The European Union Delegation to Israel is looking for a Project Assistant.

The Delegation offers a post of Project Assistant in the Operations Section. Upon recruitment, the successful candidate will occupy a specific job function as Project Assistant.  This job function may change in accordance with the needs of the Delegation.  

Under the supervision and responsibility of the relevant Head of Section, the selected candidate will serve as a support person to the successful implementation of the EU-funded programs and projects, as well as on supporting the implementation of the European Commission’s communication priorities.

The vacancy is an opportunity for a motivated and proactive candidate to provide operational and logistical support to the section. The ideal candidate should have prior experience in an international environment, be well organized, service-oriented and able to work under tight deadlines and pressure. Additionally, the position requires a resourceful person who demonstrates an extensive ability to exercise confidentiality and professionalism at all times. The candidate must have very good drafting and communication skills in English and Hebrew, especially for external communication purposes (on-line and off line media). The candidate will be required to attain quickly competency with the European Union’s administrative procedures and IT tools.

Functions and duties

The successful candidate will perform the following tasks under the supervision and responsibility of the relevant Head of Section. He/she shall provide operational and logistical support to the Operations section, especially the following duties:

• Administrative support in the management of the EU-funded contracts (preparation of files, relations with beneficiaries, update of excel sheets tables, etc…)
• Support to the communication and visibility tasks of the section (drafting of short communication texts for the web and social media, database of project photos, etc.)
• Logistics of external and internal events (organise meetings, take and draft minutes, dispatch of documents, invitations, etc…)
• Information gathering on the sectors of interest for the section
• Other activities in the interest of the service as required

The Delegation equally encourages men and women to apply for this position