Спеціаліст/ка з управління проєктами (торгівля та конкурентоспроможність)

Solicitations open to:            Ukrainian Nationals (Residency/Ukrainian Work Permit) 
Solicitation No.:                     720-121-23-R-10041
Position Title:                        Project Management Specialist (Trade and Competitiveness)
Issuance date:                        October 10, 2023  
Closing date and time:         October 24, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Kyiv Time
Work hours:                            40 hours (Full time)
Position Grade:                       FSN-10 
Market Value:                          Basic Annual Rate (in U.S. Dollars): $32,180 – $41,841
Place of Performance:          Kyiv, Ukraine
Period of Performance:        Five-Year Period of Performance with possibility to renew 

STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

The incumbent serves as a Project Management Specialist for the Office of Economic Growth (OEG) in USAID/Ukraine. Working under the overall supervision of the Trade and Competitiveness Team Lead, the incumbent is responsible for a full range of project management responsibilities in the areas of international trade and private sector competitiveness. In this capacity, the incumbent performs a variety of complex functions related to research, planning, programming, reporting, activity monitoring, analytical and management duties to support implementation and coordination of economic development assistance projects and programs.

The incumbent will manage one or more projects within OEG’s portfolio, providing day-to-day guidance and direction to the contractor/implementing partner and their staff. The incumbent also serves as a professional assistant and advisor to OEG staff on related projects. As such, the candidate must be effective in facilitating the agreement, cooperation and support of public officials and private sector representatives in Ukraine. Counterparts include mid-level Ukrainian, US, and third-country government officials; representatives of international organizations and international financial institutions such as the European Union, World Bank, and IMF; other bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors; USAID/Ukraine implementing partners; and representatives from private sector businesses and business associations.

As the Project Management Specialist, the incumbent will serve as an alternate Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or alternate Agreement Officer Representative (AOR) for one or more EG programs in the areas of trade and competitiveness. The incumbent will be required to support and coordinate with AORs/CORs in OEG and the Mission to ensure optimal programming and management of economic development activities. As a secondary function, the incumbent serves as a main point of contact for OEG Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) tasks. This position is thus responsible for planning, coordinating evaluating, monitoring, and reporting on major economic development assistance projects and programs as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE:

Education: Minimum of bachelor’s degree in business administration, Economics or other relevant field is required.

Work Experience: Minimum of Three (3) years of progressively responsible, relevant work experience, which demonstrates increasing responsibility for managing, analyzing, coordinating, and designing economic development projects is required.

Language Proficiency: Level IV (Fluent) speaking/reading/writing English and Level IV (Fluent) speaking/reading/writing of Ukrainian is required.

For further details and instructions on how to apply, please see the full version of this announcement at: https://www.usaid.gov/usaidukraine-solicitation-project-management-specialist-trade-and-competitiveness