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TGEU – Transgender Europe e.V.
Heidelbergerstr. 63/64, 12435 Berlin, Germany

TGEU Application Pack – Cover Sheet
Operations Officer

Closing date: Only complete applications sent by e-mail to before June 13, 2017 noon CET will be considered.

Please read the instructions below carefully and send the application pack, preferable as an Open Office, Libre Office or Microsoft Word document, to .

TGEU is an equal opportunities employer and strives to avoid discrimination and less favourable treatment, including in our own procedures. Therefore, TGEU conducts a semi-anonymous application procedure in which personal details such as disability, race, ethnic origin or nationality, religion, age, place of birth, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, bodily diversity, or any other characteristics irrelevant for the qualification of an applicant, are not known to the team that shortlists candidates.

In order to increase diversity in our team, we encourage persons who belong to disadvantaged groups, particularly trans women and persons of colour, to apply.

In case you have questions in relation to the application procedure, the position or TGEU please send your inquiry to .

IMPORTANT:

Please only hand in this application pack, do not send CVs, pictures of yourself or other documents.

Contact Details and Address may only be indicated on the cover sheet. The cover sheet will be removed prior to the assessment of candidates.

Name:

Email:

Phone number:

Address:

For TGEU use only:

Application number:

Date application was received:

Time application was received:

Application Pack

In order for TGEU to better assess your professional competences and personal skills we ask you to answer the questions which you will find on the following pages. All information given will be treated confidentially and will only be used within the framework of the recruitment process.

1)  Motivation for applying

Please state your motivation for applying for the position (max. 3000 characters)

2)  Professional Competence

Part of your job will be to support TGEU staff with event logistics. Therefore, we ask you to draft two e-mails. Both to applicants for a scholarship for the TGEU Transgender Council. The first e-mail is to a person who has received a scholarship for the TGEU Council (i.e. TGEU funds their participation and travel to the Council), the second e-mail should go to someone who’s scholarship application was rejected by TGEU. Include whatever information you deem relevant. Note that as stated above TGEU will not make use of this document other than to assess this application.

E-mail 1, Scholarship invitation:

E-mail 2, Scholarship rejection:

3)  Personal Skills

a)  Part of your job as Operations Officer will be to support and to work with various TGEU projects, both on a European and national level. While the overall project management will not be your responsibility, you will still have to offer support for projects such as providing logistical support or support the project managers directly in their tasks. Therefore, we ask you to describe a successful project or project activity that you have supported or implemented in its implementation. Explain your role and contribution to the project's or activity's success. (1.000 characters maximum)

b)  In the role of Operations Officer of TGEU you will be required to communicate with a range of people in a wide variety of settings and with various cultural and professional backgrounds. Please provide an example illustrating your use of good communication skills with a group, in an international context, if possible. (1.000 characters maximum)

c)  Please describe an instance in which you were working in a successful team. What was your role in the team and how did you contribute to the work of this team? (1.000 characters maximum)

d)  Working with others is never without misunderstandings or conflict. Please describe a situation of conflict you were in and your contribution to resolving this conflict. (1.000 characters maximum)

4)  Education

Highest educational degree:

Institution issuing the degree:

Final grade of degree (if applicable):

Other degrees you want to mention:

5)  Work Experience

a)  Please list up to five of your last jobs/occupations in reverse chronological order (starting with the most recent).

1)  Most recent occupation:
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b)  List up to five other relevant functions/activities/internships/qualifications:

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c)  Language Skills (according to CERF – Common European Framework of Reference scale) – please include your mother-tongue as “C2”

Language / Writing level / Speaking Level / Understanding level

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