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Office Manager
Company:
GIZ
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Duration: 31 December 2027
Start Date: 01 Feb 2027
Deadline: 27 Nov 2026

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TERM: 

Full-time

JOB DESCRIPTION: 


GIZ is looking for an Office Manager for the sector “Climate and Energy, Just Transition”. The sector consists of different projects on energy, water, agriculture, climate change adaptation and biodiversity. The Office Manager shall independently provide reception, secretarial and administrative support for effective and efficient day to day operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 


- Secretarial support to the Sector Coordinator and the Climate and Energy, Just Transition sector team
- Organise and coordinate meetings and appointments, including the relevant schedules and calendars
- Coordinate, and communicate agendas and timetables concerning GIZ Armenia events, meetings
- Provide general assistance with event management and organisation of activities (such as meetings, workshops, incl. invitation management, etc.) in coordination with the respective unit within the GIZ Armenia Country Office
- Prepare visitor programmes, drawing up travel schedules, organising transport of visitors and hotel and ticket reservations in coordination with the GIZ Armenia Country Office
- Maintain and update regularly a system for upcoming meetings, missions and events
- Organise the network and contacts management with partner and stakeholders
- Prepare, maintain and organise supporting documents and materials as required and participate in internal and external meetings, workshops, and events and assists with design, documentation and reporting
- Manage incoming and outgoing correspondence
- Support the maintenance of the GIZ data management system (CORE) for PROGRESS/EU4ClimateResilience ARM team, EU4Sevan+, and potentially other project teams
- Organise written and oral translations in close coordination with the Technical Service Unit of the GIZ Armenia Country Office
- Photocopy and scan documents as needed
- Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by management.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 


- Graduate degree (equivalent to a bachelor’s degree) or equivalent in terms of experience and/or training
- At least 2 years’ professional experience in a comparable position, ideally in an international organisation

REMUNERATION/ SALARY: 

Negotiable

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 


Interested candidates should send a brief motivation letter, a complete CV highlighting relevant professional experience and education and employers' references, and the completed form “Application Data Sheet” to: HR-GIZ-Armenia@giz.de, indicating the vacancy title in the subject line. If the automatic response "Thank you for your email" 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.

ABOUT: 


The sector “Climate and Energy, Just Transition”. The sector consists of different projects on energy, water, agriculture, climate change adaptation and biodiversity.
The project “The Sustainable Energy for Climate Resilient Municipal Development in Armenia” (SE4Resilience) project is a joint initiative of the German Government and European Union that supports renewable energy and energy efficiency in rural Armenian communities
The project “Eu4Sevan+ supports municipalities in the Lake Sevan Basin and connected river basins to improve the wastewater management. It also supports the national government in their efforts to approximate water related regulations to EU standards. The project is funed by Germany and the EU.
The project “PROGRESS /EU4ClimateResilience projects supported climate adaptation and resilience in agriculture and related industry and nature-based solutions in the municipalities. Both projects support relevant climate-related policies and green financial mechanisms.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: 


For more information about the GIZ, please visit: www.giz.de.

ABOUT COMPANY: 


The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. It provides viable, forward-looking solutions for political, ecological and social development in a globalized world. GIZ promotes complex reforms and change processes, often working under difficult conditions.