Student Assistant in International Development Consulting

NIRAS is a Danish interdisciplinary engineering and consulting company with over 3,000 permanent staff based in offices around Europe, Africa and Asia. The overseas development work is carried out by the NIRAS International Consulting business unit (NIC).  

NIRAS Germany GmbH, the German office of NIC, is currently looking for three student assistants (“Werkstudent*innen”) to support our Education, Skills and Employment (ESE) team. The student assistant role supports Business Development (BD) processes and provides general administrative support to the ESE team. 

We offer interesting work in a dynamic, multinational, and interdisciplinary team that collaborates across all offices in NIC. The role is designed to be flexible and accommodate the demands on academic studies. 

Tasks: 

• Supporting Business Development:
  • Expert search through internal and external CV databases, including contacting experts;
  • Analysis of expert CVs based on client requirements;
  • Formatting CVs to client specifications (especially for KfW and GIZ);
  • Identification and editing of project references
  • Preparation of administrative documents for proposals to clients
  • Conducting basic research on relevant topics for technical proposals to clients;
• Supporting general administrative tasks such as taking minutes of meetings, organizing online files, assisting with organization of team events;
• Potential to be involved in project management tasks such as editing of reports or other documents, research, preparation of overviews and graphics, support in the administration of expert contracts and travel organization for experts teams, etc.
• Supporting financial administrative tasks such as verifying expert invoices for accuracy and compliance with expert contracts, and reviewing local accounting documents for correctness and completeness.