Вакансія: USAID Economics Resilence Activity looking for Business Revival Coordination and Project Management Lead

Project Description

The Ukraine Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) (8/27/2018 – 8/26/2024) was designed to strengthen the economy and improve the resilience of businesses and communities in eastern Ukraine following Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and the seizure of territory in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions by Russian backed separatists.

Before the war, ERA had focused interventions on Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts. In 2019 after Russia commandeered a Ukrainian naval ship and established a blockade, ERA added the Sea of Azov (Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts and municipal centers closest to the sea) to its area of operations. With the February onset of war in eastern and southern Ukraine, Russia has significantly damaged or destroyed most of ERA’s previous implementation geography, including Mariupol, Sartana, Rubizhne, and Sievierodonetsk and occupied the cities of Berdiansk, Melitopol and Stanytsia Luhanska.

The further Economic Resilience Activity’s work will be centered on three pillars:

1. Stabilization and Inclusion: building the capabilities of vulnerable populations to be able to capitalize on entrepreneurial and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) economic opportunities;
2. Business Revival: helping MSMEs relocate and rebuild marketing and supply chains; and
3. New Economy: working with coalitions and leaders to build confidence in the sustainable Ukrainian state, articulate a vision for the future, and put in place the building blocks for a modern, diverse, and MSME-friendly economy post-war.

Nowadays, ERA shifts its focus from interventions targeting businesses and communities in eastern oblasts to supporting internally displaced persons (IDPs), MSMEs, universities and other partners from those regions as they move westward to safety and re-establish operations. As a result, ERA’s area of operations has changed from “the east” to supporting IDPs and partners that originated in the east to other locations “anywhere in Ukraine.” The project is also considering temporary support to those who have fled to the EU outside of Ukraine.

USAID ERA provides technical assistance and co-investment support to micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), financial services providers, local NGOs, educational institutions, cities, and consolidated communities. USAID support will enable partners to acquire and test new technologies, rebuild and scale businesses to new markets, build capacity, leverage IT solutions and share information.

Job Overview

Business Revival / Growth is ERA’s largest component, working with a wide range of beneficiaries across many business sectors/industries. Business Revival / Growth focused on multilevel support for MSMEs from all over Ukraine with an inclination toward relocated businesses or those who face more considerable risks due to proximity to borders with russia and the frontline. To efficiently conduct the component operations and ensure accountability, coordination, and reporting ERA Business Revival / Growth component requires Business Revival Coordination and Project Management Lead.

Coordination and Project Management Lead, together with the ERA Business Revival / Growth manager and other team members, will create a framework of efficient coordination, reporting, and accountability with internal and external audiences covering the ERA Business Revival / Growth component operations and activities. Coordination and Project Management Lead reports to ERA Business Revival / Growth manager and is based in Kyiv (remote mode, until further notice).

Responsibilities

Technical Tasks:  

Coordination

• Support component leadership on coordination efforts inside and outside the component
• Work with component teams and external audiences to collect and deliver timely information and feedback to the involved parties
• Coordinate the component teams’ operations, ensure complete and timely feedback, and facilitate the operational efficiency
• Organize and coordinate internal and external team meetings, sessions
• Ensure the control and proper conduct of component-level operations
• Prepare (shareable) minutes of the meetings, ensure follow-up and implementation

Reporting

• Prepare the reports and updates for management accounts and external (related to component) users, including USAID
• Organize the daily updates of activities of the component by collecting and reviewing updates among the team for reporting to the Client
• Report on the implementation progress to Growth and ERA SMT
• Preparation of annual Workplans, as well as Quarter and Annual reports.

Management Accounts

• Ensure accountability of component activities, programs, workplan, and operational items progress in a timely and sufficient way
• Organize timely and sufficient weekly internal progress notes to track and adjust the programs and activities implementation process
• Track grants, procurement, and ICA progress on the component level
• Collect, review, and propose adjustments according to the progress of the component activities
• Measure and evaluate the activities’ implementation success
• Track and measure the team performance
• Organize the process of integration of internal operation project management software

Others

• prepare instructions, SOWs, manuals

Monitoring & Evaluation:  in coordination with the M&E team,

• supports data collection during the implementation of the technical tasks;
• monitors the implementation of activities according to the ERA M&E plan;
• provides information and data to the M&E team in a required format.

Communication: in coordination with the communication team,

• professionally represents ERA to relevant stakeholders;
• fosters ongoing positive cooperation with the stakeholders and ERA staff;
• ensures that the correct USAID ERA branding and marking are utilized during the performance of the technical tasks.

Reporting:

• maintains records of all activities using existing reporting tools;
• prepares accurate and timely progress reports quarterly and contributes to the preparation of annual reports;
• compiles technical information for the Growth manager and ERA Senior Management Team (SMT) upon request.

Job Expectations

In this position, you are expected to share the DAI’s four core values:

• Integrity: commit to civil and ethical behavior, play by the rules, and do the right thing;
• Responsibility: Be accountable to clients, partners, grant recipients, beneficiaries, colleagues, and communities where we work. If you fall short, you own up, fix the problem, and get it right the next time;
• Excellence: adhere to the highest technical and professional standards in innovation, learning, and service;
• Global Citizenship: respect the cultural diversity and treat everyone everywhere with professionalism and dignity to make the world a better place.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Project Management
• Master’s degree preferred (Management, law, economics, marketing, or other relevant field related to Operations Management);
• Good understanding of MSME development and donor-funded principles
• Experience in business management is an advantage
• Experience in a relevant role in donor-funded projects or international development projects Is an advantage
• Experience in operational consulting services is an advantage
• Ability to work well independently and with a team
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented with good organization and prioritization skills
• Excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office and Outlook
• Written and spoken fluency in Ukrainian
• Excellent written and spoken fluency in English

WE OFFER

Contract length: 12-months employment agreement with a possibility of extension until August 2024.

Salary Level: We offer competitive market-based salary level for candidates with relevant experience.

Duty station: Ukraine

Benefits: all benefits envisaged by Labor Code of Ukraine, corporate medical insurance for employees and immediate family members.

Start date: August 2022

Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter and updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English to [email protected], please mention in the subject Business Revival Coordination and Project Management Lead

Closing date for applications: August 07, 2022

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