Country: Ukraine
Closing date: 10 Dec 2015
Company Profile:
MSI is an international development firm in the Washington, D.C., metro area with a 30-year history of helping to deliver results across the developing world. We have been working in Ukraine for more than two decades implementing many USAID sponsored projects. For more information on MSI, please visit our website atwww.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
The purpose of this four-year project is to strengthen local governments in Ukraine to effectively manage resources and services that respond to community priorities and improve citizen engagement and oversight in local governance.
Position Summary:
We are looking for candidates for full-time and short-term positions with expertise in local government and decentralization, public finance management, local economic development, institutional development, and citizen participation.
Please note: Only Ukrainian citizens are eligible for these positions
Responsibilities:
- Working under the supervision of the Chief of Party, design and carry out a local governance capacity-building and service delivery improvement program based on consultations with local government officials and citizens.
- Identify priorities for service delivery improvements and strategies to train and mentor the programming, service delivery, management, and outreach skills of local government officials.
- Identify strategies for improving confidence and cooperation between local government officials and citizens, as part of the strategy to extend and improve services, and engage government officials and citizens in community development projects.
Qualifications:
- A Master''s degree in political science, public administration, international development, or related field.
- A strong understanding of current local government and decentralization reform in Ukraine and practical experience working with different stakeholders in the government, civil society and the private sector.
- Knowledge of Ukrainian local governance structures, service delivery, program budgeting, and project design.
- Excellent public presentation and project report-writing skills.
- Experience working on USAID or other donor-funded projects is a plus.
- Excellent English language speaking and writing skills.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com
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