Junior Coordinator – Returning Experts (RE) and Diaspora Cooperation (DC)

Duty Station: Kathmandu

Responsibilities:

• Inform and advise experts and students in Germany (by email/ telephone/skype or in person) on employment opportunities and topics that pertain to their return or their social and professional integration
• Act as point of contact in acquiring participants for introductory seminars in Germany offering information about the economic situation in the home country, challenges and opportunities in Nepal for potential returnees, diaspora organizations and diaspora experts
• Network between development-relevant employers, returning experts and alumni
• Support in capacity development and promotion of pro-developed projects of Diaspora organisations (DiO) in Nepal
• Inform and advise DiO and partner organizations on the promotional offers and processes
• Link local partner organizations with DiO in Germany with the view of establishing partnerships for potential project implementation 
• Support and promote the development-relevant contribution of Diaspora Experts (DE) in Nepal
• Acquire specific offers for development-related short-term assignments with Nepali partner institutions 
• Support the monitoring processes in all the areas of action implemented in Nepal and the associated activities
• Prepare country-specific print and digital Public Relation materials as well as case sheets for PR work (e.g. CIM News, website, impact stories)
• Maintain the informal Nepal specific social network groups in different platform and ensure effective communication
• Prepare official travel related to the Migration for Development Programme by staff from GIZ Head Office and, if appropriate, by partners and accompany them in the partner country
• Provide logistical support in conduction of various CIM PMD events 
• Support the senior Coordinator in all necessary task over different components as per the requirement 

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• University degree in Management/Law/Economics/Social Sciences or any other relevant field
• Minimum 2 years of professional working experience in comparable position
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and administrative skills
• Understanding about migration and employment issues, especially in a cooperation development framework
• Able to work on own initiative and with limited supervision
• Strong exposure with German alumni circles and diaspora communities
• Ability to work in an international and multicultural team
• Excellent German and English language skills, both written and oral
• Excellent command of MS-Office
• Good working knowledge of modern telecommunication systems