Chief of Party, USAID/Ukraine Healing & Accountability through Human Rights, Kyiv, Ukraine

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a relevant field with at least 10 years of progressive international experience working in transitional justice, human rights, international humanitarian/or and criminal law, and rule of law; or a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with at least 12 years of relevant experience.
• Successful track record of at least five (5) years supervising, designing, managing, and implementing complex donor-funded programs in conflict and post-conflict environments (with strong preference for past USAID-funded justice and accountability project management experience).
• Knowledge of related technical areas such as peacebuilding, conflict resolution, human rights documentation, investigations, prosecution of war crimes, trauma and violence-informed care, IDP integration, truth commissions, victims reparations, investigations, civil societies, and people-to-people activities.
• Strong understanding of the local context.
• Ability to establish productive relationships with senior government officials and justice sector actors; civic, media, and private sector leaders; international donors; and other stakeholders.
• Experience working effectively with local partners and empowering local leadership, preferably in Ukraine.
• Proven leadership qualities and excellent management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to track and manage budgets and plan both strategically and creatively to meet project objectives.
• Experience convening diverse stakeholders to address legal and institutional reforms.
• Experience working with private and public sector partners to leverage additional sources of funding to meet program objectives.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Strong representational and organizational skills.
• English language fluency is required, including the ability to provide written reporting in English; local language skills highly preferred.

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