The GIZ Jordan Project "Innovative Approaches to Financial Inclusion for MSMEs in Jordan" I-FIN is seeking a “Project Assistant” for full-time base employment as per the below job profile.

Qualifications and specialist knowledge 

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Project Management, or a related field.
• Fluency (excellent knowledge) in English and Arabic, both spoken and written.      
• Good knowledge about Project Management.
• Basic knowledge about FinTech and Regulatory Innovations.
• Good knowledge of MS software’s, mainly excel.
• Ability and willingness to cooperate with others in a team, good communication skills and strong sense of self-initiative.

Main activities

• Support the first intervention area of the I-FIN project  (Innovative Regulatory Strategies) and related team members in the implementation of project activities with the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) aiming at strengthening the regulatory framework for MSME finance.
• Support monitoring and reporting of outcomes and indicators progress in the component and support the development of information and communication products about the intervention area activities.     
• Take a leading role in the administrative, logistical and technical organization and debriefing of meetings and workshops with partners, and attend, when possible and/or necessary, events, workshops, and networking meetings of the project on a national and local level    
• Regularly update project management tools, e.g. work plans, and continuously report on status and details of project implementation in team meetings as well as to the team leader
• Support in preparing technical reports, prepare presentation documents.       
• Where appropriate and reasonable, the position holder is willing to perform tasks outside the scope of the job description

Core tasks

In your role you perform the specified commercial, organisational and administrative tasks correctly and on schedule in collaboration and consultation with your line manager, in accordance with the project/programme objective and with due regard for legal, contractual and internal requirements and procedures.

In this context, you organise all types of events that are planned in the project/programme, in accordance with GIZ’s rules and regulations, and are the contact person for all internal and external actors.

You are responsible for managing and updating the required files and data for your work area. You compile these files and data for evaluations, files and statistics, in line with requirements, and observe the quality assurance standards that apply for documents.

You cooperate constructively with all internal and external stakeholders in your area of responsibility and help work on the issues and tasks that arise in the project/programme. You ensure that information flows correctly, refer matters to other units as required and ensure that all processes run smoothly.

In response to enquiries, you provide general information within your specialist area based on established processes and with due regard for compliance rules. You also provide information and advice on internal workflows.

You provide support for knowledge management and ongoing process development in your area of responsibility. You also prepare and share documentation.

You perform the tasks assigned to you by your line manager, where required.

GIZ is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, gender or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities. Remuneration will be in accordance with the candidate's qualifications, experience, as well as the scope of responsibility of the job announced and in line with local standards.

GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome.

GIZ will send feedback only to the candidates that are shortlisted and interviewed.