Digital Advisor
Background
The Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine – Phase 2 (PFRU-2) is a multi-year, multi-donor funded programme managed by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and governed in collaboration with the Government of Ukraine (GoU). Starting from 2025, PFRU-2 will be implementing a series of Strategic Projects, entitled to strengthen Ukrainian governments’ capacity and resilience in the face of Russian aggression to deliver essential support to local communities in collaboration with civil society, media and the private sectors.
The Public Administration and Infrastructure Recovery (PAIR) strategic project will work with local governments in war-affected hromadas to effectively facilitate the delivery of critical services in the following key sectors: healthcare, education, social protection, and administrative services. Through focusing interventions on restoring service delivery, local government capacity building PFRU aims to facilitate more durable and resilient communities that can weather war-related shocks.
Principal Services and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):
PFRU-2 is recruiting a Digital Advisor to report to the Public Administration and Infrastructure Recovery Project Director. The Advisor will be responsible for advancing digital literacy and strengthening resilience, transparency, and accountability in local governments through IT infrastructure development, capacity building, and promotion of safe and inclusive use of digital tools.
The Advisor will provide strategic coordination of Workstream D ‘Digital Resilience, Transparency and Accountability’ within the PAIR strategic project. The Advisor will be responsible for steering and coordinating activities under this workstream, including close collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine on potential areas of partnership, conducting field visits to PFRU-2 partner hromadas and oblasts (security permitting), supporting assessments of existing IT infrastructure, digital skills and service delivery systems, and guiding the design of activities to strengthen digital literacy, cybersecurity awareness, and effective data management at the local level.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provides technical advice and input for the planning and implementation of activities under Workstream D ‘Digital Resilience, Transparency and Accountability’ and prepares concept notes to ensure consistency with PAIR objectives and local needs, advancement of digital literacy.
- Coordinate Workstream D activities with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, supporting initiatives aimed at strengthening the Digital Transformation Index in the thematic areas outlined in the PAIR strategic framework, while promoting inclusive use of digital tools.
- Conduct needs assessments in target hromadas, focusing on digital transformation capacity, cybersecurity requirements, bridging digital infrastructure gaps in Administrative Services Centres, and enhancing the accessibility and inclusiveness, and digital skills of local staff and communities.
- Contribute to the development of Requests For Applications (RFAs) and Project Activity Requests (PARs), and coordinate closely with the Grants and Procurement teams to ensure the timely and effective implementation of activities under Workstream D.
- Monitor and assess progress of Workstream D activities, identifying challenges, risks, and opportunities for improvement, and recommend adjustments to ensure objectives are met, including those related to strengthening digital literacy.
- Contribute to the preparation of Activity Completion Reports (ACRs), lessons learned, and best practices from Workstream D activities, and support the handover of relevant outputs and materials to ensure knowledge retention and continuity.
- Ensure that proposed interventions align with project goals.
- Participate in technical coordination meetings, field visits, and stakeholder dialogues at local, regional, and national levels. Perform other duties related to the Project implementation assigned by the Project and/or Outcome Leadership.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
The Advisor should have the following qualifications and experience:
- Master’s degree in information technology, data science, digital governance, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in digital transformation, IT systems development, data governance or digital advisory in public sector or international development contexts.
- Proven experience working with international donor-funded programmes, government institutions, or development organisations. Previous experience of collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine would be considered a strong asset.
- Solid understanding of Ukraine’s local governance system and the ways digital tools can strengthen transparency, accountability, and service delivery in war-affected hromadas.
- Experience in coordinating digital initiatives – such as CDTO, digital transformation trainings, cybersecurity, or e-service platforms – involving local authorities, national institutions, and international development partners.
- Excellent analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Fluency in Ukrainian and English (spoken and written) is required.
- Ability to work independently while maintaining close collaboration with other strategic project teams and regional advisors.
- Ability to work collaboratively in multi-stakeholder environments and travel to field locations as needed.
Duration of Assignment/LOE:
This will be a full-time, long-term position, based on extendable 1-year contract (prolonged upon successful completion/implementation of personal SMART-goals).
Location of Assignment:
The principal location of this assignment is Kyiv, Ukraine, with travel to other parts of Ukraine (security permitting).
Reporting:
Digital Advisor reports to Public Administration and Infrastructure Recovery Project Director.
Application Details:
Apply using the following link by May 7th. You should select the position TD 91 Digital Literacy Advisor in the field “What position you are applying for?”. For roles requiring English language skills, English language CVs are preferred (but not required). We encourage to apply people with disabilities. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.