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TERM: 

Full-time

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

From 16th to 31st of October 2026, Armenia hosts the 17th Convention of Parties (COP) of the UN Convention on Biodiversity. GIZ plans to organise a number of side events to show its work in Armenia and neighbouring countries in the field of biodiversity protection and related topics, such as water resources and energy. GIZ will also support the participation of high-ranking delegations from Germany during the COP.
Planned activities relating to the GIZ participation and presence at the COP 17 in Armenia are mainly supported by the projects i) EU4Sevan+ – Sustainable water management for resilient community development in Armenia and ii) SE4Resilience - Sustainable Energy for climate resilient municipal development in Armenia.
The Intern will support the Sector Climate and Energy, Just Transition with a variety of tasks, mainly related to organise the logistics of the side events and of the expected high-ranking delegation visits.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

- assist to coordinate logistics of side events with the organisers of the COP and at the side events themselves
- assist to coordinate the input by external experts and partners to the side events
- assist in the drafting and collection of information and background material for the side events and high-level visits
- assist to layout and print information and communication materials
- support in ensuring efficient flow and dissemination of information
- drafting presentations and minutes for various meetings and events
- proof-read and occasionally translate short documents (ARM-ENG)
- perform other duties and tasks when requested

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

- student of at least 3rd year of studies for a university degree in Environmental Studies, Political Sciences or related fields
- excellent analytical, communication, problem-solving, teamwork, organisational, and administrative skills
- strong written and verbal communication skills both in English and Armenian,
- knowledge of German is an asset
- experience and ability in working with digital media
- good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, e-mail and internet) and computer applications, such as MS Office (in particular Word and Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams)
- have and/or further invest in acquiring knowledge of collaborative and agile methods
- ability to work under pressure and strive to contribute to the team’s and organisation’s success

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 

Interested candidates should send a brief motivation letter, a complete CV highlighting relevant experience and education, copies of all relevant educational reports and employers' references (if available) to: HR-GIZ-Armenia@giz.de indicating the vacancy title in the subject line. If the automatic response "Thank you for your email. It has been received by the GIZ Office Armenia" is not received by email, the documents should be sent to: GIZ Country Office, Reception, 59, Hanrapetutyan Str., Yerevan. GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this announcement through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am. Thanks.

REMUNERATION/ SALARY: 

104.000 AMD monthly (gross)

ABOUT: 

EU4Sevan+– Sustainable water management for resilient community development in Armenia aims at improving the wastewater treatment around Lake Sevan. This connects to the focus topic of this COP – Biodiversity Protection and Water Resources. Within EU4Sevan+, selected municipalities around Lake Sevan and in the connected river basins are enabled to implement sustainable water and wastewater services, protecting water resources, and enhancing climate resilience. The project also contributes to awareness raising among the population, mainly youth. This project is implemented by GIZ with funds from the German Government and the EU. The government partner for this project in Armenia is the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Environment, and subordinated bodies.
The “Sustainable Energy for climate resilient municipal development in Armenia” (SE4Resilience) project aims to increase the use of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Armenian municipalities to provide an affordable, reliable and environmentally friendly energy supply to social institutions, small and medium-sized business and vulnerable households. This advances climate-resilient and resource-efficient development in Armenia.