Digital Tools Advisor in Fond Shidna Evropa

Eastern Europe Foundation announces a competition for the position of adviser on the implementation of digital tools.

Project history

USAID project and UK Dev Promotion Integrity in Public Sector Activity (Pro-Integrity) is aimed at overcoming three development challenges within the scope of its activities in order to overcome corruption risks at the national institutional level, the level of local authorities and at the level related to the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine . In particular, these include:

• Goal 1: Strengthen anti-corruption institutional capacity at the national level to facilitate the prevention, detection and deterrence of corruption.
• Goal 2: Strengthen anti-corruption compliance and control in local governments.
• Goal 3: Increase transparency and accountability in resilience, recovery and reconstruction activities.

Within Objective 2, twenty communities will be selected for the first year and up to eighty during the five-year implementation period of the Pro-Integrity project.

Job description

Advisor on the implementation of digital tools will define and support the development and implementation of digital solutions and tools to optimize the internal business processes of local governments, increase transparency and promote public activity. This position will report to the Goal 2 Team Lead.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the local Integrity Manager to advise, develop and implement integrity plans from a digital tools to ensure transparency and accountability.
• In close collaboration with CDTO Pro-Integrity, advise local authorities on the development, implementation or optimization of existing IT tools to promote integrity.
• Monitor and support all stages of implementation of IT tools for local self-government bodies, including site visits and close coordination with partners from local self-government bodies.
• Ensure effective use and maintenance of digital tools, training and other information activities, as well as the support of relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain contact with the regional leadership of the Program and stakeholders to assess the needs of digital tools and ensure their compliance with the goals of local self-government bodies.
• Contribute to the creation and coordination of working groups, committees and discussion platforms to promote dialogue and cooperation on improving the integrity of placesself-government with the help of IT solutions.
• In close cooperation with the regional manager, coordinate the work of the regional staff of the Project in terms of implementing digital tools in local self-government bodies.
• Coordinate work with other international projects and initiatives in the field of development.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the Project management.

Requirements for candidates/courses:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in software development, project management, or digital innovation. Experience with local or national authorities implementing IT solutions preferred.
• Good project management skills.
• Experience with international donor development projects in Ukraine preferred.
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• Communication skills, ability to work effectively with various stakeholders, analytical skills and problem solving skills.

For to participate in the competition, please send a letter of motivation with an indication of the expected amount of the fee and a resume to the address [email protected] with the note "Digital Tools Advisor" until August 13, 2024 inclusive.

Call for applications for the position of Digital Tools Advisor

East Europe Foundation announces a competition for the position of Civic Outreach Advisor.

Project Background

The USAID and UK Dev Promoting Integrity in Public Sector Activity (Pro-Integrity), will concentrate on addressing three narrow development challenges within its manageable interest and influence to overcome corruption risks at the national institutional level, local government level, and related to Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction. Specifically, these include:

• Objective 1: Strengthening national level anti-corruption institutional capacity to advance corruption prevention, detection, and deterrence.
• Objective 2: Strengthening anti-corruption compliance and control in local governance.
• Objective 3: Advancing transparency and accountability in resilience, recovery, and reconstruction efforts.

Under the second objective, twenty Hromadas will be selected for the first year and up to eighty during the Pro-Integrity's five-year lifespan.

Position Description

The Civic Outreach Advisor will develop the strategies and implement initiatives to engage with national, regional, and local civil society organizations and initiative groups to promote anti-corruption measures, transparency, oversight, and citizen participation in local governance.

This position reports to the Team Leader of Objective 2.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategies to engage local civil society organizations and initiative groups in anti-corruption activities.
• Work closely with Local Integrity Manager on advising, designing and implementing of the integrity improvement plans from civic outreach perspective by including the appropriate civic outreach mechanisms in implementation of the plan.
• Work closely with Gender Advisor to ensure that the local integrity plans are relevantly reaches out to various groups such as women, veterans, youth and others.
• Design and implement grant programs to promote civic oversight of local government activities.
• Work with potential grantees and CSOs to co-create project concepts, monitor the quality of the project implementation and build capacity of grantees in technical areas..
• Work across departments of Pro-Integrity to ensure implementation of the grants programs including grants management, monitoring and evaluation, regional offices and other component teams.
• Implement innovative ideas to stimulate regional civic activism.
• Design and implement capacity building programs to strengthen local civic activists and investigative journalists’ capacities in monitoring local government activities.
• Foster partnerships between civil society and local authorities to improve integrity, minimize corruption risks, and introduce best integrity practices.
• In close partnership with the Regional Manager, coordinate work of regional staff of the Program in terms of interaction with local civil society actors and local governments civic outreach activities.
• Coordinate with other international development projects and initiatives.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the program management.

Candidate Requirements:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a relevant field of study, such as business administration, finance, law, public administration, or public policy, is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in working with the civil society sector.Experience working with anti-corruption non-governmental actors is preferred.
• Experience developing and implementing public outreach campaigns, organizing events, and facilitating stakeholder dialogue.
• Experience working with international donor-funded development activities in Ukraine is preferred.
• Communication skills, ability to work effectively with various stakeholders, analytical skills, and problem-solving abilities.

To participate in the competition, please send a motivation letter indicating the expected remuneration and a resume to the address [email protected] with the note “Civic Outreach Advisor” by August 13, 2024, inclusive.