Coordination assistant

Information

Common information

Accelerate Prosperity (AP) is a new regional initiative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Central and South Asia, which provides a formal structure to catalyze enterprises, where economic opportunities remain insufficient. AP's mission is to inspire rising entrepreneurs in emerging regions to grow new markets, create sustainable employment, and strengthen communities, with a focus on youth and women in towns and rural areas. Through patient capital and tailored technical assistance and business advisory to startups and existing businesses, AP inspires entrepreneurship by offering lean startup incubation, preparing promising enterprises for investment, facilitating mentorship, and enabling access to impact investments and bank financing.

Title: Coordination Assistant

Reporting to: Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Coordinator, Accelerate Prosperity Kyrgyzstan

Location: Bishkek/regions of the Kyrgyz Republic

Purpose of the assignment: This position is aimed at supporting data collection activities and performing administrative tasks within the organization's various projects.  

Qualification requirements

Qualification requirements

• recent graduates of  business administration, management or finance and credit or related degrees  

Skills

• Excellent organizational skills.
• Communication skills.
• Technical skills in data collection and analysis.

Experience:

• At least one year of internship or work experience in project management/coordination or other relevant field.

Personal Qualities:

• Self-directed approach.
• Willingness to learn.
• Demonstrated teamwork skills.

Language skills:

• Fluency in oral and written speech in Russian and Kyrgyz languages.
• Knowledge of English is desirable.

Duties

General administrative support and assistance in project coordination

• Assistance in processing payments and tracking financial documents to ensure timely payments for the project.
• Perform administrative and logistical tasks including arranging for delivery of materials, booking travel, and coordinating resources for events.

• Coordination of project documentation, including tracking of progress and results reports.
• Support inventory management and ensure availability of required resources for project activities.
• Assist in coordinating interactions with external stakeholders, suppliers and consultants.
• Support the preparation of presentations and reports by collecting and formatting information.
• Perform the tasks described and required at each stage of the design process.
• Keep immediate supervisors and other relevant persons informed of progress and work plans.
• Work in a collaborative manner with other project team members.
• Detailed tasks must be set at each stage of the work.

Support collection data

• Assistance in preparing surveys, questionnaires and other data collection tools.
• Support field data collection activities, including coordination with other staff involved in data collection.
• Organization and secure storage of collected data in accordance with established data protection protocols.
• Checking and cleaning data to ensure its reliability and quality.
• Entering data in an accurate, complete and consistent manner.

Conditions

Accelerate Prosperity is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. We welcome applications from minority group members, women, persons with disabilities, and others who respect and reflect the diversity of our service users.

Qualified applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, (no other documents, please) via email to ulan.asekov@akdn.org, in copy aliman.kenzhebaeva@akdn.org no later than 18:00 November 20,2024. No phone calls please. Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.