Senior Project Manager (Business environment & priority sectors reforms)

The Recovery and Reform Support Team (RST) at the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine (Ministry) is a group of Ukrainian professionals (non-civil servants) funded on a temporary basis through the Ukraine Recovery and Reform Architecture (URA) programme that provides targeted technical support and assists the Ministry in the design and implementation of priority reforms. The RST will assist in filling capacity gaps in the design and implementation of priority reform strategies and programmes, while strengthening links and partnerships between the Ministry’s priorities and relevant donor support.

The Senior Project Manager (Business environment & priority sectors) (SPM) is expected to support the implementation, monitoring and control activities for the business environment & key priority sectors of the Ukraine Plan. The assignment will include analytical work with large datasets of information, assisting MoE in preparing various reports, analytical papers, reviews and analysis of legislation, drafts legislative acts, as well as stakeholder management. The SPM is also expected to be a capable team player, able to assist in building coordination networks among colleagues from other government agencies and ministries and the Reform Delivery Office of the Cabinet of Ministers (RDO) team.

Main duties and responsibilities

The SPM is expected to provide support to the National Coordinator (the MoE) in coordination and facilitation of RST activities related to implementation, monitoring and control of business environment improvements and reforms of the key sectors as foreseen by the relevant chapter of the Ukraine Plan. The SPM is expected to assist in the following.

• Assisting in fostering engagement and cooperation with relevant stakeholders (primarily the Ministry and other line ministries officials, national and sub-national government bodies, business community stakeholders sovereign borrowers, as well as the European monitoring and control bodies, such as the European Commission, OLAF, ECA, EPPO, as well as other relevant donors, IFIs, and other relevant counterparts) concerning issues of the Ukraine Facility and Ukraine Plan implementation;
• Assisting in resolution of problems and obstacles encountered during implementation, identification and communication of issues pertaining to the coordination and monitoring of the Ukraine Plan
• Providing project management support (support in development of project/business environment reforms implementation plan, risk management, change management, etc.);
• Contributing to coordination of preparation of timely and quality monitoring reports and status updates on business environment reform and key sectors reforms implementation progress to the SEUP,the RST Director, and other stakeholders as assigned as well as for publication.
• Contributing to the development of policies related to the development and approval of reforms for the business climate improvement and economic growth.
• Facilitating a comprehensive assessment of the state of implementation and progress of the related sectoral reforms;
• Strengthening the project management capacity by improving the legal and operational framework and establishing better collaboration between the MinEcomony, line ministries, IFIs, and EU;
• Participating in joint working groups, meetings, and discussions with the reform stakeholders
• Organising and ensuring quality of research, collection and analysis of data from various sources in order to provide necessary reporting information.
• Coordinating the creation of matrices with tracking the implementation of indicators in accordance with the Ukraine Plan,
• Quality control of the creation of slide decks and the implementation of tools for automatic data collection.
• Assisting with forecasting/analysis of potential scenarios of events and developing recommendations for response.

The specified lists of scope of work, services and expected deliverables can be modified and supplemented on request from the Ministry.

Qualifications and skills:

• Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Law, Management, Public Policy or other related fields;
• Strong analytical research and data processing skills;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills;
• Advanced level of PC literacy (PowerPoint, Project, Excel, Word);
• Excellent command of Ukrainian and fluency in English.

Professional knowledge and experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of general professional experience of which:
• at least 5 years of proven experience in economic policy development and/or project management, public or business administration, or consulting (related to the field of the assignment); and
• at least 2 years of proven analytical experience.
• Experience working for international organisations, notably International Financial Institutions, and/or international technical assistance projects would be an advantage.
• Familiarity with Ukraine’s current reform agenda, and a good understanding of policy formulation processes and policy dialogues.

Submissions must be prepared in English only and be delivered electronically by 8 December, 23:59 (Kyiv time) to Відправити резюме . All submissions must include a completed Application form, NDA Form, the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae, a reference letter from a recent supervisor/manager (in English or Ukrainian with English translation) the contact details for two further referees who, if contacted, can attest to the professional and/or educational background of the candidate.

Detailed description of the vacancy can be found via the link: http://surl.li/reiawo 

Only applications which have been submitted using the correct template and are fully completed, will be considered.