The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in New Delhi is looking for an

- Assistant Desk Officer in the Finance Division -

-from 1 st August 2024
- Full time, at first limited to 1 year, then option of extension
- Salary according to the Embassy’s current salary scheme + transport- and housing allowances

The Federal Foreign Office supports women in their professional careers and explicitly invites female candidates to apply.

Job Description

− Observation, analysis and reporting on financial and budgetary policy, financial market regulation and surveillance in India and Bhutan
− Coordination and maintaining contact and correspondence with Ministry of Finance and other relevant institutions
− Support to the Head of the Finance Division
− Protocol tasks: preparing, handling and post processing of business travel of the Economics and Finance team at the Embassy and visits of high-ranking delegations from Germany as well as related events
− Participating in events and meetings in the above-mentioned fields and respective reporting
− Maintaining and updating of data

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate must
− hold Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, Management or related field
− prove good competencies with previous professional experience in the field of finance/economics
− sound knowledge of economic and financial policy issues as well as of the Indian administrative institutions and legal/political system
− have knowledge of German (written and spoken)
- minimum requirement Goethe Institute’s/Max Mueller Bhawan’s level B1 or equivalent
− have a very good command of English (written and spoken)
− should also have a very good command of Hindi (written and spoken)
− have sound skills in computer applications (MS Word, Excel, Outlook)
− have good interpersonal skills − be organized, flexible, adaptable, reliable and efficient

Applications with

- a CV
- one recent photograph
- proof of qualifications
- proof of identity (e.g. passport copy)
- two reference letters
- a brief motivation letter, explaining eligibility for the position
should be forwarded to the following address (not by e-mail) by 15 May 2024:

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Mr. Rainer Schwarz
Deputy Head of Administration
“Application Assistant Desk Officer Finance Division”
6/50 G, Shanti Path, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021

Further Points

- only complete applications that reach within the given deadline can be accepted
- Data protection rules according to Artikel 13 of EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) apply
- The interviews will be held at the end of May 2024.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Download this vacancy note as pdf.