Programme Coordinator / Youth Policies / Eastern Neighbourhood

GDSI Limited is shortlisted for the EU-funded tender: EU4Youth coordination and policy support for the Eastern Partnership region.

The Programme Coordinator responsibilities will include (indicative 600 working days):

• Organisational support to the coordination and management of all project activities;
• Facilitation of coordination, networking and knowledge exchange between EU4Youth implementers and beyond;
• Organisation of events, incl. organisation of Steering Committee meetings and annual EU4Youth Days;
• Support the preparation of communication content and EU visibility for the EU4Youth programme;
• Coordinating and supporting the experts’ team in all daily activities;
• Organising and overseeing administrative and logistic project support.

Required Qualifications and skills:

• A university degree (Bachelor or higher) in social sciences, political sciences, international relations, economics, law, or another relevant, directly related discipline;
• Excellent IT skills
• Good knowledge of Russian (B2 level minimum for speaking and writing);
• knowledge of other languages used in the Eastern Partner countries would be an asset;
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the area of international cooperation;
• At least 3 years of professional experience with project management in international and/or multi-partner development/cooperation projects, including major coordination and organisational tasks;
• Minimum 3 years of experience in coordinating activities and ensuring dialogue and cooperation with various stakeholders, including national authorities and NGOs;
• At least 3 years of professional experience in youth related issues in the Eastern Neighbourhood region (e.g. youth policies, youth engagement, education and skills development and youth employment, youth work, disadvantaged youth, etc.).  

To apply for this position, please send your CV to GDSI Recruitment Team at: projects@gdsi.ie