Project Officer- Moldova

Position:  Project Officer-Moldova

Location: Chisinau, Moldova or remote

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract

Contract length: Until 31 March 2024

Deadline for applications:  25 August 2023

About IWPR

The Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) is an international non-profit organisation founded in 1991, with charitable status in the US, UK and the Netherlands. We give voice to people at the frontlines of conflict, crisis and transition to help them drive change and build more stable, just and inclusive societies.

Drawing on three decades of experience in some of the world’s most challenging environments, we support media, civil society, democracy and governance, gender, and youth-focused projects in over 30 countries – promoting reliable information and responsible public debate and removing barriers to freedom of expression.

The Role:

IWPR is seeking a full-time Project Officer, who will lead IWPR’s Moldova operations under the project ‘Building Resilience in the Eastern Neighbourhood (BREN)’.  BREN is an IWPR initiative focused on providing support to civil society groups, with a focus on women’s rights groups across the South Caucasus and Moldova. BREN is supported by the UK Government’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). The project is currently in the third year of implementation and is confirmed to continue until 31 March 2024.

The successful candidate will work as an independent consultant in close cooperation with the Project Manager in Tbilisi, country representative in Moldova and under the overall supervision of the South Caucasus & Moldova Regional Director based in Tbilisi, and IWPR Regional Director based in London.

The Project Officer will be responsible for overseeing project activities and outputs in Moldova, including sub-award management with local organisations, coordinating any technical assistance and capacity building with local groups, and overseeing local stakeholder relations.

In this role you will:

• Lead on the grant announcement, selection and contracting processes of grant recipients in Moldova;
• Establish and manage relations with grant recipients and act as a primary point of contact throughout the grant implementation;
• Oversee implementation of grants, and facilitate the reporting and monitoring and evaluation processes;
• Ensure due and timely reporting by grant recipients;
• Gather data and information for monitoring and evaluation purposes from grant recipients;
• Coordinate and provide support in delivering technical assistance to grants recipients;
• Liaise with the donor organisation and other stakeholders in Moldova;
• Implement the project communication strategy in Moldova;
• Contribute to strengthening a local and regional network of civil society organisations;
• Contribute to donor reporting and wider impact communications;
• Draft various documents, such as terms of reference, agreements and reports;
• Contribute to the organisation of project events and meetings;
• Coordinate with country representatives in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, as well as IWPR’s project staff in London.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:

• Degree level education in a relevant field;
• Minimum five years of experience in project management or coordination in a civil society and/or international organisation;
• Experience in managing sub-awards;
• Experience in working with budgets;
• Awareness of key challenges related to gender issues, disinformation, hybrid threats and conflicts in Moldova;
• Knowledge of basic monitoring and evaluation concepts and processes;
• Fluency in Romanian, Russian and English;
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Office and advanced knowledge of Excel;
• Excellent communication and reporting skills;
• Ability to work effectively in a team with people from very diverse backgrounds and cultures as well as all social levels, in an open-minded and non-dogmatic way;
• Ability to act with integrity and in accordance with the Institute’s values and obligations.

Principals only. No calls please. Only those who have been considered for an interview will be contacted.

IWPR is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, veteran status or pregnancy and maternity. IWPR will never ask for payment for recruitment.