EU Integration Advisor

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Ukraine is seeking a qualified professional for the project “Strengthening Ukraine’s EU Alignment in the Rule of Law” (3*E4U) and “Strengthening of the civil society in the Eastern Partnership” to fill the position of the: EU Integration Advisor (full-time, Kyiv)
 

As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe – from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector and governments of other countries. We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The commissioning parties and cooperation partners all place their trust in GIZ, and we work with them to generate ideas for political, social and economic change, to develop these into concrete plans and to implement them. Since we are a public-benefit federal enterprise, German and European values are central to our work. Together with our partners in national governments worldwide and cooperation partners from the worlds of business, research and civil society, we work flexibly to deliver effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions.

Areas of responsibility:

  • Track the Ukrainian EU accession process and related events on the EU level and provide ad-hoc analysis.
  • Establish internal dissemination formats for news on the EU accession process and operate them as agreed.
  • Contribute to the establishment and application of internal guidelines on operational and communication matters related to the EU accession process.
  • Support the work of the GIZ-internal task force on European Integration through preparation and debriefing of meetings, minute taking.
  • Establish, fill and update internal knowledge resources, such as portfolio overviews, overview of activities, and similar.
  • Provide any other support as required by the internal EU Accession Coordination Task Force.

Qualifications:

  • Degree in political science, law or equivalent.
  • Extensive knowledge of the Ukrainian government’s European Union accession process.
  • Extensive knowledge of the structure and procedures of the European Union, in particular with regard to EU enlargement processes.
  • First experience in the area of coordination of networks as well as communication activities.
  • Excellent command of written and spoken Ukrainian and English; command of German a plus.

Personal competences:

  • Strong interest in EU accession policies and Ukraine’s reform agenda aligning to the acquis communautaire.
  • Team player with excellent intercultural competences.
  • Strong organisational, planning and managerial competences.
  • Excellent communication, writing, presentation and organisational skills.
  • Ability to work flexibly and independently, often under tight deadlines.
  • High level of discretion, integrity, and sense of tone.
  • Aptitude for assessing material and content of politically sensitive nature.

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 as soon as possible. The contract duration is till the end of November 2025.

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 recruitment-ua@giz.de until COB 20 December 2024, 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.