Редактор/ Editor

Deloitte is seeking qualified candidates to serve as Editor in support of the USAID Health Reform Support project. This position is part-time.

Project Background and Summary:

The purpose of the USAID Health Reform Support is to support a transparent, accountable, and effective health care system that is capable of meeting the health needs of the Ukrainian people. Advancing health sector reforms, enhancing transparency, and tackling corruption will reduce out-of-pocket payments and improve access and availability of high quality, evidence-based health care services for Ukrainians. Elimination of corruption is a cross-cutting theme across all objectives to be achieved by this activity, which include:

1. Improve health sector governance.
2. Support the transformation of the healthcare financing model.
3. Strengthen the health workforce.
4. Enhance transparency, accountability and responsiveness of the health care system.
5. Improve service delivery system at all levels.

 Objective

Editor will arrange full cycle of Health Reform Digests development and distribution.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Editor will include but will not be limited to the following:

• develop content plan for the Health Reform Digests
• copywriting of the texts
• coordination of layout and approve procedure
• monitoring target audiences reach and feedback

 Qualification requirements

• At least 3-years of proven work experience in the communications field
• Excellent writing skills in Ukrainian
• Experience as Editor of any newsletter, corporate edition, newspaper, magazine etc.
• General understanding of Ukraine’s health system and reform concept
• Any reform communication support experience will be preferred
• experience of work with full information cycle: information collection-analysis-processing -presentation
• experience of work with state authorities will be a priority
• Strong knowledge of the press/media
• Experience engaging diverse stakeholders, including government representatives, civil activists, think tanks, NGOs for communications purposes
• Ability to work in politically sensitive and fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal communicational and organizational skills

Expected position duration and workload

The expected period of performance for this position will be from December, 2019 till September 30, 2020. The anticipated level of effort for this position will be up to 40 hours per week.

Qualified candidates are expected to send their CVs, cover letters, and 2 reference letters to [email protected]  no later than December 19, 2019. Please indicate the following in the subject field of the email “Editor”.  Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.