Job Opportunities in Ukraine


December 24, 2023

Expertise France

Київ


Public Diplomacy and Communication Officer (2 positions) (M/W)

Expertise France is the public agency of French international technical cooperation. The agency operates around four priorities:
  • democratic, economic and financial governance;
  • security and stability of countries in crisis/post-crisis situations;
  • sustainable development;
  • strengthening health systems, social protection and employment.
In these areas, Expertise France carries out engineering and implementation missions for capacity building projects, mobilizes technical expertise and acts as an aggregator of projects involving public expertise and private know-how.

With an activity volume of 233 million euros, more than 400 projects in portfolio in 80 countries, and 63,000 days of expertise, Expertise France focuses its action towards France’s solidarity policy, influence and economic diplomacy.


The Public Diplomacy and Communications Officer(s) will i) conduct outreach activities with regards to both Ukraine's justice sector reform and developments in relations to Ukraine's EU candidacy, ii) will ensure high quality and timely publication and dissemination of Project deliverables and other information, and iii) will support Project team and partners in communication and awareness-raising measures.
In particular, the expert(s) will be required to perform the following tasks under the supervision of the Team Leader:
  • Design and implement outreach actions and activities, targeting both Ukrainian and EU stakeholders ;
  • Develop and implement communications strategy and plan, in line with the Project programming documents and donor regulations;
  • Support Project components in preparation and delivery of component-specific communication or awareness-raising activities envisaged by the Project Work Plan;
  • Oversee short-term experts and service providers contracted for communication purposes, ensure high quality of communication content;
  • Prepare and edit media- and communications materials (interviews, articles, newsletters, infographics etc.), both in Ukrainian and English, for their further publication and dissemination;
  • Manage Project website and social media, ensure timely publication of documents and information;
  • Systematically and with outmost diplomacy, discretion and professionalism support and advice Project grantees, partners and beneficiaries;
  • Proactively identify, prevent and mitigate the risks related to Project communications;
  • Ensure regular and ad hoc reporting of the Project on communications activities;
  • Build and boost relations with central and regional mass-media, regularly conduct media monitoring, ensure good coordination and communication with EU family communication focal points;
  • Perform other tasks as requested by Project management.

The Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine (Pravo-Justice III) Project, implemented by Expertise France (EF) with funding from the European Union, accompanies Ukrainian authorities in the process of comprehensive justice sector reform. Pravo-Justice III is envisaged to build on the results achieved by the predecessor projects (Pravo - Justice I&II) who, since 2017, have supported an ambitious sectoral reform agenda. Pravo-Justice III is organized alongside four results: Accountability for international crimes and fight against impunity (Component 1), Judiciary reform (Component 2), Enforcement of court judgement and reform of penitentiary and probation systems (Component 3), and EU integration (Component 4).

Qualifications and Experience
  • University degree in communications, political sciences, public information, international relations or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of professional experience in media, journalism, advocacy, public communications and marketing, or in closely related external relations contexts. Experience in communications on the justice sector reform in Ukraine would be considered an advantage;
  • At least one successful experience designing and implementing communication and/or public diplomacy activities in relations to institutional reforms;
  • At least one successful previous experience in communication and/or public diplomacy within the justice sector;
  • Previous experience for international cooperation programme would be an asset;
  • Outstanding writing, editing and social media skills.
  • Excellent written and spoken English.
Key competencies
  • Interpersonal and stakeholder management skills;
  • A high degree of initiative, diplomacy and problem-solving,
  • Outstanding emotional intelligence skills,
  • A creative and entrepreneurial approach to overcoming barriers and making change happen
Language
  • Proficiency in both English and Ukrainian

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