Вакансія: Advocacy Expert for the Deinstitutionalization Reform Project Office

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About Agriteam Canada:
Agriteam Canada is one of Canada’s leading international development firms, providing management and technical expertise to developing and transitional country partners on projects that promote sustainable growth and meaningful opportunities for people to improve their lives. Over the past 30 years, we have implemented over 370 projects in more than 65 countries.

Agriteam has two offices in Canada and 11 offices around the world, including an office in Ukraine. Over the almost thirteen-year of Agriteam presence in Ukraine, the team successfully implemented five international technical assistance projects.

About the Project:
In October, 2019, Agriteam Canada launched a new five-year project in Ukraine: Support to Ukraine’s Reforms for Governance (SURGe).

SURGe’s Ultimate Outcome is to help the Government of Ukraine (GoU) to deliver governance and economic reforms that better respond to the needs of its citizens. To achieve this, the Project will strategically enhance and strengthen the GoU’s reform management functions, namely its capacity to undertake planning and analysis of reforms that consider citizen impact, and to implement these reforms.

Reform Initiative and Position Summary:
The expert team will assist the Ukrainian Government with implementation of the National Strategy for the Reform of the Institutional Care and Upbringing of Children for 2017-2026 (National Strategy).

The engaged experts will work close with the Ministry of Social Policy, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and the Commissioner’s Office for Children’s Rights to provide consultations and assist with the development of the necessary regulations, systems as well as building up capacity within these institutions to plan, implement and communicate reform of the institutional care and upbringing of children taking into account the international standards and best practices.

The goal of the reform initiative is to shift Ukraine’s dependence on orphanages for its 105,000 orphans (95% of whom have parents) to provision of appropriate services to children and families to address their specific needs and ensure that each child is raised in a family or family-like environment.

For this reform, SURGe Project is looking for аn Advocacy Expert who will provide expert support with the development and lobbying for adoption of the legal framework reflected in the Action Plan for implementation of the second stage of the National Strategy, as well as of other legislation required to secure children’s rights to education, health care and social protection.

The expert will be based in Kyiv and will be reporting to Team Lead of the DIRPO office.

Level of Effort: Full time, Monday-Friday.

The duration of the contract is 6 months with a possibility of extensions. For contracting (after the job offer is made), the selected candidate should be able to get registered as a Private Entrepreneur of the 3d group (consultancy services).

Indicative Duties and Responsibilities (scope of work):

1. Work with the central executive authorities, Committees of the Verkhovna Rada, international and national associations and organizations, operating to protect children’s rights, in terms of implementation of the Action Plan for the 2nd Stage of implementation of the National DI Strategy;
2. Develop partnerships of the central executive authorities tasked with the DI reform and the Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights with international and national associations and organizations, operating to protect children’s rights, to engage their expertise and other resources, for the purposes of the National Strategy;
3. Participate in drafting or revision of the legislation reflected in the Action Plan for implementation of the second stage of the National Strategy, as well as of other legislation required to secure children’s rights to education, health care and social protection.
4. Ensure preparation and updating of the awareness-raising and analytical materials on the Child Care Deinstitutionalization Reform and its progress, to present them at the national level during working meetings, round tables and other events, supported by the central executive authorities tasked with the DI reform and the Office of the Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
• Degree in social, public administration, juridical or other education;
• At least 4 years of extensive practical experience in the area of protection of children’s’ rights;
• High level of DI knowledge, DI international practices, children’s right legislation, and full understanding of current challenges in Ukraine in this sector;
• Profile of successful advocacy campaigns in the relevant areas is preferred;
• High level of Ukrainian and English language competency.

To apply:
Submissions must be prepared in English and delivered electronically by 17:00 Kyiv time on February 07, 2020 to the following address: [email protected].

All submissions must include:
1) Applicant’s CV;
2) Applicant’s letter of interest.

Please ensure to state Advocacy Expert (DIRPO) in the e-mail subject line.

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.