East Europe Foundation is looking for a Parliamentary Oversight Strengthening Manager

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East Europe Foundation is looking for a Parliamentary Oversight Strengthening Manager (full-time position) for USAID RADA Program, which aims to promote a representative, accountable and independent parliament – the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. For more information about the USAID RADA Program, please visit: http://radaprogram.org.

Parliamentary Oversight Strengthening Manager’s duties:

· Conduct strategic consultations with MPs and VRU Secretariat on the development of policy recommendations to strengthen parliamentary oversight over executive

· Organize and supervise work of experts on legislative improvements regarding parliamentary oversight

· Support, together with international and national experts, the development of methodologies and training programs to improve the oversight function of parliament;

· Oversee the development and trainings on the parliamentary oversight for parliamentary committees’ staff

· Draft and implement advocacy campaign among MPs and VRU Secretariat concerning tools and methods of parliamentary oversight

· Prepare of narratives, reports and collection of monitoring data.

Education/skills requirements:

· Master/PhD degree in a relevant field;

· Previous experience of working with the Verkhovna Rada and/or the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;

· Proven analytical experience;

· Excellent writing skills;

· Prior experience of organizing events and logistics;

· Knowledge of political issues preferred;

· Knowledge of the parliamentary committees’ work;

· Detail-oriented and highly organized;

· Collaborative, team-oriented individual;

· Proven ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines;

· Excellent communication skills in Ukrainian and English: reading, writing and speaking;

· Comfortable with virtual communication – through email, Skype, social networks, and the Internet;

· Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel and Power point), additional experience with database or websites.

Date of starting work: September 2020. Please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected] with Parliamentary Oversight Strengthening Manager in subject line of an email. Only selected candidates will be contacted. No phone inquiries, please.

Deadline for submission: September 14, 2020.

East Europe Foundation