Anti-Corruption Advisor, Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Program, Kyiv, Ukraine
Company Profile:
MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Colombia and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with organizations across all sectors of international development to support clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program to national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
The Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Program in Ukraine is a five-year USAID initiative that has an objective to assist Ukraine to reduce corruption and increase the accountability and transparency of governance in Ukraine. The program seeks to empower key government institutions to fight corruption, build public support for and engagement in anticorruption effort, and reduce citizen tolerance to corruption.
**Please note: Only Ukrainian citizens are eligible for this position
Position Summary:
SACCI provides support to the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU) that oversees corporate governance of many State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) and prepares for and conducts privatization of SOEs. SACCI is assembling a team of consultants to develop an assessment framework of compliance of SOEs with anti-corruption legislation of Ukraine and to conduct the assessment at up to five large SOEs. The Anti-Corruption Advisor for SPFU will lead the development of an anticorruption compliance assessment framework, advise the team of experts who will conduct the assessment, review the draft assessment reports, and revise the assessment framework if necessary based on the lessons learned from the assessments. This is the STTA position with the expected level of effort is up to 30 expert days.
Responsibilities:
- Develop assessment framework to reflect compliance with anticorruption legislation of Ukraine and international or industry standards and best practices by measuring the status and setting milestones for improvement
- Advise a team of experts on using the framework in conducting assessment of SOEs
- Review the draft assessment reports
- Revise the assessment framework, if necessary, based on the lessons learned from the assessments
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Masters Degree or higher in law, public administration, business administration, or other relevant areas is required
- Minimum of five years of experience working on the issues of anticorruption
- Experience in development of assessment methodologies/frameworks and assessments conduct
- Strong knowledge of anti-corruption legislation in Ukraine and its applicability to public and private organizations
- Knowledge of corporate governance and knowledge and experience working with SOEs is strongly preferred
- Strong organizational and managerial skills and ability to meet deadlines (time management, reporting, negotiations skills)
- Fluency in Ukrainian and English languages required
*Deadline for applying for this position – January 11, 2021, 18:00 **Kyiv time***
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
Reasonable Accommodations: MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please email [email protected] with Reasonable Accommodations in the title. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.
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