Communications Manager – Ukraine

For over 30 years, and through our work in more than 100 countries, the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) has sought to strengthen legal institutions, support legal professionals, foster respect for human rights, and advance public understanding of the law and citizen rights. In collaboration with government agencies, the judiciary, lawyers, bar associations, legislatures, and civil society, we design programs responsive to local needs and that prioritize sustainable solutions to pressing rule of law challenges.

To learn more about our work in Ukraine, please visit
https://www.americanbar.org/advocacy/rule_of_law/where_we_work/europe_eurasia/ukraine/

Job Summary

ABA ROLI is looking to hire a local Ukrainian expert to fill the Communications Manager position for the new five-year “Healing & Accountability through Human Rights Activity” (HEAL) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The purpose of this new program is to help Ukrainians achieve justice and address social divisions resulting from Russia’s full-scale invasion. The program will use human rights-based approaches to support processes aimed at accountability for war crimes, foster dialogue on difficult questions related to post-conflict recovery and begin healing and reconciliation using human-rights-based approaches.

This is a full-time position based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Communications Manager works with ABA program teams in Ukraine and Washington, DC to ensure program results and outcomes are communicated to the appropriate audience(s), while ensuring compliance with the donor-(USAID) approved Branding and Marking plan.
The Communications Manager reports directly to the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Team Lead. With input and taskings from the DCOP and COP as may be required.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the technical work and management of consultants who advise on strategic communications for other ABA ROLI stakeholders and partners
• Support the drafting of the description of program deliverables
• Support the drafting of program success stories
• Engage with program partners to ensure success story content and other deliverables are completed and submitted on time and compiled with sufficient quality
• Support the M&E Team Lead and program staff in preparing data for upload to the USAID MEL and data repository systems
• Participate in and ensure timely preparation and design of M&E reports related to program implementation, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports
• Support regular periodic reporting and development of success stories in collaboration with the program’s technical teams
• Support the collection and compilation of lessons learned based on executed activities
• Create, design, edit, and produce communications publications and materials
• Ensure compliance with the program’s Branding and Marking plan
• Request Branding and Marking exemptions for specific activities in compliance with USAID processes
• Support the ABA ROLI DC team to monitor and update the ABA website, create new webpages, post new publications such as newsletters, reports, and surveys
• Create graphics and imagery for the ABA ROLI DC website as may be necessary and update all relevant program materials
• Assist in organizing program events and promotional efforts and collaborate with partners to optimize results
• Perform other tasks as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications or other relevant field
• At least three (3) years of mid-level experience in Communications
• At least five (5) years of prior experience supervising other communications-focused subject matter experts
• Previous work experience in graphic design, media, or publication and marketing collateral preparation
• Experience with USAID or other U.S. Government donors preferred
• Demonstrated strong writing skills and collateral content creation
• Previous work experience with international development organizations
• Familiarity with human rights protection and access to justice-related issues in Ukraine.
• Familiarity with DevResults preferred.
• Fluency in Ukrainian and English
• Written proficiency in Ukrainian and English

To apply, please send your CV to [email protected].