Вакансія: Head of Zakarpattya Regional Office

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

Head of Zakarpattya Regional Office (full time, Uzhhorod)

(internal SAP code: Project Manager)

In the last few years, Ukraine has developed and adopted various laws in favour of an ambitious decentralisation reform, which reshapes the relations between the national, regional and local levels and builds institutional capacity. The success of the decentralisation reform greatly depends on the coordination and cooperation between different stakeholders involved into reform implementation at the national, regional and local levels. Given the important new tasks, responsibilities and financial resources that local self-governments have gained, the implementation of the reform must be accompanied by expert advice, trainings and diverse support measures. U-LEAD (Ukraine – Local Empowerment, Accountability and Development) is a special measure which is conducted as a multi-donor action by the EU and its member states Germany, Estonia, Sweden, Denmark, Poland and Slovenia to support the Ukrainian government in the implementation of the decentralisation reform.

For managing, coordination and support to our regional team in Zakarpattya oblast, we are looking for highly motivated Head of U-LEAD Regional Office with an innovative mind-set, management experience and excellent knowledge of the Ukrainian government’s decentralisation reform.

Areas of responsibility:

• Coordinating the Programme’s capacity development activities as well as advice and support to hromadas in Zakarpattya oblast to efficiently perform tasks and carry out new responsibilities acquired in the course of reforms’ implementation.
• Ensuring good communication and information flows with all stakeholders (political and implementation partners) and supporting them.
• Ensuring and supporting effective internal (within GIZ and U-LEAD) and external (public outreach, traditional and social media) communications of high quality, as well as coordination with the communications and visibility group of U-LEAD with Europe.
• Planning and monitoring the activities of the U-LEAD Regional Office and timely contributions of accurate information to the overall results-based monitoring and knowledge management processes at the Programme and GIZ.
• Promoting a regular multi-level stakeholder dialogue in Zakarpattya oblast.
• Ensuring the application of GIZ standards and rules in all operational procedures.
• Managing the local employees of the U-LEAD Regional Office in Zakarpattya oblast.

Tasks:

Head of Zakarpattya RO:

• Coordinates capacity development needs’ assessment of hromadas in Zakarpattya oblast.
• Coordinates Policy Advisers’ and short-term pool experts’ involvement in capacity development and professional advice to hromadas of Zakarpattya oblast according to GIZ values, standards and rules.
• Monitors the quality of the pool experts’ support to hromadas, analyses the feedback from events’ participants, introduces measures for overall quality improvement of events.
• Coordinates U-LEAD monthly activity planning processes in Zakarpattya oblast.
• Ensures result-based monitoring and reporting of the U-LEAD Regional Office’s activities and events, achievements and ongoing cooperation with partners.
• Coordinates the overall knowledge and data management of the U-LEAD Regional Office in Zakarpattya oblast, including the identification and collection of good practices and success stories and shares the information in the respective field for public awareness raising, visibility and communication purposes.
• Ensures operational procedures within the U-LEAD Regional Office as well as the application of GIZ standards and rules in all processes concerning procurement, contracts, financial management, communications and visibility, integrity, monitoring, reporting, HR, filing of documents in DMS, DMI, etc.
• Provides consultations and advice on cross-cutting topics such as integrity and anti-corruption, while applying a gender-sensitive approach.
• Oversees the local employees at the U-LEAD Regional Office.
• Provides support to international and local experts during their field visits.
• Communicates regularly with local and regional stakeholders.
• Communicates and cooperates effectively with other U-LEAD Regional Offices and GIZ projects in Ukraine.
• Ensures discreet behaviour vis-a-vis third parties in all internal matters.
• Communicates and reports regularly to Deputy Head of Regional Operations Unit of U-LEAD.

REQUIREMENTS TO THE CANDIDATES:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in the field of administration, economics, law or other relevant fields.

Professional experience

• At least 3 years of managing and coordinating teams.
• Proven track record of the active involvement in the implementation of the decentralisation reform in Zakarpattya oblast for at least two last years.
• Experience in administration at municipal or regional level is an asset.
• Proven track record in working with municipalities.

Other knowledge, additional competences

• Sound knowledge of decentralisation and local self-government reform.
• Deep understanding of the specific set-up, its actors and political environment of Zakarpattya oblast.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication, cooperation and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and tight deadlines, with people of different professional and cultural backgrounds, result-oriented, well organised and motivated.
• Dedicated to perform as a member of the U-LEAD team.
• Willingness to enhance own skills as required by the dynamics of tasks to be performed.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Managing digital data and social media sensitively and responsibly.
• Very good Ukrainian language skills. English or German 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. Starting in the second half of August 2023. The end of the contract – 30.06.2024 with possible prolongation. Place of assignment is Uzhhorod.

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 August 18, 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.