Internship

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GIZ Local Governance Programme South Caucasus, paid internship start 15th of February (duration 4-6 month) in Baku

1) Background

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) the GIZ programme “Local Governance South Caucasus” seeks to strengthen local self government and promote local democracy and development in the South Caucasus. On the supra-national level the objective is to promote mutual learning an exchange of experience of stakeholders relevant for municipal development. Within each country the programme is following a multi-level approach:
• On national level the objective is to improve the regulatory and institutional framework conditions for municipal development.
• On regional level the objective is to improve the cooperation and coordination between central government, regional administration and  municipalities
• On municipal level the objective is to improve good local governance in pilot municipalities in order to create good practices which can then be used for policy advice on national level and county wide dissemination (scaling up)
In Azerbaijan the programme has an office in Baku and in Sumgait and is focusing on three topics:
• Introduction of good local financial governance mechanisms and strategic planning in pilot municipalities
• Introduction  of Citizen Service Offices (One-Stop-Shops)
• Support the use of digital property cadastre data in Sumgait municipality and city administration

Main Responsibilities:

2) Main Tasks  and Responsibilities

Supporting programme activities
• Take active part and contribute to the development of activities in the field of good local financial governance as well as the implementation of the  Mentoring Programme DAYAQ for female local politicians
• Support programme activities in the pilot city of Sumgait
• Support cooperation and coordination with the partners of the programme (i.e. Universities)
• Make necessary researches and prepare reports and presentation materials for programme and partner events
• Prepare and contribute to workshops, seminars, and other events on subjects that are related to the programme field of activities

Supporting administrative and financial management processes
• Translation of internal and external documentation
• Support recording of cash book, receipts preparation and registration
• Support contract management (i.e. consultant)
• Support preparation of business trips and delegation visits (i.e. visa and ticket procurement)

3) Required  Qualifications and Competencies

Formal Education and Experiences
• Master's Degree (or Masters Degree in Process) in Public Administration, Political Science, International relations.
• Strong interest in governance, democratization, decentralization, local and regional governance and development or other related fields.
• Traineeships or study visits abroad would be an asset.

Further Qualifications
• Good command of MS-Office
• Good working knowledge of modern telecommunication systems
• Azerbaijani  mother tongue
• very good level of English and/or German (Russian language skills are an asset)
• Critical but solution oriented and creative working attitude
• Interest in  process oriented working and capacity development
• Flexibility to work on request in Sumgait and to travel in the pilot regions.

The Person should be team worker, active, well-organized and responsible.

 
Interested candidates should submit their CV and letter of motivation (both in English) and send them the address below:

[email protected]

Applications without letter of motivation will not be taken into consideration.

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