Background

The Secretariat of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) is looking for an experienced Membership and Grants Manager who will further strengthen membership engagement, cohesion and capacity building efforts of the EaP CSF, including via provision of grants to the members and structures of the EaP CSF, such as National Platforms.

The person will report to the Director of the Secretariat and will be closely working with the whole Secretariat team contributing to the achievement of the strategic objectives of the Forum via membership development and engagement, creating cohesion and ensuring continued learning.

Profile of the candidate

Required

• University degree in public affairs, international development, European studies, communications, business management or other relevant discipline
• At least 4-year experience in membership development and engagement in a membership-based organisation
• Excellent networking skills and willingness to invest in building and maintaining a growing network
• At least 4-year experience in grants management
• Understanding of political dynamics in the Eastern Partnership countries and European policies vis-à-vis EaP countries
• Excellent understanding of the operations of the networks and building cohesion
• Experience in designing and implementing targeted capacity building for members
• High quality communication skills, both verbal and written, including a very high standard of written and spoken English
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to deliver under pressure, maintaining both a highly organised level of accuracy and output; to plan work to ensure deadlines are met

Desirable

• Knowledge of Russian or any other language of the EaP countries
• Current knowledge of effective learning and development methods
• Experience with streamlining efforts aimed at building a learning organisational culture and systems for effective learning