares;
-Fluency in English language.
Skills that would be additional asset:
-Curiosity in Eastern European civil society and politics;
-Knowledge of Green movement and Green politics;
-Experience in managing finances of a non-governmental organization;
-Knowledge of BCMS (Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian) languages;
-Use of open-source software (Linux, WordPress, LibreOffice, etc.).
Responsibilities:
-Assisting CDN Secretariat in its daily management and implementation of CDN activity plan;
-Preparing project financial documentation in cooperation with the CDN Project Coordinator;
-Collecting and archiving financial documents (bills, invoices, receipts);
-Preparing invoices for third parties;
-Preparing bank transfers;
-Tracking project expenses in financial spreadsheets;
-Working on CDN’s bookkeeping together with CDN Secretariat;
-Assisting the CDN Secretariat with various financial and administrative tasks (reimbursements, reporting, etc);
-Assisting Project Coordinator in coordination of subgranting processes;
-Supporting Secretariat with ad-hoc tasks.
Please apply by sending your CV and short cover letter (explaining your experience and interest in this position) in one PDF document to office@cdnee.org by 23:59 31st July 2020, with the subject “CDN Office Assistant application”. Shortlisted candidates will be notified and contacted for an interview in the first week of August.