DW Akademie Project Support for addressing Challenges in Changing Media Ecosystems – Bangladesh

DW Akademie is Deutsche Welle’s centre for international media development, journalism training, and knowledge transfer. The projects strengthen the human right to freedom of expression and to independent decision making based on reliable facts and constructive dialogue. They stand for free media, free expression, and free societies worldwide.

Scope of Work

• The commission includes the following duties and responsibilities, as required in the course of the project:
  • Work with DW Akademie’s local team in Bangladesh and at headquarters in handling project logistics (incl. acquisition of hotel rooms, workshop facilities, catering, transport and local services for trainings and other activities).
  • Prepare comparative offers for activity-related logistics services.
  • Support in preparing financial reports (collect receipts, explanations, translate bills from Bangla to English/German).
  • Collecting/scanning/project-relevant documents such as feedback forms, photographs of events, press clippings.
  • Translation of project-relevant documents from Bangla into English.
  • Occasionally consecutive interpretation from Bangla into English for German staff.

Eligibility Criteria

• Prior professional experience in administration, preferably in the field of development cooperation/project implementation;
• Excellent knowledge of administrative work, essentials in book-keeping and reporting of expenses; well-versed with MS Office including Excel;
• Communicative skills with local and international partners;
• Excellent Bangla/English skills (Written/oral), knowledge of German is an advantage;
• Professional experience with consecutive interpretation (English, Bangla) and translation of receipts and texts for reporting.
• Sound knowledge of the media and media education sector in Bangladesh.
• Familiarity with German development cooperation instruments and strategies.

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