Team Lead for the Humanitarian Aid Governance (HAG) Initiative at Alinea International

Position: Team Lead.

Employment Type: full-time, Monday-Friday.

Location: remote job position for now, with meetings in Ukraine once the security situation allows.

Reports to: Sector Lead.

Remuneration: fees are subject to negotiation and must not exceed established market rates.

At Alinea International we value equity, diversity and inclusivity in everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer opposed to all forms of discrimination. We actively seek and encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds recognizing that an inclusive workforce enriches our organization and achieves smarter, more innovative results.

Alinea is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Given the nature of our work, candidates will be subjected to due diligence checks and to enhanced background checks as appropriate.

About Alinea International Ltd.

Alinea is an international development consultancy providing technical and management expertise that helps people improve their lives. We work with governments, investors, companies and communities to create lasting change. Over 35 years, Alinea has successfully delivered more than 515 projects worldwide.

About the Project

In October 2019, Alinea International launched a new five-year project in Ukraine: Support Ukraine

Reforms in Governance (SURGe). SURGe is a technical assistance project in Ukraine, funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by Alinea International Ltd.

SURGe’s Ultimate Outcome is to help the Government of Ukraine (GoU) to deliver governance and economic reforms that better respond to the needs of its citizens.

To achieve this, the Project will strategically enhance and strengthen the GoU’s reform management functions, namely its capacity to undertake planning and analysis of reforms that consider citizen impact and to implement these reforms.

Reform initiative and position summary

In addition to its existing portfolio reform initiatives, SURGe has launched the Humanitarian Aid Governance initiative.

Within this RI, SURGe is aimed to respond to the challenges of the humanitarian crisis caused by the russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We contribute to the goal, when humanitarian aid to the citizens of Ukraine is provided and accompanied by verified data in the integrated humanitarian aid governance system by civil society organizations, donors and international humanitarian organizations to respond to the humanitarian crisis and challenges taking into account the needs of different groups of citizens.

Key Responsibilities

• Development of the concept of the initiative implementation – identify key stakeholders, key issues, required scope of work and objectives etc.
• Formalize operational plans – goals, key deliverables, budget, timeline, expertise of consultants needed.
• Develop and implement promotion plan related to the humanitarian aid governance.
• Hire, lead the initiative team and ensure productive and collaborative working environment.
• Setup and maintain operational processes related to the humanitarian aid governance within initiative.
• Implement, as a Product owner, the appropriate IT tools to digitalize processes of the humanitarian aid.
• Maintain effective working relationship with the initiative stakeholders (Government of Ukraine, territorial communities, other technical assistance projects, state and non-state actors in the area of food security).
• Build partnerships with international donor organizations, foreign embassies and organize appropriate fundraising campaigns.
• In line with the reform Logic model:
  • Monitor initiative indicators and team performance;
  • Draft reporting documents;
  • Represent initiative deliverables at working groups, meetings and other official events.
  • Adhere to the principles of RBM, GBA+ and environmental sustainability in preparation of the deliverables.
  • As agreed with SURGe, ensure visibility of the Government of Canada support to this initiative in conferences, meetings, seminars, working groups, interaction with public authorities, nongovernmental organizations, and other international technical assistance projects.
  • Prepare and draft other documents and activities as requested by SURGe and Government of Ukraine related to Food Security initiative.

Academic Qualifications and Experience:

Mandatory:

• 5+ years of professional experience in project management, consulting, governance, or related area.
• Proven experience in the international cooperation processes with donors organization, incl. technical support, fundraising etc.
• Proven experience in managing teams (min 5 people). Ability to structure the work of the team and ensure timely implementation.
• Knowledge of the government policy making cycle and national reform agenda, public administration, humanitarian emergency response.
• Strategic thinking, ability to understand the needs of the client, strong logic skills, ability to identify bottlenecks and develop solutions.
• Excellent communication, diplomatic and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in English.
• Master’s degree in Public Administration, Economics, Finance or related areas.
• Citizen of Ukraine.

Desirable:

• Experience in negotiation with international donor’s organizations, foreign embassies, cooperation with Ukrainian NGOs, territorial communities.
• Experience working with the Government of Ukraine.
• Experience with organization of the large-scale humanitarian aid support projects.

The duration of the contract is 6 months with a possibility of extensions (subject of approval and implemented deliverables during a previous deployment).

For contracting (after the job offer is made), the selected candidate is expected to be registered as a Private Entrepreneur of the 3d group (consultancy services).

2022-11-30T11:17:18.000 2022-12-07T23:59:59.000 Full time / Повна зайнятість TELECOMMUTE Alinea International (Ukraine Office) PROJECT: Support to Ukraine’s Reforms for Governance (SURGe)