Менеджер з питань покращення парламентського контролю

East Europe Foundation is looking for a Parliamentary Oversight Strengthening Manager (full-time position) for USAID RADA Program, which aims to promote a representative, accountable and independent parliament – the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. For more information about the USAID RADA Program, please visit: http://radaprogram.org.

Parliamentary Oversight Strengthening Manager’s duties:

• Conduct strategic consultations with MPs and VRU Secretariat on the development of policy recommendations to strengthen parliamentary oversight over executive 
• Organize and supervise work of experts on legislative improvements regarding parliamentary oversight
• Support, together with international and national experts, the development of methodologies and training programs to improve the oversight function of parliament;
• Oversee the development and trainings on the parliamentary oversight for parliamentary committees’ staff
• Draft and implement advocacy campaign among MPs and VRU Secretariat concerning tools and methods of parliamentary oversight  
• Prepare of narratives, reports and collection of monitoring data.

Education/skills requirements:

• Master/PhD degree in a relevant field;
• Previous experience of working with the Verkhovna Rada and/or the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;
• Proven analytical experience;
• Excellent writing skills;
• Prior experience of organizing events and logistics;
• Knowledge of political issues preferred;
• Knowledge of the parliamentary committees’ work;
• Detail-oriented and highly organized;
• Collaborative, team-oriented individual;
• Proven ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines;
• Excellent communication skills in Ukrainian and English: reading, writing and speaking;
• Comfortable with virtual communication – through email, Skype, social networks, and the Internet;
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel and Power point), additional experience with database or websites.

Date of starting work: September 2020.

Please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected]  with Parliamentary Oversight Strengthening Manager in subject line of an email. Only selected candidates will be contacted. No phone inquiries, please.

Deadline for submission: September 14, 2020.