Радник/ця з цифрової трансформації державного сектору

Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit  (GIZ) in Ukraine is seeking a qualified professional for the Innovation Lab for EU Association of Ukraine to fill the position of the

Advisor Digital Transformation of the public sector (full-time, Kyiv)

(internal SAP code: ICT and Digitalization Advisor ) 

The project “Innovation Lab for EU Association of Ukraine” is supporting key stakeholders of Ukraine’s government to implement the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. The advisor for digital transformation of the public sector will be responsible for all project activities that intend to setting-up and implementing an innovation lab together the Ministry of Digital Transformation. In addition, the advisor will support development of citizen-oriented public services and digital registries in line ministries.

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of support needs of the Ukrainian partners in their reform efforts.
• Planning, development and implementation of project activities to support the implementation of the project in Output 1: InnoLabEU is implemented within the Ministry for Digital Transformation (MinDigital) or within its subordinate body as a citizen-centred innovation lab for the EU Association.
• Identification of potential national or international professional contractors for the implementation of the project activities, development of Terms of Reference and other preparatory documents for their contracts; accompanies the fulfillment of the contract, checks the services and reports provided.
• Evaluation of press releases, technical reports, strategy papers etc. concerning the digital transformation integration of Ukraine.
• Ensuring communication and exchange between actors relevant for the project, especially with the Ukrainian partners, national and international professional contractors as well as communication and exchange within the GIZ.
• Support of the person in charge of the project implementation in the planning of the project activities and budget jointly with other project advisors.
• Serving as a contact person for the Ukrainian partners, contractors and within the GIZ in professional issues concerning innovative methods in the public sector for the implementation of innovation labs and e-services development.
• Supports actively all other activities of the project.
• Monitoring and reporting of the progress of the project activities in the area of responsibility.
• Organisation of project activities, i.e. workshops, trainings, study tours and networking events (offline/online).
• Creation – jointly with the cluster’s Communication Officer – of presentations of project activities and related cluster activities in the available digital platforms.
• Presentation of InnoLabEU’s activities and results; communication of project activities in social media.
• Occasionally acts as a moderator/ facilitator on occasions.
• Contributes to the overall knowledge and data management.

Required qualifications, competences and experience:

• Higher-education degree in economics, management, political science or similar. 
• Working experience: at least 3 years in the field of digital transformation.
• Working experience: at least 3 years in project management.
• Cooperation experience: at least 3 years of cooperation experience with the public sector in Ukraine.
• Cooperation experience with Ministry of Digital Transformation would be an asset.
• Practical experience of implementation of innovation processes.
• Practical experience in human centered design and agile methodologies (e.g. Design Thinking, Scrum, etc.) .
• Very good command of Ukrainian, English. Knowledge of German is an advantage.
• Excellent working knowledge in the use of digital applications.
• Team player with excellent intercultural competences; proactive, innovative and hands-on attitude; high degree of discretion and integrity.
• Ability to work flexibly and independently, also under stressful conditions.
• Comprehensive managerial and organizational experience.
• Very good communication and facilitation skills.
• Knowledge of digital transformation processes and public sector innovation.
• Readiness to participate in up-skilling activities in line with the relevant job requirements as agreed with the manager.
• Readiness for occasional business trips.
• Work experience in an international environment is an asset.

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. The contract duration is till December 2023. Starting as soon as possible.

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

Application

We are looking forward to your application in English, comprising your CV and a Cover letter explaining your motivation to apply until [email protected] COB 20 January 2023, Friday.

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.