Project Manager for digital projects and solutions implemented jointly with the State Tax Service

About the Position

East Europe Foundation within the Transparency and Accountability in Public Administration and Services (TAPAS), the USAID /UK aid project, announces a competition for a Project Manager position to join the digital team for digital projects implementation with the State Tax Service (hereinafter – the STS).

Period of engagement: five months with possible extension by agreement of the parties, part-time work

Responsibilities

• Coordination of the project team(s), stakeholders, partners, and contractors involved in the development and implementation of digital projects and solutions realized jointly with the State Tax Service
• Concepts and plans development for the project implementation
• Carrying out of regular meetings with stakeholders to clarify information system requirements and making of regular presentations to demonstrate completed project milestones
• Development of functional requirements and participation in technical specifications elaboration for the development of selected digital solutions within projects
• Development, presentation, and implementation ensurance for selected digital solutions within projects (business process logic, database design, etc.)
• Provision of support to developers during prototype deployment, its testing, and making changes as needed
• Coordination of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) using Scrum / Kanban / XP approaches and methodologies, etc.
• Monitoring of the software development lifecycle and preparation of relevant reports at the request of the customer
• Participation in the technical specifications development for software development contractors search
• Coordination of the regulatory frameworks elaboration for selected digital solutions within projects
• Project documentation maintenance on Confluence / Jira
• Defining of project priorities, KPIs, and set appropriate tasks for the team

Requirements

• At least three years of experience in software development projects management and implementation
• Experience in development and implementation of state public services development projects will be a significant advantage
• Knowledge of tax law and the current status of digitalization and digital projects of the State Tax Service
• Understanding and skills in management of IT development projects using Agile approaches such as: Scrum, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, XP, etc.
• Experience in development of electronic services for the public and business, understanding of technologies, such as interoperable solutions, etc.
• Understanding the process of software design and development, formulation of high-level technical specifications for a software product
• Ability to structure information systems elements and identify possible software solutions
• Experience in writing technical specifications, requirements, and specifications for IT projects
• Knowledge of BPMN 2.0 and UML notations

Skills and Competencies

• More than two years of experience in work with Jira and Confluence
• Experience in business process modeling (Cawemo)
• Experience in communications with government authorities (clarifying requirements, carrying out presentations)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to details
• Knowledge of English is at least B1 Intermediate level

We Offer

• Opportunity to work on impactful digital projects with the State Tax Service
• Professional growth and development in a dynamic environment
• Collaborative and innovative work culture

Application Process

Applications (CV with direct contact details, information on relevant work experience and skills) should be sent by 23:00 on December 18, 2023 to e-mail: [email@protected] with a note “Project Manager_DPS”.

Contact Information

Vitalii Velychko, the Procurement Expert at East Europe Foundation,

[email@protected]