HELCOM Secretariat vacancy announcement

The Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) works to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution through intergovernmental co-operation between Denmark, Estonia, the European Community, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden.

We are currently in search of a scientific assistant to join our team at the HELCOM International Secretariat in Helsinki, Finland.

As part of our team you would

• summarize and draft concisely from bulky scientific reports
• assist in displaying and visualizing results of scientific reports
• assist in preparing information material and presentations
• quality check documents and other material
• assist in arranging multinational meetings
• provide assistance to our experts

 To fit in our team you should

• have experience in international civil service and an appropriate educational background
• have high social competence and ability to build both internal and external network
• be able to work on your own but also as a positive team member
• have excellent communication skills in English
• have high competence in PC skills

 We offer an open, friendly and energetic, at times even hectic, working environment that challenges everyone to contribute their best to our common goals.

The new assistant is expected to start working ASAP. If you feel you have the personal qualities and potential we are looking for, please submit your application (CV and cover letter) via e-mail to Ms. Ritva Kostakow-Kämpe at the Secretariat by April 22, 2005 (ritva.kostakow-kampe@helcom.fi). By May 9, 2005 we will decide who are to be invited for interviews.

For more information about us, please visit our home page: www.helcom.fi