East Europe Foundation announces a competition for the position of Communications Coordinator to support the organization’s programming.

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

Application Deadline: March 29, 2024

Job Type: Full-time, hybrid

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the program’s short and long term communication strategy, taking into account goals and interests of key stakeholders, available resources, historical experience, and other factors.
• Coordinate communication efforts with key program stakeholders and implementing partners and the program team to ensure complementarity and consistency.
• Plan and implement information campaigns.
• Establish and maintain media relations’.
• Manage work and results of communication consultants and service providers.
• Prepare program informational materials such as news releases, news posts, information briefs and talking points.
• Plan and organize public events within the program such as press conferences, presentations and briefings.
• Participate in annual program planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting to ensure timely and accurate information.
• Coordinate communications activities of East Europe Foundation and its program partners to ensure compliance with established branding policies and provide recommendations regarding communication activities.
• Monitor production of branded/informational materials.
• Perform other tasks as stipulated in the program’s annual work plan.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in communications, journalism, international relations, or related field.
• Minimum three years’ experience in developing and executing successful strategic communications programs with a focus on the broad public.
• Prior experience in strategic communications for internationally-funded donor programs preferred.
• Outstanding interpersonal, written and verbal presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and develop staff.
• Excellent speaking, writing, proofreading, reporting, and other communication skills in the English and Ukrainian languages.

Application for Participation in the Competition should include:

• Resume in the Ukrainian language.
• Letter of motivation in either the Ukrainian or English language indicating expected level of salary.

Applications Submission:

Please send your proposal by 23:00 on March 29, 2024, to the following email address: [email protected] with the subject line “Communications Coordinator”.