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

TGEU Application Pack – Cover Sheet
Community Building Officer

Closing date: Only applications sent by e-mail to efore June 16, 2017noon CET will be considered.

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

For those answering question 2 with an audio or audio-visual format please don't send large files via e-mail, but use platforms such as wetransfer etc.

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-anonymousapplication 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, Name, and Address should only be indicated on the cover sheet. The cover sheet will be removed prior to the assessment of candidates.

Name:

Email:

Phone number:

Address:

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Application number:

Date application was received:

Time application was received:

In order for TGEU to better assess your professional competences and personal skills we ask you to answer the questions that can be found on the following pages. All information given will be treated confidentially and will only be used within the framework of the recruitment process. TGEU will not make use of the answers given below.

1)Motivation for applying

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

2)Professional Competence

Please answer all of the following questions in order to help usunderstand your background as well as your ideas for the position. For answers of part a) please remain under a total of 500 words (text) or below 3 minutes (audio/ audio-visual format).For b) remain under 1 page A4.

For audio or audio-visual submission, please don't send large files via e-mail, but use platforms such as wetransfer etc.

a)What are the main challenges to trans community organising in Europe and/or Central Asia, and how can they be overcome?

b)Please choose one topic and develop a one page description about it (key activities, planning steps, who is involved and when, what is the methodology, …):

i)Community training on organisational development for participants from different countries;

ii)Study visit of trans activists to Brussels;

iii)A topic of your choice that you consider relevant for the position.

3)Personal Skills

a)In your role as Community Building Officer 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, if possible in an international context. (1.000 characters maximum)

b)Please describe an instance in which you have been involved in a successful community organising process, your role in the process, and how you contributed to its success. (1.000 characters maximum)

4)Education

Most relevant degree:

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5)Work Experience

a)Please list up to five of your last jobs/occupations in reversed chronological order starting with the most recent (volunteer experience can be listed under b)

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b)List up to five other functions/activities/internships/qualifications:

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6)Language Skills (according to CERF scale)

Language / Writing level / Speaking Level / Understanding level

TransgenderEurope – TGEU.

Registration: Amtsgericht Berlin (Charlottenburg) VR32583