Transparency International is seeking a highly motivated professional for the positions of:

Chief Editor
Global Corruption Report (GCR)

Transparency International (TI) is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. Through more than 90 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany, TI raises awareness of the damaging effects of corruption and works with partners in government, business and civil society to develop and implement effective measures to tackle it.

Job Description

Key responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate and drive the thematic concept development, commissioning, editing, background research, production and promotion of the book (including managing workplans, schedules and project budgets)
• Manage the GCR team (TI staff and external consultants) and serve as a contact person to TI management, the wider TI Movement, the GCR Editorial Advisory Panel and the publishers
• Drive fundraising efforts and write reports to donors
• Develop a strategy for promotion and follow up to the report, in conjunction with the TI communications team and other TI departments

Knowledge, experience and skills:

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in international or comparative politics, international or development economics, international law or a related social science discipline
• Minimum five years’ work experience, with a focus on the production of policy-relevant publications
• Excellent knowledge of policy issues in the good governance, anti-corruption field, as well as superior ability to strategically identify and conceptualise emerging policy issues
• Experience editing and/or managing publications
• Demonstrated presentational and networking skills
• Staff-management experience
• Knowledge of empirical social science methodologies and statistics a definite asset
• Native level of fluency in English essential
• Demonstrated fundraising track record preferred
• Working knowledge of Spanish and/or French would be an advantage

To apply:

Qualified candidates should submit, preferably via email, a cover letter, CV (in English) and the names, phone and e-mail contact details of 3 referees to:

chiefeditorjob@transparency.org

The closing date for these positions is 5th July 2009. Applications received by this date will take priority; however, late applications will be considered if the position has not been filled.

Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted. Transparency International is an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about Transparency International, visit our website at www.transparency.org.

The Transparency International Secretariat in Berlin is seeking a highly motivated professional for the position of:

Project Coordinator/Senior Project Coordinator: Promoting Revenue Transparency Project

Transparency International (TI) is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. Through more than 90 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany, TI raises awareness of the damaging effects of corruption and works with partners in government, business and civil society to develop and implement effective measures to tackle it.

The project assesses the degree of transparency related to revenues in the oil and gas sector and promotes these findings among stakeholder groups and in the public arena. The next phase of the project will focus on putting together a report reviewing the anticorruption policies and disclosure practices of approximately 50 oil & gas companies worldwide (the Companies Report). Depending on timing, the project may also involve cooperation with other organisations on common studies. It may also extend to other TI reviews of corporate performance. The project is under the responsibility of the Global Programmes department at TI-S.

Duration: Full-time position; 2 year contract, with option for extension
Starting date: January 1st, 2010
Main Function: Coordination of the Promoting Revenue Transparency project
Department: Global Programmes, in strong interaction with Policy and Research
Reporting Lines: Reports to the Head of Private Sector Team
Location: Berlin, Germany, with some international travel

Key areas of work:

Research

• Desk research and data gathering
• Data analysis and extraction of relevant parameters to allow comparison between companies and countries
• Writing of the Companies Report

Project Management

• Interaction with companies to check data
• Regular exchanges with TI national chapters
• Regular exchanges with partner institutions
• Reporting to donors, overseeing project budget

Advocacy

• Contributing to the advocacy and communication strategy of the project
• Assisting in launches and other promotional efforts
• Lobbying key partners (governments, companies, CSOs, etc.)
• Integrating the project into TI’s work and network

Desired Qualifications, Skills and Expertise:

• An advanced university degree in finance, accounting, business administration or social sciences.
• Demonstrated ability to search data, including financial data, on corporate websites
• Familiarity with social responsibility and financial reporting
• Minimum 5 years professional work experience
• Professional experience related to extractive industries/natural resources management; and/or experience of CSO engagement with the private sector
• Knowledge of the development field, awareness of the current anti-corruption, governance and transparency discourse
• Ability to work in a team as well as independently
• Fluency in written and spoken English, ability to communicate in at least one language other than English is desirable
• Very good knowledge of relevant software applications (excel, powerpoint, word)

How to apply:

Applications (in English) should contain a cover letter, CV, salary expectations, and the names and contact details of three referees. Please submit to:

revenuejob@transparency.org

The closing date for this position is 31 July 2009.

Applications will be accepted after that date but priority will be given to those submitted by the original deadline.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Transparency International is an equal opportunity employer.