The project “Support to Ukraine for Developing a Modern Public Health System” is funded by the European Union and implemented by GFA Consulting Group GmbH, Germany in consortium with the Finnish institute for health and welfare (THL). Ministry of Health of Ukraine (MOH) is the Project beneficiary. Public Health Center of Ukraine (PHC) and Ukrainian Transplant-Coordination Center are the Project recipients.

We are now opening the competition for the position of the Legal Expert to Support MOH on Approximation with the EU in the Public Health Area.

General job description: Assistance Ministry of Health in preparing/changing the regulatory framework, including required EU approximation, including identification and analysis of regulatory gaps, overlaps, and inconsistencies.

Location: Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine (fulltime onsite).

Duration: The assignment is expected to end by 12 May 2025 up to a maximum of 330 working days.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Under the leadership and supervision of the Team Leader, and with the guidance of international non-key experts, the legal junior non-key expert will support the following main issues:

1. EU legislation analysis and support the elaboration of a prioritised list (with deadlines) of legal provisions to be developed or amended to ensure full alignment with the EU requirements;
2. Support development of legal provisions required for the full alignment with the EU requirements following the priority list (analysing draft regulations for compliance with EU law, studies, information gathering, M&E, reporting, preparing tables of compliance, etc.);
3. Supporting the negotiation process with the European Union on Ukraine's accession to the European Union (organising meetings and dialogue with representatives of the European Commission's Directorates-General and agencies, exchanging letters, preparing reports and questionnaires);
4. Support coordination with international partners as Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, (PACE), WHO and others.

Requirements:

• Higher legal education;

• Not less than 3 (three) years of professional experience in the legal field.

• Experience in the development, support and participation in the process of approval of draft regulatory legal acts — not less than 1 (one) year (required).
• Private Entrepreneur status

Competencies:

• Knowledge of the European integration procedures, especially in the healthcare sector;
• Experience in drafting regulations on the approximation of Ukrainian legislation to EU healthcare legislation will be an advantage;
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to work independently, strict adherence to completing assigned tasks in a timely manner;
• Outstanding analytical skills;
• Quality-oriented professional, constructive approach to obstacles and delays in planned performance;
• Excellent research and paper writing skills;
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written;
• Team player.

Language skills:

• Fluency in English and Ukrainian (written and spoken)

Potential candidates should send a CV prepared in English by February 29, 2024, 23:59 (Kyiv time) to the following address: olena.valinkevych@gfa-group.de

Only short-listed applicants will be invited to the interview.