Alliance of Small Enterprises from Moldova is looking for project assitant

Position / Title: Project Assistant

Time: Full Time 

Start date: as soon as is possible

The Organization

Alliance of Small Enterprises from Moldova is a non-governmental, membership-based business association. AIM’s members are small businesses working in the Republic of Moldova. Our members work together as allies through networking, resourcing, advocacy, and other initiatives to encourage and protect development and growth through sharing common principles.

The mission of AIM is to advance and protect the general welfare and prosperity of small businesses and those doing business with small businesses in the Republic of Moldova so that the business community and its citizens shall prosper. We serve as a “first call” resource and business trade organization with local, regional, national and international reach.

We are a small business community working together toward common goals that will develop a clear and understandable business-legal environment, in order to promote economic growth and investment in the Republic of Moldova.

AIM activities

• Development of business community 

• Monthly Member Events and Informal Networking
• Educational Seminars and highlighting members Best practices
• Members online communication: Email, Website News, Monthly Newsletter, Facebook page and Facebook closed group 
• Other opportunity events

B. "First call” resource for consultation, referrals, and reporting

• Consultation for businesses on processes and norms in the Moldovan market;
• Referrals between members, sector associations and other external resources for advice, best practices, and business relationships;
• Reporting grievances, challenges, and solutions relevant to the membership.

C. Policy & advocacy through business-to-government dialogue

• Collecting and synthesizing members needs and challenges
• Data Collection and Report on How Businesses Operate
• Advocacy for members
• Creation of Legal Framework for Business Processes 

Job Description

The Project Assistant will support the Project Manager in accomplishing project activities and scope with a focus on the following responsibilities:

1. Performing general administrative tasks (e.g arrangements for meetings and other events, reservations of conference/board rooms, informing the participants of the date and time of meetings;
2. Data recording of the project activities;
3. Support in drafting project reports;
4. Organize meetings and maintain calendar/schedules;  
5. Ensure the communication of project activities through the website, newsletter, Facebook page etc.
6. Any other duties may be assigned by the Project Manager in administrative project management.

Skills / Experience

Required hard skills

• Proven experience in projects 
• Proven experience in online communication: social media management
• Experience in the NGO sector 
• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Experience in basic administrative office management;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office package and communication tools (proficiency in the use of Word, Excel and PowerPoint);

Required soft skills

• Result oriented
• Creativity and entrepreneurial spirit
• Outgoing and confident personality

Application

Email a resume / CV to Liliana Busuioc, AIM Executive Director -  liliana.busuioc@sme.md

The deadline for applications is February  20th, 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.