PR COORDINATOR AND FINANCIAL MANAGER IN BERLIN

Background

EU-Russia Civil Society Forum (CSF) is looking for strong candidates for a combined position of a Public Relations Coordinator (PRC) and Financial Manager (FM) who will be based at the CSF Secretariat. The appointment will be from 1 March 2014 – 31 July 2015, during which period the Secretariat will be based at the German-Russian Exchange (GRE, Deutsch-Russischer Austausch e.V.) in Berlin. This position is for 80 percent time (32 hours a week) with PR functions taking about 20 hours a week and FM functions taking 12 hours a week.


Responsibilities

   - Developing and coordinating the Forum’s public relations activities using various communications channels and tools to build
      and sustain sound relations of the Forum with different stakeholders in Russia and the EU and increase the Forum’s visibility (in
      coordination with the responsible Consortium members)
   - Managing all financial procedures within the Forum’s project work and between members of the Consortium
   - Preparing financial reports and audits and contribute to general reports to the donors.


Requirements

   - Proven experience in the public relations work
   - Organizational and events management skills
   - Excellent writing, communication and presentation skills both orally and in writing (English and Russian)
   - Experience in using modern communication tools and instruments
   - Proved experience in financial management
   - Creativity and initiative
   - Ability to prioritize tasks and plan effectively
   - Responsibility and engagement
   - Interest in EU-Russia relations and work of non-governmental organizations at the international level
   - Strong IT skills, especially Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)  
   - Team player
   - Readiness to travel regularly


Remuneration

16-month contract (32 hours per week) with a possibility to prolong the contract, subject to availability of funding, friendly working atmosphere and competent staff, an interesting job in a growing and innovative international project, involving interaction with leading non-governmental and governmental actors in EU and Russia, as well as a gross salary of about 1900 EUR a month (depending on family status, in accordance with tax regulation in Germany)


Deadline: 27 January 2014

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