Odesa 

ERA BACKGROUND 

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. Through partnerships with the government and robust private sector engagement, ERA has supported economic growth and resilience in Ukraine since 2018. Following Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent occupation of the part of Ukraine, ERA shifted from its focus on Eastern Ukraine to cover development priorities across the country that address Ukraine’s urgent needs in export logistics and infrastructural improvements.

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-Ukraine) 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.

INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS

ERA also 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 border crossing points (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.

About the job

The AGRI Coordinator is responsible for coordinating AGRI interventions with Technical and Operations teams to ensure they are implemented according to schedule and to the best quality, as well as for monitoring and reporting on their progress. The AGRI Coordinator is based in Odesa and reports to the AGRI Operations Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

AGRI Coordination and Reporting:

• Collect and provide regular information and updates on AGRI interventions to the supervisor. Produce weekly/biweekly/quarterly and annual reports and presentations on AGRI activities and performance results coordinating inputs from relevant staff.
• Review and analyze the AGRI Technical Team reports to ensure clear and timely information is provided to the management for prompt decision-making.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and records.
• Prepare accurate and timely field reports and other project documentation as required.
• Keep respective activity records in the DAI corporate system (TAMIS).
• Collaborate with other departments and teams to ensure alignment with overall goals and objectives.
• Assist with translation / interpretation when requested.

Procurement and Inventory of goods: in coordination with the Procurement and Inventory Teams:

• Coordinate gathering information and documents for procurement procedures, Environmental Assessments, and inventory and transfer of the goods and equipment purchased for the AGRI private partners.
• Monitor procurement and delivery progress and ensure that activities are aligned with the USAID ERA plans and performance indicators.

Monitoring & Evaluation: in coordination with the M&E Team:

• Support the MEL team in conducting necessary data collection to report against AGRI performance indicators.
• Coordinate and analyze data to measure project impact and outcomes.
• Support identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned for organizational sharing and learning.

Communication: in coordination with the Communications Team:

• Contribute to development of monthly equipment delivery and event schedules.
• Facilitate the organization of public events, mission visits, and work in close coordination with Admin/Logistics/Communications to make all necessary arrangements.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Project Management, Economics, Business/Public Administration, Philology, or related fields.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience supporting project coordination or management with an international organization is required.
• Proficiency in office software applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Excellent professional communications and negotiation skills and who can relate to people at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to work independently and in close cooperation with a team remotely.
• An energetic, thinking-forward, and creative individual with high ethical standards and an appropriate professional image.
• An extremely well-organized and self-directed individual with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and strong operational focus.
• Fluent English and Ukrainian communication skills, both oral and written.

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
• Military reservation is possible and granted if you are on a relevant military register

Start date: June 2024

Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter and updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English to ukraine@dai.com

Closing date for applications: May 17, 2024.

For further information about DAI GLOBAL LLC, please consult our website era-ukraine.org.ua.

Kyiv/Lviv/Odesa

ERA BACKGROUND 

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. Through partnerships with the government and robust private sector engagement, ERA has supported economic growth and resilience in Ukraine since 2018. Following Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent occupation of the part of Ukraine, ERA shifted from its focus on Eastern Ukraine to cover development priorities across the country that address Ukraine’s urgent needs in export logistics and infrastructural improvements.

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-Ukraine) 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.

INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS

ERA also 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 border crossing points (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.

About the job

The Senior AGRI Coordinator is responsible for coordinating AGRI interventions with Technical and Operations teams to ensure they are implemented according to schedule and to the best quality, and for monitoring and reporting on their progress. The Senior AGRI Coordinator is based in Kyiv / Lviv / Odesa and reports to the AGRI Operations Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

AGRI Coordination and Reporting:

• Collect and provide regular information and updates on AGRI interventions to the supervisor. Produce weekly/biweekly/quarterly and annual reports and presentations on AGRI activities and performance results coordinating inputs from relevant staff.

