Terms of Reference

Programme/Project Title: “Innovations Springboard”: Leveraging Information and Communications Technologies for Ukraine’s Prosperity

Programme/Project Number: UKR/01/007

1. Post title: Expert on Content (Editor-in-Chief)
2. Duration of employment: 3 months
3. Full time job.
4. Duty station: Kyiv, Ukraine
5. Duties and Responsibilities:

Under overall supervision of the National Programme Manager and Senior Technical Expert, the incumbent will be expected to:

·  Organize and support the Civic Portal information/content policy development;

·  Implement the Civic Portal information/content policy, including development of formats for content providers, information collection, selection, preparation, publication, etc.;

·  Actively addresses third sector needs and reliability requirements with innovative, creative and cost-effective solutions;

·  Develop and maintain relations with and network of Portal content providers (NGO, Government, public organizations, etc.);

·  Provide appropriate assistance for the acting and potential Portal content providers (including writing and editing);

·  Ensure proper in-coming and out-going information/content exchange in all directions (inside the portal team, portal partners, portal content providers, etc.);

·  Monitor  the relevance of the information submitted for the Civic Portal, edit its lay-out.

·  Monitor the timeliness of the information placed on the Portal.

·  Write and edit articles, news releases, internal/external publications, speeches and other communication collateral as needed;

·  Assist in the coordination of ongoing interactive components through electronic polls, key client and readership surveys and face-to-face communications;

·  Proactively support national e-capacity building;

·  Monitor and analyze the implementation of on-going activities as well as writes periodic progress reports;

·  Facilitate implementation of Civic Portal activities.

·  Assure proper reporting under the project.

·  Perform other duties as required.

6. Experience and Qualifications:

·  Mature judgment combined with proactive, energetic approach to problem solving;

·  Excellent impersonal and communication skills;

·  Strong organizational and time management skills;

·  Resourceful in finding solutions;

·  At least 5 years of practical experience as an editor, journalist, writer, PR specialist or related staff in open public source of information (mass-media, Internet, PR company, public, civic or private structure, etc.). References required;

·  Proven excellent analytical, writing and editing skills;

·  Upwards of a Master’s degree;

·  Fluent Ukrainian, Russian, English an important asset;

·  Knowledge of and complete comfort with computer applications is essential (including organization of public presentations on PowerPoint).

If you are interested in this specific vacancy, feel free to send your complete resume in English to the following e-mail address: vegorov@un.kiev.ua, or fax (044) 253-26-07