Kyiv/ Lviv/ Odesa
ERA BACKGROUND
The USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) is designed as an adaptive and flexible mechanism that supports Ukraine’s immediate development needs and overall economic resilience. Ukraine’s efforts to win the future – emerging from Russia’s full-scale war ready to accelerate its development as a sovereign, independent, democratic, and prosperous state – require a dynamic, inclusive economic recovery.
STABILIZATION AND BUSINESS REVIVAL
ERA participates in developing a resilient, inclusive, and growth-oriented economy in severely damaged areas. ERA empowers Ukrainians to establish and develop micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in promising economic sectors, innovate, and enter new markets in Ukraine, the European Union (EU), and other regions. ERA emphasizes the inclusion of internally displaced persons (IDPs), women, young adults, veterans, the elderly, LGBTQI+ and other vulnerable groups to ensure that these people also participate in building the region’s economic success.
Starting in 2025, ERA is reviving its interventions around Stabilization and Business Revival and re-establishing a core focus on 4 eastern oblasts (Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson) and 3 adjacent oblasts (Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv); and, to a lesser extent, in 4 war-affected areas (Sumy, Poltava, Chernihiv, Odesa). This Stabilization and Business Revival intervention area aims to improve the economic resilience of eastern Ukraine by achieving the following goals:
- OBJECTIVE 1: Provide assistance to stabilize the economy of Ukraine; and
- OBJECTIVE 2: Support the sustainable development of micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine.
Consequently, the economy of eastern and frontline communities in Ukraine will be able to withstand and respond to the challenge presented by Russia’s invasion and destruction of critical infrastructure; and individuals, businesses and government partners will be able to rebuild their lives and operation in these regions, thereby improving the economic resilience of the region.
In addition to Stabilization and Business Revival in the east and frontline oblasts, ERA continues to support complementary intervention areas:
- AGRI-UKRAINE GRAIN EXPORT LOGISTICS; USAID’s Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) is one of USAID’s core partners implementing the $350 million Agriculture Resilience Initiative – Ukraine (AGRI) that was established in 2022 to bolster Ukrainian agricultural exports and alleviate the global food security crisis exacerbated by the war. Under AGRI-Ukraine, ERA partners with public and private companies to complement and leverage urgently needed grain transportation and transshipment investments.
- BORDER CROSSING POINTS (BCP) IMPROVEMENTS; ERA directly supports the Government of Ukraine, including the State Agency for Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine (SARDI), the State Customs Service and Ukrainian Railways, to upgrade 42 of Ukraine’s BCPs. Modern and more efficient border infrastructure and customs procedures will reduce export costs and increase export capacity, enabling Ukraine to scale trade and advance its path to EU integration.
- ENERGY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT; As one of USAID’s most flexible activities that responds to emerging and/or emergency needs, ERA is expanding its interventions that assist Ukraine businesses, communities or individuals in the fall and winter (September 2024-December 2025). The goal is to minimize the impact on the Ukrainian people and economy given recent power deficits. This is an adaptive component and ERA may also need to respond to other emergency needs in the face of ongoing Russian aggression and attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.
JOB OVERVIEW
The Environmental Compliance Officer is a key member of the Environmental Compliance Team and plays a pivotal role in assuring adherence to environmental policies and regulations, environmental controls, and reporting systems. The Environmental Compliance Officer will invest in providing environmental analysis support to the technical team and ensure the preparation of environmental assessments for project activities and interventions. The Environmental Compliance Officers support field examinations, report on environmentally hazardous locations and materials, and maintain environmental documentation related to ERA’s projects. The Environmental Compliance Officer works in close coordination with the AGRI, BCP, and Emergency & Energy Response technical staff to ensure environmental assessment for ERA’s interventions. The Environmental Compliance Officer will report to the Senior Manager for Environmental Compliance and be based in Kyiv, Lviv, or Odesa
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinate and review testing and analysis of potential environmental hazards;
- Support the ERA’s interventions, ensuring environmental compliance of activities and interventions;
- Monitor project environmental impact and report on compliance with USAID environmental policy;
- Participate in the evaluation of environmental risks of proposals submitted by subcontractors, grantees, or beneficiaries in line with their reliability and ability to achieve the goals with a focus on the safe export of Ukraine’s agricultural products, infrastructure improvement, and emergency and energy response.
- Conduct site visits to assess subcontractors, grantees, or beneficiaries’ environmental compliance, and provide guidance on environmental hazard mitigation;
- Oversee and monitor field implementation of environmental mitigation measures;
- Ensure submission of required internal environmental documentation related to ERA’s interventions to the DAI ‘s experts based in headquarter and coordinate with them further documentation preparation process;
- As required, coordinate environmental training and technical assistance;
- Undertake additional actions required by the Deputy Chief of the Party to ensure compliance with USAID and Ukraine environmental regulations policies;
- Perform other tasks as directed by the ERA senior management.
Communication:
- In close collaboration with the Director for Communication and Change Management, represent ERA in a professional manner to the key audiences;
- Proactively engage with target communities to identify opportunities to promote environmental attentiveness of the local communities.
Monitoring & Evaluation:
- Manage activities to implement workplan at improving ERA’s indicator for environmental compliance;
- Coordinate with MEL team regular data collection, its progress, relying on innovative data-gathering methods when appropriate;
- Capture the output and outcome level data, document and report the results in a timely manner.
Reporting:
- Compile the Environmental Compliance reports for the ERA management on a regular basis;
- Oversee Environmental Compliance of the awards through the review of reports, correspondence, site visits, etc.
- Prepare accurate and timely progress reports on a quarterly basis and contribute to preparation of annual reports;
- Perform other duties as assigned by the DCOP and COP.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Advanced degree in Ecology, Environmental Management, or relevant field;
- Experience in Ukrainian environmental and technical compliance procedures for the enterprises of different industries;
- Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience;
- Work experience with international companies or donors- funded projects preferred;
- Spoken and written fluency in English and Ukrainian is a must;
- Experience producing technical reports and managing data;
- Demonstrated ability to work and coordinate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders.
WE OFFER
Contract length: 12-month employment agreement with a possibility of extension.
Benefits Package:
- 28 calendar days of annual leave
- 10 days of internal well-being paid leave per annum
- Medical Insurance for ERA staff and their families
- Life Insurance for ERA staff
- Coverage of all expenses for the business trips
- The USAID ERA project is classified as critical infrastructure, reservation from military service is possible
Start date: January 2025
Application process
All applicants must send a cover letter and updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English to ukraine@dai.com
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or status as a protected veteran.
Closing date for applications: January 26, 2025.
For further information about DAI GLOBAL LLC, please consult our website era-ukraine.org.ua.