Вакансія: Policy Advisor (Municipal Management and Recovery)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Ukraine is seeking for the program “U-LEAD with Europe: Ukraine – Local Empowerment, Accountability and Development Programme” a qualified professional to fill the position of an

Policy Advisor (Municipal Management and Recovery) (full-time, Dnipro or any other oblast center on GCA of Ukraine)

(internal SAP code: Decentralisation Advisor)

“U-LEAD with Europe: Ukraine – Local Empowerment, Accountability and Development Programme” is a multi-donor action of the European Union and its member states Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Estonia and Slovenia which supports the efforts of the Ukrainian government in the area of decentralisation and regional development, as a top priority on its political agenda. The reform aims at promoting a viable and empowered local self-government (LSG) and thus bringing a positive change to people’s lives. Its success was acknowledged by the European Commission which recognised decentralisation in its Opinion on Ukraine’s application for European Union (EU) membership as “one of the most impactful and successful reforms implemented in the country”.

Building new and strong Ukraine with the atmosphere of integrity and transparency is among the priorities of Ukrainian Government. Martial law and humanitarian aid distribution in Ukraine exposed a line of challenges to be addressed to minimise corruption risks. It needs to be assured that arriving aid is managed in a proper and adequate manner, as well as to secure transparency of the procedures and their compliance with the law.

Investments planned by EU and further development of Ukraine after the war will require transparent mechanisms of their distribution both on national and local levels. The massive financial support envisaged for reconstruction intends to support the country to build itself back better and to introduce reforms in ‘rule of law, anti-corruption and anti-fraud, as well as good governance’ that further constitute essential conditions of EU membership. The need for integrity and transparency is evident, especially within the context of public procurement and financial management, in the interest of attracting investment for reconstruction.

Responsibilities:

• Providing capacity development and consultative support to municipalities in the field of municipal management and recovery aimed at assisting them to efficiently perform tasks and carry out new responsibilities they acquire in the course of the reforms’ implementation and resulting from the new war realities.
• Contributing to policy analysis.
• Ensuring good communication and information flow with all stakeholders (political and implementation partners and within the GIZ team) and supporting them.
• Contributing to the planning, monitoring, evaluation reporting processes at U-LEAD Regional Office.

Tasks:

• Delivering consultations, trainings and other capacity development events for local self-government servants on municipal management and recovery issues with the focus on municipal finance, communal property and municipal resources management.
• Participating in the internal Task Forces, contributing with inputs, materials, presentations on municipal management and recovery topics.
• Contributing to the preparation and delivery of online courses on municipal management and recovery topics.
• Contributing to U-DATA monitoring systems with the data on provided consultations, providing to Administrative Officer responsible for the data entry into U-DATA data for all events (e.g. trainings, seminars, conferences) within his/her responsibility as well as further necessary data (e.g. trainers, good practices, support to municipalities, etc.) according to U-DATA guidelines.
• Following personal data protection rules during handling of participant lists and entry of personal data into UDATA.
• Providing consultations and advice on cross-cutting topics such as integrity and anti-corruption, while applying a gender-sensitive approach.
• Coordinating the organisation of trainings and professional advice to hromadas by externally contracted experts according to GIZ values, standards and rules. Contributing to the quality assurance of the experts’ work.
• Collecting and analyzing hromadas’ feedback on challenges they face as well as their needs in terms of amending policy and legislation in the field of the Policy Adviser’s expertise.
• Participating and contributing to public discussions and policy dialogue events aimed at supporting reforms’ implementation, contributing to U-LEAD communication and visibility activities.
• Participating and contributing to the strategic and operational planning, monitoring and reporting of U-LEAD.
• Contributing to the overall knowledge and data management of U-LEAD Programme.
• Collecting good practices and success stories, checking their progression over time and sharing the information in the respective field for public awareness raising and communication purposes.
• Providing technical support to international and local experts during their field.
• Communicating regularly with local stakeholders.
• Communicating and cooperating effectively with the colleagues in the Regional Offices, the U-LEAD team and other GIZ projects in Ukraine.
• Ensuring discreet behaviour vis-a-vis third parties in all internal matters.
• Communicating and reporting regularly to the Head of Regional Office.

• Providing short reports from the delivered events on time upon request.

Required qualifications, competences and experience:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Management, Economics, Finance, Public Administration or other relevant fields.

Professional experience

• At least 2 years’ work experience in municipal management, municipal finance, communal property in public service, in local government bodies or in an NGO.
• Proven track record of active involvement in the implementation of the decentralisation reform.

Other knowledge, additional competences

• Deep knowledge of municipal finance, communal property and municipal resources management.
• Knowledge and experience of capacity building of adults.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Team player with excellent communication skills, including public outreach.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• High degree of self-organisation.
• Very good Ukrainian language skills. English or/and German is an asset.
• Good computer skills (MS Office Suite, Excel, Powerpoint etc.).

We offer:

• Official employment;
• Salary fixed in EUR, performance-related bonuses and 13th salary;
• Medical insurance, 29 vacation days annually;
• Language classes, hard and soft skills trainings;
• Individual and group psychological support;
• Possible remote and flexible work;
• Meaningful and valuable work, international environment.

Employment conditions

Full-time position with 40-hours working week. Position in Dnipropetrovsk Regional Office of U-LEAD with Europe with mobile work. Duty station: Dnipro or any other oblast capital city at GCA of Ukraine. Start date – as soon as possible. Contract duration is until 30 June, 2024.

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer and offers an attractive and challenging working environment with opportunities for skill enhancement.

Application

Application comprising of the candidate’s CV and a cover letter in the English language explaining the motivation to apply for the job is to be sent to [email protected] until 08 August 2023, Tuesday.

By sending the application the candidate gives the consent for the personal data processing for recruitment processes solely.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stages of the recruitment process. The shortlisted candidates may be offered the task to complete to check the level of their proficiency and written English.