TOR Expert Investment projects

POSITION: Associate Expert, State Investment Projects (Category 3) 1. Objective(s) and linkages to Reforms A Reform Support Team (RST) at the Ministry of Economy and Trade of Ukraine (MEDT) is a group of Ukrainian professionals (non-civil servants) funded on a temporary basis by the donors that provides targeted technical support and assists the Ministry in the design and implementation of priority reforms. The RST will assist in filling the capacity gaps in the design and implementation of priority reform strategies and programs, while strengthening links and partnerships between the Ministry’s priorities and relevant donor support.

The main focus of the Associate Expert will be on development of recommendations for effective project management, including description of complete process and performance indicators on different stages of the project life cycle; offer suggestions on improvements of current system and processes and initiation of respective changes to legal documents.

2. Duration and proposed timeframe: Duration of assignment is until 31 December 2019. Subject to the availability of funding, the performance of the selected consultant and the specific needs of the RST, this appointment may be extended.

3. Main Duties and Responsibilities: ● Development of recommendations for effective project management, including description of complete process and performance indicators on different stages of the project life cycle; ● Offer ways to increase quality of received documentation, effectiveness of project implementation, efficiency of monitoring; ● Offer suggestions on improvements of current system and processes of preparation, state examination (“derzhavna ekspertyza”), maintenance, monitoring and reporting on projects, initiate respective changes to legal documents; ● Preparation of timely and quality reports and status updates on reform implementation progress.

4. Main anticipated deliverables: ● Recommendations for effective project management; ● Suggestions on increase quality of received documentation, effectiveness of project implementation, efficiency of monitoring; ● Developed proposals for amending legal acts that regulate the formation and maintenance of project base (in particular, how the registration of international technical assistance projects is performed).

5. Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 5.1 Qualifications and skills: ● Impeccable ethical standards; ● Excellent analytical skills; ● Master’s or bachelor`s degree in economics, finance, business administration, public administration, computer science, cybernetics; ● Advanced level of PC literacy (PowerPoint, Project, Excel, Word; Visio is an asset); ● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ● Fluency in Ukrainian and English.

5.2 General professional experience:

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Preferably more than 3 years of general professional experience, preferably 2 years of experience in research and analysis, investment, financial analysis, consulting, change management, public or business administration, or IT.

5.3 Specific professional experience: ● Experience in financial analysis or investment valuation; ● Experience in (state) investment projects implementation or coordination is an asset; ● Ability to broadly support managers, including experience with facilitating communications, scheduling and information management; ● Experience in improvements of operating processes is an asset; ● Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams is an asset.

6. Assignment Value The estimated monthly value of this consultancy position is in the region of 400-1000 EUR. The funding source of this assignment is the EBRD Ukraine Stabilization and Sustainable Growth Multi-Donor Account (MDA). The contributors are: Denmark, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Please note selection and contracting will be subject to the availability of funding.

7. Submissions Submissions must be prepared in English and delivered electronically by 22.07.2019, 23.59 (Kyiv time) to the following address: rstrecruiting2017@gmail.com All submissions must include: ● completed Application Form (link for download: http://bit.ly/2CZVcrp ) ● Reference Letter from a recent supervisor (original in English, or Ukrainian with English translation) together with the contact details for two further referees who, if contacted, can attest to the professional and/or educational background of the candidate. ● Applicant’s CV Only applications which have been submitted using the correct template and are completed will be considered.

8. Selection Procedure Following the evaluation of all applications received, selected candidates will be invited to a brief written test and interview in covering both general and technical questions in both English and Ukrainian. Only short-listed candidates will be invited to a final interview.