Liaison Officer - Ukraine Partnerships - Based in CEE

Job description

The position requires identifying, coordinating and facilitating successful partnership between European cities and Ukrainian cities which have been destroyed partly or heavily by the war. Part of the Greening the reconstruction of Ukraine project.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the implementation of the partnerships on the EU end, focused on green and progressive practices which will be distributed in post-war Ukraine.

The work will be done in collaboration with Ukrainian colleagues who will be working with UA municipalities.

Requirements

Strategic and conceptual tasks:

• Participate in the development of the City Partnership concept.

• Come up with new ideas for concrete green reconstruction efforts in Ukraine

• Participate in campaign planning

Implementation tasks:

• Work with colleagues in Ukraine to create concrete packages for reconstruction of public infrastructure in Ukrainian towns (e.g. Schools, Hospitals)

• Communication with municipalities in EU/Western countries, research and identifying of possible collaboration

• Research of best practices for urban/energy/environmental solutions

• Liaise with other GP offices to get them working with cities in their countries to take on concrete partnerships

• Support other GP offices in publicly promoting the partnerships

• Collaborate on daily basis with the Ukrainian counterpart of the team

Support tasks

• Support the communication work around the partnerships in European towns and Ukraine

• Support reporting of this strand of work towards funders and other stakeholder

• Financial and administrative support - follow up on the implementation of the concrete projects, undertaken within the partnerships

Competencies

• Excellent spoken and written English

• Service and support oriented

• Good representation and public speaking skills

• Networking skills

• Persistence in following up with other offices

• Ability to coordinate and organize processes

• Availability to travel

Personal skills helpful for the role:

• A commitment and enthusiasm for Greenpeace’s work

• High level of autonomy and self-management

• Strong self-initiative

• Ability to learn fast and to cope working under pressure in rapidly changing circumstances

• Resilience and flexibility

• Social by nature

We offer:

• A real opportunity of making change in the world

• Constant collaboration with the global Greenpeace organization

• International skill shares – you can learn from and input to a worldwide network of talented people

• Full time employment contract for 1 year with a trial period and possibility of renewal, depending on funding

• Flexible working time and a home office option

• Benefits in line with our values (eg. child support benefit)

We are looking forward to receiving your application!

Only selected candidates will be invited for an interview.

Greenpeace is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of age, citizenship, colour, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic and would like to invite you especially to apply.