Assistant Administration and Finance Officer

CWSS - Common Wadden Sea Secretariat

Wilhelmshaven, Germany

The Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS) in Wilhelmshaven (Germany) is the Secretariat to the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation (the Dutch, German and Danish cooperation at government level for the protection of the Wadden Sea) and the coordinating hub for the Wadden Sea World Heritage. The Secretariat is located in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The working language of the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation is English.

The CWSS is seeking to recruit, as soon as possible, a full-time Assistant Administrative and Finance Officer (m/f).

This is a fixed-term post with the possibility of extension. The initial duration of the appointment is up to December 31, 2016. The incumbent’s task will initially be to act as deputy to the CWSS Administrative and Finance Officer. Contingent on the successful fulfilment of the related tasks, it is envisioned that the incumbent assumes the role of CWSS Administrative and Finance Officer as of early to mid-2017.

Key responsibilities

• Office administration; 
• Support with budget planning; 
• Support with bookkeeping (DATEV); 
• Support with project administration incl. application for and administration of international project funding.

Requirements

• First-level university degree in administration or finance, preferably a public administration specialist degree (for German candidates e.g.: FH or “Angestelltenprüfung 2 des öffentlichen Dienstes”). A degree in another field with relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the above requirements;
• Proficiency in spoken and written German and English is a prerequisite, knowledge of Danish and/or Dutch is an asset;
• The incumbent will be a client-oriented team player;
• Candidates must be prepared to travel.

Salary and allowances:

Based on level 11 or 12 of the German Collective Agreement for Civil Service Employees (Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst, TVöD), depending on qualifications.

For further information please contact:

Rüdiger Strempel
Virchowstraße 1
D 26382 Wilhelmshaven
Phone: +49 (0)4421- 9108-0
Email: application@waddensea-secretariat.org

Please submit your application by clicking here.

Deadline for applications is October 30, 2015.