Title: Economic Affairs Officer
Company Name: German Embassy Dhaka
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ University degree, preferably in economics / business administration
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Vacancy Notice for Economic Section
∎ The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Dhaka has a vacancy in its Economic Section for an Economic Affairs Officer. This full-time position (38.5 hours/week) is available as of January 15th 2020. Payment is subject to the Embassy`s salary scale. The chosen candidate must present a "No Criminal Record".
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Liaise with ministries, government and semi-governmental authorities, the EUDelegation in Dhaka, trade associations and chambers of commerce and industry as well as with relevant private enterprises of all sectors and industries
∎ Preparing and sending Note Verbales (ecomomy/business related issues) to MoFA and relevant government organizations. Followup the Note Verbale requests with MoFA and relevant government officials.
∎ Arranging appointment with Minister's, high officials of ministries, government and semigovernmental authorities, for German business representatives and Head of Mission or the Head of the Economic Section.
∎ Promotion of trade between Germany and Bangladesh, support of representatives of German companies and German officials in Bangladesh, those settled in the country as well as visitors
∎ Draft reports for the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin on economic affairs in Bangladesh
∎ Identify tenders by the Government of Bangladesh and other public and private institutions relevant to German industries and enterprises and forward them accordingly Provide information on important / interesting trade fairs in Bangladesh
∎ Preparation and handling of official visits of trade / industry / government delegations from Germany and Europe to Bangladesh
∎ Set up and maintain the Embassy's economic affairs archive (professional journals, statistics, commercial law, important contacts)
∎ Arrange for overflight permissions
∎ Organize events of the Economic Section of the Embassy, where applicable in cooperation with other Germany-related institutions and enterprises
∎ Draft content on trade and economic affairs-related activities of the German Embassy and Germany-related institutions on the Embassy's website and Facebook page
∎ Gather and distribute information relevant to the Economic Section from Bengali and English newspapers and online media on a daily basis
∎ Other tasks as per instruction by the Head of Mission or the Head of the Economic Section also in the cultural, political or press sections of the Embassy
Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent proficiency in English, preferably proven via an internationally recognized certificate (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, GMAT)
∎ At least three years of relevant working experience
∎ Excellent proficiency in Bengali (spoken and written)
∎ Knowledge of German: Not compulsory, but a strong asset. Knowledge of German would be compensated financially and is expected to be acquired within the shortest possible delay upon hiring
∎ Ability to work effectively under pressure while seeing to a wide range of different tasks
∎ Ability to work independently and creatively and to take initiative
∎ Strong computer skillset, in particular with MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
∎ Strong abilities in interpersonal communication, presenting content, layout / design and report-writing
Application Deadline: November 15, 2019
Company Information:
∎ German Embassy Dhaka
∎ Address : 11 Madani Avenue, Baridhara Diplomatic Enclave, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Web : http://www.dhaka.diplo.de/
∎ Business : Embassy
Category: General Management/Admin
Source: bdjobs.com