Green Transition Officer: Part-time: Online

Development Policy Foundation/Fundacja PolitykiRozwojowej, fpr.org.pl, the Polish NGO based in Warsaw, Poland and a non-profit development projects incubator, is looking for an experienced Green Transition Officer/s to join the team online. 

The core mission of the Foundation is scoped into two main areas. All it takes to make rural development genuine, sustainable, and beneficial for the grassroots communities. In urban settings, we champion tangible participation when designing and delivering climate-resilient public spaces and green infrastructure. The Foundation focuses on projects outside the EU. We work throughout EaP, MENA, Turkey, Southeast Asia and Southern Africa (SA, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia).

Your responsibilities in brief

• To backstop ongoing development & technical assistance projects throughout Eastern Europe (Moldova), Turkey, Southeast Asia, and Southern Africa (SA and Namibia), assisting Warsaw and local teams in stocktaking/ documentation, basic accountancy, reporting,and promotion.   
• To assist in the ongoingpublic-donor fund-raising effort: development of the grant proposals (or its parts) under senior staff guidance;

Our expectations

• Proficient English writer: the ability to produce good quality technical, formal,and informal English content independently & creatively. 
• Proven previous project management exposure and/or essentialaccountancy experience (preparation of contracts, timesheets, basic reporting) of at least oneyear, required. 
• Availability: 25 hoursper week. 
• Proficiency in French/ Spanish / Portuguese/ Russian/ Ukrainian is an extra advantage.
• BA graduates/ MA students / early graduates preferred.
• Interest & grasp of one or more of the focal areas: Eastern Europe, Southern Africa, Turkey, MENA, Southeast Asia;
• Keen interest in the practice of sustainable rural/ urban development, green micro-entrepreneurship/green tech, climate change adaptation/ mitigation,and its social/economic/ecological nexus. 
• Precision and self-organization.
• Partial offline presence in Warsaw or its metropolitan area: preferred. 
• Willing & keen for air/travel outside the EU: a valid passport.  
• Start: April2024;

What we offer: facts in brief:

• Firsthand insightinto international development planning and delivery. 
• Versatile topical exposure related to the grass-root challenges of green transition and CCA.  
• MIXED REGIME: 25 hoursper week, home-office based, with monthly offline meetups in Moldova/ Chisinau.
• Flexible schedule, task/assignment-based formula.
• Decent compensation: depending on profile, experience, and commitment,AT LEAST 1000 EUR NET/ “on hand”/ per month, under a 2-monthprobation contract. 
• Attractive compensation& extended travel after twomonths’ probation for the best. 

To apply, please send a CV and a genuinely brief cover letter in English to info@fpr.org.pl by April 10, 2024.

Early applications are encouraged.

The selected candidates will be requested to sit the topical competencies test in English.

We reserve the right to close the recruitment at an earlier convenience.

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