Public Investment Projects Adviser at Agriteam Canada

Reform initiative and position summary:
SURGe will provide technical assistance to selected communities in pilot oblasts to improve their investment governance, so that regions and communities have capacity to select and prioritise public investment projects based on citizen needs, and are able to efficiently implement these projects. These approaches will be then institutionalised at the national level.

The expert team will be deployed to the Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine.

The goal of the reform initiative: Communities and regions drive local investment that creates new quality of life and enhances regional economic capabilities for and with involvement of citizens (male & female).

For this reform, SURGe Project is looking for а Public Investment Projects Adviser who will be responsible for capacity development and advice to pilot communities/regions on design, funding and implementation of investment projects based on community needs.

The expert will be based in Kyiv and will be reporting to the Team Lead of the Regional Investment Projects Facilitation team.

Level of effort: full time, Monday-Friday.
The duration of the contract is 10 months with a possibility of extension (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 3rd group (consultancy services).

Indicative duties and responsibilities (scope of work):
• Analyze legal acts, socio-economic development reports, planning documents and other materials on investment projects.
• Develop proposals on improving investment governance at the national, regional and local levels.
• Draft legal acts that facilitate design, funding and implementation of investment projects.
• Propose recommendations, draft methodologies and tools on design, funding and
implementation of investment projects by regional/local authorities and development partners.
• Interact with public authorities and projects of international technical assistance regarding implementation of the reform initiative.

Preferred qualifications and skills:
• University/Master degree in public administration, management, development or other relevant discipline.
• Strong analytical and capacity development skills.
• At least 3 years of experience of advising to national, regional and local authorities on design, funding and implementation of investment projects in the area of regional/local development.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations in the area of regional policy, local self-government, public finance.
• Familiarity with regional policy and local self-government reform agenda.
• Fluent in Ukrainian and English.
• Citizen of Ukraine.

To apply:
Submissions must be prepared in English and delivered electronically by 17:00 Kyiv time on September 11, 2020.

All submissions must include:
1) Applicant’s CV in English (max. 2 pages);
2) Applicant’s letter of interest in English (max. 500 words).

Please ensure to state Public Investment Projects Adviser in the e-mail subject line.

Applications received after the indicated deadline and/or without letter of interest will not be reviewed and considered.

Please note, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for follow-up. We do not welcome unsolicited phone calls.

2020-09-02 2020-09-11T00:00:00+03:00 Full time / Повна зайнятість TELECOMMUTE Ukraine AGRITEAM CANADA CONSULTING LTD (UKRAINE OFFICE) SURGe PROJECT