EU Project Officer / Фахівець/чиня з проектів ЄС

Policy and Management Consulting Group (PMCG) (www.pmcg-i.com) is an international development consulting company aiming to deliver progress to transitional and developing countries since 2007. We specialize in policy advising, institutional and organizational development, operational excellence, monitoring and evaluation, engineering consulting, business development advisory services, and research. We are primarily working in the regions of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa, with bilateral and multilateral development institutions, such as: USAID, European Commission, World Bank, UNDP, ADB, JICA and others.

Job overview and main responsibilities

The Ukrainian Project Officer will play a crucial role in supporting the implementation of projects focusing on projects funded by the European Union (EU) across various sectors. Working under the direct supervision of the EU Project Management Unit Director (Tbilisi, Georgia) will be responsible for providing overall administrative support and actively contributing to the development of project proposals.

Project proposal preparation:

• Support the team in preparation of project proposals
• Analyze tender requirements
• Collect the information from partners and other stakeholders
• Recruit the project team members, search, identify, evaluate, communicate, hire, and contract
• Prepare written inputs and background documents, such as regular progress reports, technical briefs, and presentations on EU project activities.

Project Administration:

• Support the team in coordinating, administrating, and managing EU-funded project activities according to project plans and timelines
• Communication with clients and partners
• Support the team in organizing project meetings, workshops, and other events
• Monitor project progress and maintain project documentation, including contracts, reports, and correspondence specific to EU requirements.
• Support the project management team in the translation of the reports and other documents
• Maintenance and update of project information and data in the MIS System
• Provide other required administrative and/or any other tasks related to the project or may be advised by the Supervisor.

Required skills and Experience

• Master’s degree preferably in social science, political science, business or economics, public administration or other related disciplines
• Minimum 2 year of relevant, proven working experience within public or private sector
• Demonstrated experience in engaging with EU institutions in the context of project management or proposal development (implementation, logistics, budgeting, staffing, etc.)
• Fluency in both oral and written English
• Knowledge of Ukrainian development context, key sectors, and EU funding mechanisms is desirable.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies

• Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of PMCG
• Demonstrates general integrity and high ethical standards
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability. 

The candidate should demonstrate  

• Leadership qualities, high sense of responsibility
• Decision making, Problem-solving, and resilience skills
• Critical, analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Ability to adapt or use ideas in an innovative or unexpected way
• Ability to handle and interpret data
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and networking skills.

Interested candidates should apply via email to the following address: [email protected]

Please include the title “PO EUA07/23” in the email subject line.

PMCG is committed to achieving workforce diversity and is opposed to all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

Equality is fully incorporated in all of PMCG’s work as a universal human right.

The processing of personal data will be carried out by PMCG, which operates by international data protection standards. The purpose of the processing of personal data is to determine the candidate’s compliance with the requirements of the existing/future vacancy to make an employment decision and be kept for a period not exceeding 10 years. The candidate is entitled to receive information about the processed personal data about him/her, which he/she provided to the PMCG, and to request correction and updating of the information; Add, block, delete, and/or destroy; For this, please contact us by e-mail: [email protected].