Civic Outreach Advisor

About the Position

The East Europe Foundation announces a competition for the position of Civic Outreach Advisor. This role is part of the USAID and UK Dev Promoting Integrity in Public Sector Activity (Pro-Integrity), focusing on addressing corruption risks at the national, local government, and recovery and reconstruction levels in Ukraine.

Project Background

The Pro-Integrity project aims to:

• Strengthen national level anti-corruption institutional capacity.
• Strengthen anti-corruption compliance and control in local governance.
• Advance transparency and accountability in resilience, recovery, and reconstruction efforts.

Twenty Hromadas will be selected for the first year, with up to eighty selected during the project's five-year lifespan.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to engage local civil society organizations and initiative groups in anti-corruption activities.
• Work closely with the Local Integrity Manager to advise, design, and implement integrity improvement plans from a civic outreach perspective.
• Collaborate with the Gender Advisor to ensure local integrity plans reach diverse groups such as women, veterans, youth, and others.
• Design and implement grant programs to promote civic oversight of local government activities.
• Work with potential grantees and CSOs to co-create project concepts, monitor project implementation quality, and build capacity in technical areas.
• Coordinate across Pro-Integrity departments to ensure the implementation of grant programs, including grants management, monitoring and evaluation, regional offices, and other component teams.
• Implement innovative ideas to stimulate regional civic activism.
• Design and implement capacity building programs to strengthen local civic activists and investigative journalists’ capacities in monitoring local government activities.
• Foster partnerships between civil society and local authorities to improve integrity, minimize corruption risks, and introduce best integrity practices.
• Coordinate with the Regional Manager to oversee the work of regional staff in interacting with local civil society actors and local governments' civic outreach activities.
• Coordinate with other international development projects and initiatives.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the program management.

Requirements

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a relevant field such as business administration, finance, law, public administration, or public policy.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working with the civil society sector. Experience working with anti-corruption non-governmental actors is preferred.
• Experience developing and implementing public outreach campaigns, organizing events, and facilitating stakeholder dialogue.
• Experience working with international donor-funded development activities in Ukraine is preferred.
• Strong communication skills, ability to work effectively with various stakeholders, analytical skills, and problem-solving abilities.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work on impactful projects aimed at promoting integrity and transparency in Ukraine.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.

About the Company

The East Europe Foundation is dedicated to promoting integrity, transparency, and accountability in public sector activities in Ukraine. We work closely with local and international partners to implement development projects that support good governance and anti-corruption efforts.

To participate in the competition, please send a motivation letter indicating the expected remuneration and a resume to the address [email protected] with the note “Civic Outreach Advisor” by August 13, 2024, inclusive.