Strategic Communication Expert UPD: vacancy is closed

Огляд

The EU Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI) is the leading anti-corruption support programme in Ukraine funded by the EU, co-funded and implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) and the Office of Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine (DPM) with the Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration (GOCEEI), being the key EUACI partners, have recently expressed an interest in a more coordinated effort in order to address the above mentioned issues about the corruption in Ukraine. For this, the NACP is believed to benefit from consultancy services in the area of communication and aiding in coordination of such efforts.

 

Обов'язки

• assist and advise NACP on communication with an international audience to promote information about anti-corruption results and counter false narratives
• together with NACP, develop a more strategic and comprehensive approach to this communication effort in close cooperation with other stakeholders
• as per agreement with NACP, coordinate joint work and/or exchange of information among relevant EUACI partners – NACP, DPM, GOCEEI – as well as other public bodies such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (MFA), following guidelines from the NACP
• analyze and keep a systemic track on the most current discrediting/manipulating narratives about Ukraine’s corruption in foreign media and among target audiences
• collect feedback from the NACP, DPM, GOCEEI, and MFA on the relevance and suitability of communication efforts and their products (e.g., digests, explainers)
• identify new ways and areas of work to ensure the best results
• provide suggestions on prioritizing messages to address the most current discrediting/manipulating narratives and on improving respective communication materials
• facilitate planning sessions with the above-mentioned stakeholders and the EUACI and other international partners, if needed
• support the NACP Communication team in producing communication materials (e.g., digests, explainers), including by using basic graphic design software
• provide relevant capacity building to the NACP Communication team, such as mentoring and coaching or through training sessions
• contribute to communication materials and provide other services requested by the NACP and EUACI

Вимоги

• 3+ years of experience in providing communication services, including producing communication materials using software for basic graphic design
• experience working on engagements targeted at international audiences
• relevant education, at a minimum Master's Degree/Academic level in Communication, PR, GR, or Management; alternatively, 6+ years of experience in working/providing services within communication
• understanding of anti-corruption reform processes in Ukraine and knowledge of anti-corruption infrastructure in Ukraine
• experience working with countering disinformation and propaganda is an asset
• strong communication and negotiation skills
• high degree of integrity
• profound commitment to working with Ukrainian public institutions, demonstrating an understanding of the context in which they operate
• fluency in Ukrainian and English, both oral and written
• experience working with/at Ukraine’s public institutions is desirable

Умови

• work in the EUACI office in Kyiv
• the duration of this assignment: 6 months of 2024 with possibility of extension and is expected to commence in July 2024
• the contract will be a framework contract with up to 120 working days
• a benefits package as for embassy staff: performance bonus, health insurance and 5 weeks of paid holidays