NIRAS International Consulting is a leading consultancy companies in Europe, working with major international donor organisations, implementing a wide range of development projects worldwide, mainly in the environment, energy, agriculture, regional and social development and education sectors. For our operations in Türkiye we are currently seeking qualified, experienced and dedicated professionals to join our project teams in Ankara.

Position: Office Assistant

Location: Ankara, Turkey

Reports to: Project Manager

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Provide organizational, administrative and logistical support for ongoing activities of the projects,
• Ensures proper project correspondence and communication between involved stakeholders,
• Run and maintain office accounts and ensure first level administrative control of the project’s expenses and preparation of project financial reports,
• Assistance with the preparation, editing and formatting of project reports,
• Other project related administrative tasks.
• Willing to undertake travel (sometimes at short notice to provide administrative support to project activities and meetings).

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Business Administration, Management, Communication Studies, Office Management, Environmental Engineering)
• Minimum 3 years practical experience in a similar position with at least one EU funded Project experience
• Fluency (verbal and written) in Turkish and English with one-on-one translation experience
• Proven Computing skills
• Proven reporting, administrative and financial skills
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Excellent effective listening and note taking skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, social skills and the ability to work in a multicultural team setting and cross projects
• Ability to work under pressure and with deadlines
• Self-motivation

Interested candidates shall send theirs CVs in English to GVS@niras.com to the attention of Ms. Gözde Vardar before May 25th, 2023 stating in the subject “Ref: Office Assistant”. Please provide at least three references with the current contact details in your CV. Due to high volume of applications, please note that only selected candidates will be contacted.

All candidates must be eligible to work in Türkiye and have a Turkish citizenship.