Старший юрист/юристка з питань соціальної політики та зайнятості до Команди підтримки відновлення та реформ з адаптації законодавства при Верховній Раді України

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are stepping up the efforts to support accession of Ukraine to the European Union through the Ukraine Recovery and Reform Architecture (URA) programme. Recovery and Reform Support Team for Legal Approximation of Ukrainian Legislation to the EU acquis Approximation (RST) is established to address the critical needs of the Ukrainian Parliament in the area of EU acquis transposition and provide support to accelerate critical EU integration reforms.

The RST is an advisory body to the Apparatus of the Verkhovna Rada and providing analytical and legal support to the adaptation of the Ukrainian legislation to EU norms and assisting with closing the existing capacity gaps in the area of EU acquis transposition. It will provide support to parliamentary committees and their sub-committees, including the Parliament’s Committee on EU integration and subcommittees on adaptation of the national legislation to EU acquis, parliamentary committee secretariats, the leadership and Members of the Parliament.

The competition is now open for the position of Senior Legal Expert on Social Policy and Employment. The interested professionals are encouraged to apply. The position is based on-site in Kyiv. This is not a remote work opportunity.

   Main duties and responsibilities of the Senior Legal Expert

· Ensure timely delivery of activities within the agreed timeframe and available resources as requested by the Team Lead, the leadership of VRU and VRU Secretariat.

· Ensure appropriate quality of deliverables, including reports, analyses and others.

· Flag obstacles and propose solutions to issues arising in the planning, implementation and monitoring of legal approximation policy to the Team Lead, the leadership of VRU and VRU Secretariat.

· Ensure effective communication and coordination at the expert level, when applicable, with the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers (Government Office for European Integration), line ministries, technical assistance projects supporting the legal approximation process and URA support teams (RDO of the CMU and RSTs in line ministries and agencies).

· Ensure high-quality information and visibility of RST activities.

· Report on the implementation of legal approximation policy to the Team Lead, VRU leadership, the leadership of VRU Secretariat and the URA contributors.

This consultancy appointment is expected to start in March 2024 and has an estimated overall duration of 4 months The assignment may be extended, subject to the availability of donor funding and the consultant’s performance.

Potential candidates should send a full package of documents (application form, CV, motivation letter, NDA Form and letter of recommendation) by 23:59 (Kyiv time) on 10 March 2024. Candidates who submit an incomplete package of documents will not be considered.

The detailed Terms of Reference are available at the link: Senior Legal Expert on Social Policy and Employment

2024-02-22T12:32:12.000 2024-03-10T23:59:59.000 Full time TELECOMMUTE Україна Фонд архітектури реформ в Україні (Фонд АРУ)