DAI оголошує конкурс на заміщення вакансії Information Technology Sector Specialist. 

DAI, a global development company based in the United States, is seeking an Information Technology (IT) Sector Specialist for its USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) project. The project hopes to improve the overall economic resilience of eastern Ukraine.

Submission Instructions: Please submit CVs in English to [email protected]. Please include the name of the position you are applying for in the email subject line. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No email or phone inquiries, please.

Responsibilities:

• Based on the findings and recommendations of the IT Value Chain Analysis (completed in November 2018) work closely with the Objective 2 Manager and other relevant team members (such as the Workforce Development Specialist) to identify needed interventions in IT Value Chain, develop and maintain partnerships required for these interventions to succeed, execute agreed upon activities and report on the results of those activities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with IT companies in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts as well as IT ecosystem support institutions (such as local educational establishments, business incubators, etc.).
• Work to increase the visibility of the IT industry in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts through such activities as supporting locally driven visibility events, facilitating business-to-business meetings, matching buyers and sellers in the IT sector (based on end-market research) and preparing IT businesses for trade fairs.
• Work closely with ERA’s Workforce Development Specialist (s) to collect information about what skills prospective IT sector employees need (based on gaps employers have identified) and are missing, work with partners to conceptualize, design and deliver new skills training or other delivery mechanisms to train / upskill new workers. Work with local training providers to ensure their curricula cover needed skills, including the latest technologies.
• Provide verbal briefings and written updates on IT sector activities defined in ERA’s annual work plans.
• Work closely with ERA’s performance monitoring team to capture all the anticipated benefits from value chain interventions. Ensure team obtains all data needed regularly for reporting against relevant targets.

Qualifications:

• At least 10 years’ experience working in the IT sector, with an increasing level of responsibility over time
• Extensive experience working on issues such as new business development, visibility / promotion and / or worker / employee skill development within the IT sector
• Prior experience working or collaborating with USAID or other donor agencies preferred
• BS/BA in business, economics, IT or a related field, from a recognized national or international university (postgraduate degree preferred)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian
• Experience working in eastern Ukraine preferred
• Good interpersonal skills and an ability to succeed in a multi-cultural environment