Job Opportunity: Project coordinator (Position has been filled)

GNA is now looking for a contract project coordinator to work on our latest project!

Are you looking for an opportunity to engage with the locals and work toward the world?

Do you want to build up a strong connection with youths in the region?

Are you interested in engaging in a resilient civil society to tackle challenges we are facing today?

Here is your chance!

GNA is now looking to hire a project coordinator to work with us. The project aims to connect Taiwanese civil society with like-minded partners in East Asia and Southeast Asia. The project coordinator would be the main role in organizing and implementing this project and the activities within. By doing this project, we would like to provide an opportunity to international students from Southeast Asia who are currently studying in Taiwan to engage in Taiwan’s energetic civil society!

Please do not hesitate to apply for this job!

Requirements/ minimum qualifications:

• 2 years experience working in civil society-related work
• Bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology, law, political science, linguistics, anthropology, and international relations or equivalent practical experience
• Taiwan’s residency and work permit
• Experience in facilitating workshops or activities in the form of online or in person
• Excellent command of written & spoken English
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Experience in project management
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively across cultures
• Personality to take the initiative
• Great relationship agility is an advantage. (particularly to external partner organizations, and interacting with people at a variety of levels across different types of institutions)
• Attention to detail even under pressure
• Time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Documentation management and ability to use project management tools

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience in civil society, NGOs operation, and political issues are an advantage
• Knowledge of digital activism and self-media operation is an advantage
• Familiarity with tools and knowledge of digital media is preferred
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Team management and leadership skills

Responsibilities:

• Deepened understanding of the vision, mission, and goals of GNA and the capacity to engage the local community
• Planning and organizing meetings and implementing project activities
• Planning and organizing project logistics
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders and target community members
• Producing and managing project-related documentation, including reports and financial documents
• Monitoring the progress of projects and providing project status regularly to the supervisor or other stakeholders
• Other duties assigned

Application:  Please send a personal statement, CV, and recent publications to hiring@gna.tw with the email title: “Contract Project Coordinator-OOO”

GNA will invite qualified candidates to an interview. Before the in-person interview, the candidate will be asked to complete a written assessment at the assigned time. Once the assignment is submitted, GNA will arrange the interview with the candidate. If there is a necessity, GNA will ask the candidate for a follow-up interview.

Please visit GNA’s website to learn more: https://www.gna.tw/