• Review and analyze the AGRI Technical Team reports to ensure clear and timely information is provided to the management for prompt decision-making.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and records.
• Prepare accurate and timely field reports and other project documentation as required.
• Keep respective activity records in the DAI corporate system (TAMIS).
• Collaborate with other departments and teams to ensure alignment with overall goals and objectives.
• Assist with translation / interpretation when requested.
• Support planning and coordination of a program and its activities
• Maintain budget and track expenditures/transactions
• Manage communications through media relations, social media etc.
• Help build positive relations within the team and external parties
• Schedule and organize meetings/events and maintain agenda
• Prepare paperwork and tender documents
• Keep updated records and create reports or proposals
• Support growth and program development

About you

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Project Management, Economics, Business/Public Administration, Philology, or related fields.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience supporting project coordination or management with an international organization is required.
• Proven experience as program coordinator or relevant position
• Knowledge of program management and development procedures
• Knowledge of budgeting and reporting
• Proficiency in office software applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Excellent professional communications and negotiation skills and who can relate to people at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to work independently and in close cooperation with a team remotely. Ability to work with diversity and multi-disciplinary teams
• An energetic, thinking-forward, and creative individual with high ethical standards and an appropriate professional image.
• Detail-oriented and efficient. An extremely well-organized and self-directed individual with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and strong operational focus.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills
• Fluent English and Ukrainian communication skills, both oral and written.

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
• Military reservation is possible and granted if you are on a relevant military register

Start date: June 2024

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: May 15, 2024.

For further information about DAI GLOBAL LLC, please consult our website era-ukraine.org.ua.

FHI 360

Kyiv/Lviv/Odesa

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research, and Technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states, and all U.S. territories.

FHI 360 is currently recruiting for the position of a specialized Agri-Export and Logistics Workforce Development Specialist**  for the USAID/Ukraine Economic Resilience Activity (ERA). For this job, the Workforce Development specialist will specialize in workforce issues for Agri-logistics. For this Ukraine-based position, frequent travel around Ukraine is also possible.

ERA BACKGROUND

Ukraine’s efforts to win the future – emerging from Russia’s full-scale invasion ready to accelerate its development as a sovereign, independent, democratic, and prosperous state – require a dynamic, inclusive economic recovery. Through partnerships with the government and robust private sector engagement, ERA has supported economic growth and resilience in Ukraine since 2018.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent occupation of the part of Ukraine, ERA shifted from its focus on Eastern Ukraine to cover development priorities across the country that address Ukraine’s urgent needs in export logistics and infrastructural improvements.

AGRI-UKRAINE GRAIN EXPORT LOGISTICS

USAID’s Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) is one of USAID’s core projects, led by Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), implementing the $350 million Agriculture Resilience Initiative – Ukraine (AGRI-Ukraine) 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 address gaps in agri-logistics  and leverage urgently needed grain transportation and transshipment investments. ERA’s support for AGRI-Ukraine focuses on logistics and grain export, rather than on production and processing (covered by other USAID activities).

INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS

ERA also 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 border crossing points (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.

More details about ERA’s current priorities are here: https://era-ukraine.org.ua/en/about-en/

We are looking for a specialist with expertise in grain export and logistics sectors to support workforce development activities and partnerships specifically, logistics planning, supply chain management, business process management, grain laboratory testing, customs procedures for grain export, and trade or export market requirements. S/he must provide technical expertise to the local FHI 360 team, engage effectively with other ERA and AGRI project teams and provide expert guidance on capacity building for ERA and AGRI  partner institutions and companies’ employees.

Job Summary/Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the ERA AGRI team to develop strategic partnerships and interventions that achieve workforce development objectives under AGRI-Ukraine.
• Maintain professional communication and collaboration with AGRI partner companies, focusing on their upskilling needs in grain export specifics and selecting suitable training programs to enhance competitiveness.
• Assist in co-development of grants that achieve the objective “Upskilling and improving agri-logistics current and prospective staff competency on use of transport, logistics and laboratory equipment for grain export.
• Coordinate with other USAID ERA teams to provide technical coordination and management of workforce development grants under AGRI Ukraine, and to organize training, education, and knowledge transfer events, both online and in-person, within and outside Ukraine.
• Schedule and promote certified programs/courses to ensure optimal participation and provide technical leadership in designing and delivering related program activities.
• Manage activities to improve partner companies’ skills in grain export processes, including training sessions, consultations, and events; coordinate with the Monitoring and Evaluation team on data collection and learning.
• Facilitate organization of public events and trade missions, working closely with Admin/Logistics/Communications for necessary arrangements.
• Prepare accurate field reports, maintain activity records in the DAI corporate system, contribute to monthly event activity schedules, and monitor internal systems for efficient resource use.

Qualifications**

**May be hired at senior officer or manager level depending on qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Logistics, Logistics Human Resources, Project Management, Sales and Marketing, or related fields.
• Proven expertise in one or several types of transshipment and logistics (of grain is preferable) via Danube, road and rail or phytosanitary testing and export compliance is required
• Proficiency in office software applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Excellent professional communications and negotiation skills and who can relate to people at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to work independently and in close cooperation with a team remotely. Ability to work cross-functionally and internationally.
• Experience in organizational development, management of development programs, and/or complex projects preferred.
• Experience with international donor-funded projects is preferred.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and Fluency in Ukrainian and professional proficiency in English communication, is required.
• Must possess appropriate interpersonal skills to satisfy the requirements of the position.
• Must be based in Ukraine and available to travel 10-25% to various parts of Ukraine.

