Platform Manager for Reform Awareness and Communication

Platform Manager for Reform Awareness and Communication

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Ukraine is seeking a qualified professional for the programme STEP IN 2 EU (Support for Trade, Economy, Policies, Institutions, Norms) to fill the position of the Platform Manager for Reform Awareness and Communication (full-time, Kyiv), (internal SAP code: Project Manager)

Kyiv

Full-time

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The programme STEP IN 2 EU is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), with co-funding contributions from the European Union and Norway. The political partner is the Ministry of Economy, Ecology and Agriculture of Ukraine (MEEA).

The overall objective of the programme is to improve the economic policy conditions and financing options for the integration of Ukrainian companies into the EU single market. STEP IN 2 EU has four interlinked outputs:

Strengthened capacities of the Ministry of Economy, the National Bank and other relevant actors for the development and implementation of economic policy reforms in the context of EU accession.

Implementation measures and processes to promote the integration of Ukrainian companies and financial institutions into the EU internal market.

Improved location conditions for prioritised sectors in selected regions of Ukraine.

Improved capacities of selected financial institutions to provide financial services to Ukrainian companies.

Four operational teams and a project management unit deliver the programme. They work closely together through joint planning and implementation procedures, permanent platforms and flexible mechanisms.

The Reform Awareness and Communication platform within the programme helps key stakeholders and target groups of STEP IN 2 EU understand the purpose, content, and benefits of reforms related to the economy and EU accession, and actively participates in the design, planning, and implementation of the programs measures to promote reform awareness and communication.

The Platform Manager for Reform Awareness and Communication is embedded in the Reform Advisory team of the programme and works closely with all operational teams and organizes the platforms work in a flexible and agile manner together with team members, partners, service providers, and other stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

1. Coordination of the programmes internal Reform Awareness & Communication platform

Lead and coordinate the programme-internal working group on Reform Awareness & Communication, including developing and adapting the overarching programme concept

Define clear objectives, indicators and target values to measure the success of communication and awareness-raising activities, including outreach, engagement and understanding among different target groups

Ensure the achievement of communication-related programme indicators through activity planning and implementation support

Ensure consistent and coherent messaging across all programme components and outputs, supporting reforms in economic policy, private sector integration into the EU internal market, sectoral and regional development, and access to finance

Align Reform Awareness & Communication activities across all programme teams with the programmes objectives, proactively leveraging synergies with the Dialogue & Engagement platform

Advise programme partners, the management team, and operational teams on the planning and implementation of Reform Awareness & Communication activities