Strategic Planning / Reform Monitoring Expert at Agriteam Canada

SURGe Project is looking for Strategic Planning / Reform Monitoring Expert who will be responsible for design and implementation of strategic planning and reform monitoring processes in Ministries according to RBM principles.

Reform initiative and position summary:

SURGe provides technical assistance to multiple Ministries to:

• increase their capacity in strategic planning and develop coherent, concise and measurable reform plans using the Results-Based Management (RBM) methodology, which is already embedded into Ukraine’s legislation (see the President`s Decree on the Annual National Program under the auspices of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, an interagency strategic document covering 100 reforms[1]);
• implement a citizen-centric approach to policy development according to GBA+ methodology a stated in Ukraine’s legislation (e.g. the Order of the Social Policy Ministry on Approval of the Instruction on Gender Mainstreaming in the Development of Legislative Acts[2])

To achieve these objectives, SURGe delivers planning sessions, trainings, and advisory support to the Government of Ukraine. For this reform initiative, SURGe Project is looking for а Strategic Planning / Reform Monitoring Expert who will be responsible for design and implementation of strategic planning and reform monitoring processes in Ministries according to RBM principles.

The expert will be based in Kyiv.

Level of effort: Full time, Monday-Friday.

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).

 Indicative duties and responsibilities (scope of work):

• Design and implement improved processes of strategic planning and reform monitoring in selected Ministries according to RBM
• Deliver RBM capacity building for Ministries:
• Based on thorough assessment of Ministries’ needs, identify coaching and training needs related to results-based planning, reform monitoring and evaluation (incl data collection) and develop a training plan to address them;
• Provide capacity building for Ministries;
• Provide continuous support to various policy departments of the Ministry on M&E/RBM related activities.

Preferred qualifications and skills:

• Minimum 5 years of advisory/project management experience at managerial positions in governance, including experience in advising on strategic planning;
• Proven experience in designing new processes, development of new systems;
• Understanding of progress monitoring systems related to public policies/governance: experience in development of indicators, development of data collection processes;
• Understanding of Results-Based Management (RBM), the government policy making cycle and the overall reform agenda in Ukraine;
• Preferred: experience in designing surveys and other data collection instruments;
• Experience in delivery of trainings, excellent communication skills;
• Strong ethics, well-balanced and mature personality, positive attitude to the job;
• Strong organizational skills, ability to work under tight deadlines;
• Excellent knowledge of Ukrainian, ability to speak and write clearly and correctly;
• Fluent English, strong writing skills;
• Citizen of Ukraine.

 To apply:

Submissions must be prepared in English and delivered electronically by 17:00 Kyiv time on November 04, 2020.

All submissions must include:

• Applicant’s CV in English (max. 2 pages)
• Applicant letter of interest (max. 500 words)

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.

[1] https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/news/2020/02/5/7106008/

[2] https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z0211-20#Text

2020-10-26T11:57:31.000 2020-11-04T23:59:59.000 Full time / Повна зайнятість TELECOMMUTE Ukraine AGRITEAM CANADA CONSULTING LTD (UKRAINE OFFICE) SURGe PROJECT