Activities and duties will be defined in more detail depending on work requirements and on the background and skills of the candidate. They may include some of the following:

• Provide day-to-day, dedicated support for a project in Africa, focusing on the topics of entrepreneurship, sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and young women, and agroecology.
• Collaborate closely with our local project partner to develop a curriculum on entrepreneurship, support the project's monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes, and contribute to fundraising efforts.
• Take on individual tasks related to the management of other projects, monitoring, evaluation and learning, communication, and fundraising.
• Assist in development, review, categorisation, and update of research publications, internal guidelines and policy documents, as agreed with and supervised by either the responsible Project Officer/Manager or the Executive Director.

• Master’s degree (completed or in process of completion) in social sciences, agricultural sciences, education, economics or fields related to development cooperation and to sport and play-based method.
• An unusual level of enthusiasm; a passion for development cooperation..
• Fluent in English (main working language); fluency or advanced level in German and other languages is an advantage.
• Experience in international development and cooperation, in particular in an African context, is an advantage.
• Knowledge of and experience in project management, MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning), or fundraising is an advantage.
• Work or study experience abroad is an advantage.
• Teaching experience is an advantage.
• Proficiency in quantitative research methods, strong skills in Excel, and experience with data analysis software such as R, Stata, or SPSS is an advantage.
• A track record of a meticulous and detail-oriented approach to work.
• Ability to work proactively and creatively, in a team and independently, as well as in a multicultural environment.