Expert for the Nomination Committee

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 Government is planning to appoint supervisory boards with a majority of independent members for at least 15 SOEs from the list of top key SOEs approved by the Cabinet of Ministers protocol decision by Q2 2026. The process is based on the competitive selection framework.

Main duties and responsibilities

The consultant will primarily focus on supporting the nomination process for SOE supervisory boards but will also be available for broader tasks based on the Ministry’s requirements. The responsibilities include:

• collaborate with the Nomination Committee to define and update selection criteria for supervisory board members and other roles as needed
• review and refine the requirements for candidates, announcements on the competitive selection of a member of the supervisory board, ensuring they align with the strategic goals and standards of the SOEs.
• propose improvements to the draft announcements for CEO and supervisory board positions, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and compliance with legal and policy requirements.
• assist in development and maintenance of tracking matrices for the nomination process.
• facilitate a comprehensive assessment of the state of nomination process. Cooperate with consortium engaged by the EBRD tasked with optimising of the Nomination Committee’s recruitment processes.
• collect proposals for improving the committee’s process and related legislation, prepare the terms of reference for the legal expert on respective changes in the CMU order.
• prepare conceptual notes, talking points, reports, and other documentation related to the nomination process and broader reform efforts.
• contribute to the preparation of analytics in nomination process.
• provide organizational and logistical support for events, roundtables, conferences, and forums related to corporate governance reform and other Ministry priorities.

Qualifications and skills:

• Master’s degree in Human Resources management, Economics, Law, Management, Public Policy or other related fields;
• strong analytical, data processing and prioritisation skills.
• excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• advanced level of PC literacy (PowerPoint, Project, Excel, Word).
• fluency in Ukrainian and English.

Professional experience:

Minimum of 5 years of general professional experience (working for international organisations and/or international technical assistance projects would be an advantage), of which:

• at least 3 years of proven data analyst or human resources management experience.

Other competencies:

• Proven knowledge and professional experience in human recourse management and executive recruitment, strategic planning and project management.
• Previous experience working for international companies/organisations.
• 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 31 October, 23:59 (Kyiv time) to Відправити резюме . All submissions must include a completed Application form, NDA Form, the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae and contact details for three 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: https://shorturl.at/I9A1r

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