The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is a non-profit organization working to strengthen democracy worldwide. NDI programs are supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Sweden, Canada, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and other donors.

NDI-Ukraine is currently seeking to fill three positions at Program Assistant level for its Women’s Political Participation Program and Political Party Program. These are the full time positions reporting to the Women Lead Program Officer and Senior Program Manager or the Political Party Senior Program Manager. The positions will be based in Kyiv and require some local travel.

Job Titles: Women’s Political Participation Program Assistant, NDI Ukraine, Political Party Program Assistant, NDI Ukraine

Task and Responsibilities:

• Provide general assistance to all program operations and serve as primary support to the Program Officer/Senior Program Manager.
• Assist in drafting program materials.
• Serve as NDI representative with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Perform administrative duties as needed to support the Program Officer/Senior Program Manager, including data entry, arranging appointments, travel, preparing correspondence, and records maintenance.
• Provide oral translation at seminars, conferences, meetings and written translation of program materials as needed.
• Provide logistical arrangements for organizing program events and maintain logistical support to program staff during travel.
• Follow and understand the political situation in the country.
• Prepare meeting/activities notes, background information on political actors when needed.
• Assist with and provide back-up for the day-to-day operations of the program, responding to routine program inquiries, ensuring prompt and accurate forwarding of messages.
• Reconcile expenditures in accordance with NDI’s financial policies.
• Carry out other tasks.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Sociology, Public Administration or Linguistics with a focus on gender studies;
• Ability to demonstrate a keen interest in Ukraine’s reform, political processes and advancement of gender equality;
• Work experience in a related field is preferred, together with a thorough understanding of the political and civic landscape in Ukraine;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Fluency in Ukrainian and English;
• Ability to work in organized manner, meet deadlines and work in a team;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required;
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office Programs, Excel, Internet);

Interested applicants should submit CVs and motivation letters in English by email to the following email address: [email protected]. Please indicate the position (Women’s Political Participation/Political Party Program Assistant) you are applying for in the subject line of the e-mail.

NDI offers a competitive package of remuneration and benefits. Actual salaries will be negotiated with successful applicants based on qualifications and experience.

Deadline:

The deadline for the submission of the required documents is by close of business on July 29, 2016.

Only selected candidates will be invited for a written test on August 3-4.

Successful finalists will be invited for an oral test and an interview.