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GIZ is looking for a Senior Liaison Officer for its project “Strong Public Services for Local Communities in Moldova”, which is financed by the German Government and cofinanced by EU. 

This position is planned to start in January 2027. The permanent workplace for this position is Chișinău.

The project aims to improve citizens’ living conditions by supporting the reform of local public administration in Moldova and key transformation processes, including EU accession and contributing to social cohesion and confidence building in Moldova on both sides of the Dniester.

As Senior Liaison Officer the employee will serve to an effective cooperation management: stakeholder management, inter- institutional coordination, management of cooperation and networks in a multi-donor/ partner/ stakeholder platform project in public/ local administration, regional development and social cohesion. 

The main activities and responsibilities covered by this position are as follows:

• Supporting the establishment and the running of effective cooperation management: stakeholder management, inter- institutional coordination, management of cooperation and networks in a multi-donor/ partner/ stakeholder platform project;
• Serving to a project implementation that follows an integrated approach;
• Enabling a strategic network of public institutions on the central and local level, civil society, private sector in Moldova and selected partners in Germany to achieve the project goal;
• Serving as liaison to identify possible challenges and solutions as well as to scale up selected project activities;
• Maintaining institutional relations with relevant ministries, central and local public administration institutions involved in local administration reform, regional development and social cohesion processes;
• Establishing and maintaining a structured dialogue with Regional Development Agencies, and new regions acting as the main project entry and exit point for institutional communication, requests for support, coordination and follow-up;
• Ensuring systematic follow-up of partner requests and agreed actions, maintaining an overview of identified challenges, proposed solutions, responsible actors, timelines and progress;
• Providing strategic advice to project management on emerging institutional, political-administrative and implementation challenges that may affect the delivery of project activities;
• Facilitating high-level meetings, consultations, working sessions and coordination mechanisms between the project and partner institutions, ensuring effective preparation, communication and follow-up;
• Supporting the identification of opportunities for cooperation and synergies between the project, national public administration institutions, local authorities, development partners and other relevant programs and initiatives;
• Contributing to project planning and prioritization;
• Preparing and contributing to briefings, analytical notes, stakeholder mappings, meeting reports and other documentation related to institutional cooperation and partner engagement;
• Facilitating the effective handover and closure of project support measures, ensuring that agreed outputs, responsibilities and follow-up mechanisms are clearly communicated to partner institutions and integrated into their regular structures and processes.

Required qualifications:

• Master’s degree or equivalent qualification in Public Administration, Political Science, Law, Economics, Regional Development, International Development, European Studies, Management or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in public administration, local government, decentralisation, regional development, international development cooperation, institutional reform or a comparable field.
• Proven experience working with central and/or local public administration institutions in Moldova.
• Cooperation management: proven professional experience in stake holder management, inter- institutional coordination, management of cooperation and networks in multi-stakeholder systems, f.e. in bigger projects with more than one commission
• Experiences in structured cooperation with governmental partners and civil society in with reference to political sensitive topics
• Proven ability to identify institutional challenges and translate them into practical recommendations and support measures.
• Experience working result-oriented with local authorities and/or institutions undergoing institutional restructuring is an advantage.
• Experience in donor-funded projects and international development cooperation is a requirement.
• Strong understanding of the institutional environment and decision-making processes within Moldova's public administration as well in the field of social cohesion.
• Good communication, negotiation, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand complex institutional challenges and identify practical solutions.
• Excellent written and spoken proficiency in Romanian and English; knowledge of German will be considered an advantage.
• Strong digital literacy and confident use of standard office applications, spreadsheets, shared filing systems and communication tools.
• Strong organisational skills, reliability, discretion and integrity, with the ability to manage multiple institutional relationships and priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams and in a politically and institutionally sensitive environment.
• Moldovan citizenship or permanent residence status in the Republic of Moldova is required

Applications, including detailed CV, references and motivation letter shall be sent not later than the 22nd of October 2026, 15:00, to the address hr-giz-moldova@giz.de.

Please mention the position name in the title of your application message. Only shortlisted candidates will be asked for an interview. The finalist will be offered a fixed-term employment contract based on a 40-hour weekly work programme and concluded in line with the national labour legislation.

Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be considered. GIZ retains the discretion to re-advertise the position, to cancel the recruitment or offer an appointment at a lower grade or with a modified job description.

GIZ is committed to employment equity in the workplace and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.