Public Outreach and Relations Manager

Огляд

This vacancy is under the USAID/Ukraine State-Owned Enterprise Reform Activity (SOERA) project supported by Nickol Global Solutions (NGS). The Public Outreach and Relations Manager will work with a variety of stakeholders such as the Ministry of Economy (ME), Prozorro.Sale, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and the State Privatization Fund of Ukraine (SPFU) and their communications teams to highlight the success and impact of state-owned enterprise reform and privatization efforts.

Nickol Global Solutions is a U.S. based firm that provides a wide range of management consulting and advisory services designed to fortify stakeholder capacity and effectiveness, including in public institutions, civil society organizations, and private sector firms.

Обов'язки

• manage and oversee public communications efforts working closely with the communication teams within Ministry of Economy (ME), Prozorro.Sale, Verkhovna Rada, and the SPFU to effectively deliver messaging and outreach campaigns
• develop communication solutions to explain the benefits of government decisions and positive impact on economic development4
• develop narratives to support the ME, Prozorro.Sale, Verkhovna Rada, and the SPFU daily communication on state-owned enterprises reform
• adapt content related to corporate management of state assets, considering the needs of the target audiences, for external delivery
• launch communication activities that will enhance the ME, Prozorro.Sale, Verkhovna Rada, and the SPFU role as the main driver of the reform implementation
• working with locally selected grantee, vendors/organizations/media partners plan, manage and coordinate:
  • campaigns and outreach activities to promote the ME, Prozorro.Sale, Verkhovna Rada, and the SPFU messaging to strengthen support for state-owned enterprises reforms
  • public perception and craft the main narratives regarding the reform focus to formulate appropriate communication activities
  • content related to corporate management of state assets, considering the needs of the target audiences, for external delivery
  • communications channels to coordinate an increase in the level of public and business support related to ongoing reform initiatives
  • organization of events (meetings, briefings, round tables, etc.) related to state-owned enterprises (SOEs/MOEs) reform
  • public outreach and communications efforts and anticipate reactions to government decisions, assessing possible communication opportunities and risks and implementing measures to ensure communications impact
• monitor and direct locally selected vendors/organizations/media partners performance to enhance and ensure successfully deliver of communications, outreach, and public relations campaigns and activities
• ongoing reporting on the progress of outreach and public relations efforts with the ME, Prozorro.Sale, Verkhovna Rada, and the SPFU
• oversee, and evaluate and make recommendations on the performance of selected communications vendors, organizations, and partners

Вимоги

• higher education degree in PR, media relations, journalism, strategic communications, government affairs, marketing or other applicable fields
• 5+ years of media relations and/or public relations experience in government or business
• fluency in business Ukrainian
• fluency in English
• excellent written and oral communications skills
• experiencing in managing outreach and public relations activities and campaigns
• computer literacy: MS Office, social media fluency, graphic design familiarity
• proven ability to establish communication protocols, prepare and present information, formulate messages, and work closely with media
• experience with USAID-funded projects will be an advantage

Умови

• full-time
• Kyiv-based
• hybrid work; on-site with local partners and offsite