Project Coordinator State Employment Service Support

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Ukraine is seeking a qualified professional for the project «REYOIN: Economic integration of working age population in Ukraine» to fill the position of the: Project Coordinator State Employment Service Support (full-time, Kyiv)

The Sustainable Economic Development Cluster of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH comprises various projects implemented on behalf of the German government supporting Ukraine to develop a resilient and competitive economic sector. Partners of the projects are Ukrainian ministries on the national level, administrations on regional level, stakeholders on the municipal level, and private sector companies.

The project REYOIN is implemented by GIZ on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); the political partner is the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.

The objective of REYOIN is to promote the socio-economic integration of IDP, local communities and returnees by improving policies, employment services, job matching and cooperation between relevant stakeholders on national, regional and local level.

As part of REYOIN, you will closely cooperate with public and private institutions, civil society and other partners, as well as ensure interaction with other relevant (GIZ) projects. Your emphasis will be on supporting the State Employment Service (SES) in its reform efforts in principle and specifically in further developing its labour market analytics, its internal training system as well as quality and efficiency of its service offers. You will be working in a sensitive and complex environment which is highly dynamic and socially and politically charged.

This position foresees regular travel to implementation partners and stakeholders within Ukraine and occasional travel to EU countries.

Key responsibilities:

  • Coordinating analysis, planning and implementation of (reform) support measures for the SES.
  • Identifying and addressing training and support needs of SES by formulating Terms of Reference for external expert support, supervising the implementation of contracts, and capturing results.
  • Building up and maintaining an expert network within Ukraine and in EU Member States.
  • Supporting development and implementation of innovative approaches on national and local level.
  • Identifying, promoting and scaling good practices.
  • Recognizing identified issues from local level for policy making and improvement of efficiency and quality in service provision.
  • Supporting work on relevant chapters 2,3,19 for the EU accession process (ACQUIS), including PES/EURES network membership and respective institutional adjustments within SES.
  • Building cooperation and ensure constant exchange between SES and peers from EU Member State Public Employment Services (PES), including organisation of respective exchange formats.
  • Advising project partners on the topic and accompanying their respective capacity building and organisational development.
  • Establishing, maintaining and ensuring excellent communication flows based on mutual confidence and trust with all relevant stakeholders (political and implementation partners as well as other relevant public, private or civil society entities).
  • Supporting the planning and the monitoring activities in Ukraine, including timely contributions of accurate information to the overall results-based monitoring and knowledge management processes.
  • Cooperation with GIZ local staff in selected pilot regions.

Required qualifications, competences, and experience:

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in political sciences, economics, international relations, migration Studies, social sciences or any other relevant field.
  • Minimum 3 years of proven professional experience in a comparable position.
  • Sound knowledge of labour market and local economic development and respective national policies and initiatives (e.g. Employment Policy).
  • Experience in employment promotion, especially in active and passive labour market instruments.
  • Gender sensitive work experience is required, working experience with vulnerable groups, especially IDPs and / or returning Ukrainians is considered an asset,
  • Proven experience in organisational / institutional development, change management methods and institutional reform. 
  • Proven experience in liaising with stakeholders such as government officials, private sector representatives, and civil society actors, including proven experience initiating and/or facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogues, especially public and civil society sector.
  • Excellent representative competences and diplomatic skills, in particular networking and negotiating as well as a high degree of discretion, integrity and sense of tone.
  • Advanced project management skills and ability to self-organise and prioritise tasks.
  • Ability to perform under pressure, including timely delivery of high-quality results.
  • Strong communication and team skills, including cooperation with people of different backgrounds and cultural backgrounds.
  • Work experience in (international) technical assistance, particularly in the field of development cooperation is considered an asset.
  • High proficiency in written and spoken Ukrainian and English is mandatory; knowledge of German is considered an asset.
  • Very good working knowledge of ICT technologies and relevant applications.
  • Readiness and ability to take up new topics and/or tasks and upskill, if necessary.
  • Willingness to travel locally and abroad (depending on the security situation).

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. Place of assignment is Kyiv. Starting as soon as possible. The contract duration will be 12 months with the possibility of prolongation.

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer and offers an attractive and challenging working environment with opportunities for skill enhancement.

Application

We are looking forward to your application in English, comprising your CV and a Cover letter explaining your motivation to apply for the job to recruitment-ua@giz.de until COB 07 April 2024, Monday.

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.