FHI 360 OFFER

Competitive compensation and benefits.

Location of Assignment:

Kyiv/Odesa/Lviv, Ukraine

Instructions to Apply:

Only the most qualified and suitable candidates will be invited to interviews. Interested qualified individuals may submit their 1) CV, 2) cover letter by May 31, 2024  to CrisisUkraineHR@fhi360.org  with  “Agri- Export and Logistics Workforce Development Specialist- prefer location” in the subject line. Only applications submitted in English will be accepted.

FHI 360

Kyiv/Lviv/Odesa

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research, and Technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states, and all U.S. territories.

FHI 360 is currently recruiting for the position of a specialized Border Crossing Point Workforce Development specialist** for the USAID/Ukraine Economic Resilience Activity (ERA). For this job, the Workforce Development specialist  will specialize in workforce issues for border crossing point development (BCP) construction and staffing. For this Ukraine-based position, frequent travel around Ukraine is also possible.

ERA BACKGROUND

Ukraine’s efforts to win the future – emerging from Russia’s full-scale invasion ready to accelerate its development as a sovereign, independent, democratic, and prosperous state – require a dynamic, inclusive economic recovery. Through partnerships with the government and robust private sector engagement, ERA has supported economic growth and resilience in Ukraine since 2018.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent occupation of the part of Ukraine, ERA shifted from its focus on Eastern Ukraine to cover development priorities across the country that address Ukraine’s urgent needs in export logistics and infrastructural improvements.

AGRI-UKRAINE GRAIN EXPORT LOGISTICS

USAID’s Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) is one of USAID’s core projects, led by Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), implementing the $350 million Agriculture Resilience Initiative – Ukraine (AGRI-Ukraine) 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.

INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS

ERA also 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 border crossing points (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.

More details about ERA’s current priorities are here: https://era-ukraine.org.ua/en/about-en/

We are looking for a specialist with knowledge and hands-on expertise in customs procedures and border crossing operations for export via road and rail. S/he must provide technical expertise to the local FHI 360 team, engage effectively with other ERA and BCP project teams and provide expert guidance on training and upskilling activities for ERA and BCP partner institutions and companies employees.

• Maintain professional communication and collaboration with partner companies of BCP initiatives realized by USAID ERA
• Provide technical leadership and related technical assistance in the design and delivery of related program activities and implementation e.g. create and realize grants, write SoW for tender procedures and consultant support, draft publications for social media etc.
• Manage activities that help partner companies improve or develop skills on customs procedures and other border crossing operations for export;g. training sessions, consultations, webinars, online and in-person events etc.
• Facilitate the organization of public events, trade mission visits, and work in close coordination with Admin/Logistics/Communications to make all necessary arrangements.
• Prepare accurate and timely field reports and other project documentation as required.
• Keep respective activity records in the DAI corporate system (TAMIS).
• Contribute to development of monthly event activity schedules.
• Develop and monitor internal systems and procedures ensuring efficient and proper use of resources e.g. ongoing reporting, proper budget and interventions planning and monitoring, close coordination with team members etc.

Qualifications**

**May be hired at senior officer or manager level depending on qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in customs services, project management or a related field.
• Proven expertise in construction, knowledge of customs procedures for export; experience with and understanding of issues related to border management, EU integration and import requirements an advantage is required.
• Proficiency in office software applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Excellent professional communications and negotiation skills and who can relate to people at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to work independently and in close cooperation with a team remotely. Ability to work cross-functionally and internationally.
• Experience in organizational development, management of development programs, and/or complex projects preferred.
• Experience with international donor-funded projects is preferred.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and Fluency in Ukrainian and professional proficiency in English communication, is required.
• Must possess appropriate interpersonal skills to satisfy the requirements of the position.
• Must be available to travel 10-25% to various parts of Ukraine.

FHI 360 OFFER

Competitive compensation and benefits.

Location of Assignment:

Kyiv/Odesa/Lviv, Ukraine

Instructions to Apply:

Only the most qualified and suitable candidates will be invited to interviews. Interested qualified individuals may submit their 1) CV, 2) cover letter by May 31, 2024  to CrisisUkraineHR@fhi360.org  with  ‘Border Cross Point Workforce Development Specialist- prefer location’ in the subject line. Only applications submitted in English will be accepted.