Project Associate

ABOUT THE ROLE
The Transparency International Secretariat is currently seeking a **Project Associate (M/F/d)** to join the Policy and Advocacy Team, to work on upcoming projects and with a focus on climate projects.

OVERVIEW OF KEY DIMENSIONS

**Role Purpose**: The Project Associate is responsible for helping to coordinate the work flow, financial and administrative management of projects and ensuring that agreed goals, best practice standards, donor obligations and TI-S regulations are met relating to project implementation by TI-S and partners.

**Salary Band**: PF1

**Starting Date**: as soon as possible

**Contract Duration**: Currently we can offer an employment contract limited for a duration of 1 year, depending on funding.

**Working Hours**: full time [100%; 40 hours per week]

**Location**: Transparency International Secretariat (TI-S), Berlin

**Job ID**: TIS-P&A-PrA-0922

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE
Based in the Policy and Advocacy Team, the Project Associate will:

- Proactively support day-to-day project implementation of projects in the Policy and Advocacy Team, with an initial focus on climate projects, ensuring consistency with TI-S processes and procedures
- Strive for high-quality outputs and the greatest possible impact of project activities to advance the anti-corruption agenda in relevant countries
- Work in close collaboration and ensure ongoing communication with project partners in relevant regions
- Support project leads and partners in efforts to monitor and evaluate project/programme impact, plan advocacy interventions and communication/outreach activities, and share knowledge and experience across activities
- Support the preparation of project outputs, including narrative/accountability reports, trainings, events, presentations, publications, communications materials, web content, etc.
- Support financial administration of the project (monitoring budgets, contracting support, organising funding transfers, reimbursements, invoices etc.)
- Generate ideas and develop concept notes/proposals that are aligned with organisational priorities
- Respond to requests for information, researching in order to provide sufficient responses or escalating where needed
- Carry out desk research on specific topics to provide input supporting the development of new proposals, concept notes, briefing notes, reports, etc.
- Contribute to the overall functioning of the team by providing proactive and ad hoc support where necessary

CANDIDATE PROFILE
- University degree in social sciences, administration, journalism, economics, management, or another relevant field
- 2+ years of relevant experience - preferably with an International NGO or International Organisation - working on administrative support, project management or related
- Knowledge of, or considerable interest in, the work of TI and the field, of anti-corruption; interest in climate governance advantageous
- Demonstrated past engagement in processes that resulted in, or contributed to, positive changes in local organisations an advantage
- Excellent communication and networking skills with the ability to engage multi-stakeholders
- Experience with donor funded projects in the civil society field an advantage
- Familiarity with donor rules and regulations (in particular in Germany) an advantage
- Solid understanding of budget/financial management processes (working in collaboration with Project Accountants)
- Experience in organising major events with diverse international partners, in-person and remote
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to effectively manage projects in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Results orientation, resilience and tenacity with the ability to work under pressure in a collaborative setting
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent oral and written communication in English; additional languages an asset
- Strong interpersonal, teamwork and intercultural communication skills, particularly at distance communication
- Commitment to the values and principles of Transparency International

WHAT WE OFFER
- the opportunity to become part of the global movement against corruption and make a positive contribution to the work of TI in the field of transparency and accountability working on a wide range of relevant and challenging issues
- a role with purpose, working in a team of engaged and enthusiastic experts in the field of anti-corruption, driven and united by the desire to fight corruption and achieve significant and large-scale replicable impact
- a dynamic, flexible and international working environment with peers representing 45+ different nationalities
- a high degree of collaboration and autonomy in a lean and agile organisation with flat hierarchies, streamlined decision-making processes and a shared leadership culture with servant leadership philosophy
- opportunities to learn and grow, including