Junior Officer, Membership and Governance

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is the world's leading association of over 1,000 metropolises, cities, and urban regions dedicated to promoting global sustainability through local action. Our Members represent 20 per cent of the world's urban population and work on greening their economies and infrastructure and becoming sustainable, resilient, resource-efficient, biodiverse, low-carbon and healthy and happy. ICLEI works on a non-for-profit basis through a World Secretariat in Bonn, Germany and 18 Regional Secretariats and Country Offices around the globe. 
ICLEI is an organization both comprised and driven by its Members. 
In a membership organization such as ICLEI, the power to determine strategic direction is held by the Members. Regional and global governance bodies in place are made up of ICLEI Members, elected by their peers. Every three years ICLEI Members embark on a global democratic process to elect representatives that will define policy and the future for the entire association.
The ICLEI global network of Members, that currently reaches 86 countries, is made up of local governments that support the association by means of an annual membership fee. In turn, Members have access to the varied array of programs, projects, events and other opportunities provided by ICLEI worldwide. Connecting and maintaining this network is one of the cornerstones to our work.

We are offering a position as 
Junior Officer, Membership and Governance

The successful candidate will be a part of the ICLEI World Secretariat based in Bonn, Germany. He/she will join the Global Membership and Governance Team, responsible for the global network of ICLEI Members, the Executive committees, governance structures and systems that facilitate ICLEI’s performance and constitute an integral part of the inner workings of an international local government organization. 

Responsibilities will include 
- Support the coordination between ICLEI World Secretariat staff and ICLEI regional office colleagues concerning membership and governance issues
- Liaise with ICLEI Members concerning requests or queries
- Engage Members and promote ICLEI’s work by supporting the use of web and multimedia tools, such as Typo3, Adobe, Mail Chimp and social media tools 
- Support the preparation and logistics management of governance meetings
- Assist in processing new ICLEI Members and data collection updates 
- Support updating web content, and creating institutional and marketing communications products such as presentations, flyers, webpages, reports, newsletters
- Assist the management of ICLEI email accounts and correspondence
- Support general administrative tasks, implementation and follow-up
- Contribute in updating and sharing knowledge across global and regional offices, e.g. editing content and files on the organizational intranet
- Support the outreach to ICLEI Members for projects (includes drafting letters, developing informational material, communicating with local governments/participants)
- Further responsibilities will be defined according to skills and work plan development

Requirements 
- Degree in a relevant subject area such as International Relations, Global Studies, Political Science, Economics, or a closely related field involving administration, business, event management
- At least 1 year professional work experience in a related field, ideally in an international setting
- Excellent verbal and written command of English. Additional languages considered an asset
- Editing skills considered an asset 
- Keen interest, creative and pro-active attitude with an attention to detail. Good interpersonal skills with a solution oriented approach 
- Ability to prioritize tasks and respond quickly to a fast-paced work environment
- Ability of working in a self-organized manner and carry out tasks accurately. Take ownership of activities and responsibilities
- Proficiency in office software; experience in web design/editing (Typo3) would be an asset 

Terms and conditions 
- The full-time position is available from early May 2015 until April 2016. 
- The position is based at the ICLEI World Secretariat in Bonn, Germany and the Junior Officer reports to the Head of Global Membership and Governance 
- Entry level salary. Final salary to be determined based on skills and experience
- International travel may be required. Communication with ICLEI Members and ICLEI staff around the world may at times require work outside of normal office hours.
- Workings hours: 40/week, 30 days paid leave per annum 
- Working language: English 
- Due to legal requirements, applicants must be eligible to obtain the appropriate work permit for Germany prior to the start of the position.

Application 
Send email (jobs.bonn@iclei.org) job application (reference in subject line: “Junior Officer: Membership and Governance”) including: 
- letter of motivation 
- CV (max 3 pages)
- indication of citizenship, and if non-EU, if holder of a work permit for Germany
- earliest starting date

Be aware that applications are reviewed continuously upon arrival, therefore submitting your application as soon as possible is advisable. The ICLEI World Secretariat will only contact those applicants shortlisted for this position. 

Application deadline: 22 April 2015