APPLICATION DEADLINE | 11 August 2025, 23:59 Kyiv time

OPPORTUNITY TYPE | Service Contract for 12 months with the possibility of extension until the end of the project.

BUDGET PLANNED | Starting from3000 EUR per month (including all applicable taxes[1] and other related costs), depending on the level of expertise. Other (non-personal) expenses related to the implementation of the project will be covered additionally in accordance with Project rules and procedures. 

EXPECTED STARTING DATE | 3^rd Q, 2025      

ORGANISATION | Central Project Management Agency (CPVA), Lithuania 

DUTY LOCATION | Kyiv, Ukraine (Ukraine2EU office)

CONTACT POINT | CPVA Project Manager Ms Simona Petrulytė info@ukraine2eu.eu  

APPLICATION PROCEDURE | Please submit your CV via the CPMA career page by pressing the “Apply for job” button and uploading all the required documents, or  email it to info@ukraine2eu.eu, indicating the title of the position you are applying for.

Please be informed that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted to participate in the further procurement stages.

Veterans are welcome and encouraged to apply.

MISSION 

The National Project Coordinator plays a strategic and coordination role within the framework of the Ukraine2EU, assisting the Team Leader and Deputy Team Leader in planning, coordination and implementation of activities that support Ukraine’s EU accession goals.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide comprehensive support to the Team Leader and Deputy Team Leader in in management of implementation of the Ukraine2EU Programme.

• Liaison with partner institutions and other interested stakeholders; together with the Team Leader and Deputy Team Leader represent the Project and ensure strategic communication and coordination. 

• Follow and analyse Ukraine‘s EU accession agenda in Ukraine and on the EU level, prepare analytical notes on the key policy developments in the areas of the Ukraine2EU.  

• Provide News Digest on main political events / strategic decisions taken / legal acts adopted, etc. in the Ukraine2EU related areas for Ukraine2EU team.

• Strengthen communication and exchange of information with donor organizations, embassies to attract appropriate funding; contribute to mapping and analysing EU accession related assistance in Ukraine with an aim to identify gaps and synergies.

• Provide assistance in preparing Project work plans, monthly and progress reports, ensuring coherence and quality of inputs by Project team, conducting proofreading of the reports.  

• Consolidate, prepare, and provide necessary information related to Ukraine2EU implementation for Steering Committee, Executive Committee, Supervisory Group, Advisory Board, Donor Working Group meetings.

• Identify success stories, achievements, lessons learned and document recommendations to be integrated into broader knowledge management efforts.  

• Provide Project’s Communication Officers with analytical inputs and key messages for communication.  

• Provide other relevant support as required by the Ukraine2EU team.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• A university degree in Public Administration, European Studies, Political Science, International Relations, Law or a related field.

Experience

• At least 7 years’ professional experience in implementing public administration reforms, coordination and EU integration processes. 

• Experience in policy analysis and preparation of strategic or analytical reports.

• Experience in working with or within government institutions, particularly those involved in EU integration, law-making or international technical assistance projects.

• Experience interacting with a wide range of stakeholders, including government bodies, public institutions, embassies and civil society organisations.

• In-depth knowledge of the institutional frameworks of EU integration processes and of the Ukrainian context in relation to Ukraine’s EU accession. 

• Experience in contributing to programme implementation, monitoring and reporting.

• Prior engagement with EU or donor-funded projects would be a strong advantage.

Skills

• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to track policy developments, synthesize information from diverse sources, and produce clear, insight-driven outputs.

• Strong written communication skills, including preparation of high-quality reports, briefs, and presentations tailored to diverse audiences.

• Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, coordinate expert inputs, and support reporting cycles.

• Effective coordination and teamwork abilities, with experience liaising with internal and external stakeholders, supporting information flows, and contributing to knowledge sharing.

• Ability to consolidate and present complex information in a user-friendly and policy-relevant format.

• Ability to work proactively, independently, and collaboratively in a multi-stakeholder environment.

Languages

• Proficiency in Ukrainian and English (written and spoken).

BACKGROUND

The overall objective of Ukraine2EU is to support Ukraine’s progressive alignment to the EU acquis and its overall EU integration efforts with a view to future EU membership. Ukraine2EU is aiming to build strong and efficient state mechanisms for managing Ukraine's EU accession process and implementing related reforms. Ukraine2EU will follow the emerging and evolving needs of the main stakeholders and build a solid institutional capacity to meet the accession criteria. 

Ukraine2EU is structured around four components, each addressing a core area of EU integration support:

• Component 1. Management, coordination and monitoring of EU integration processes – aimed at strengthening capacities of Ukraine's key actors and stakeholders in overall management, coordination, and monitoring of the EU accession processes and related reforms agenda.

• Component 2. Legal approximation processes and translation – focused on increasing availability of the legal expertise necessary for an efficient approximation of Ukrainian law to the EU acquis and enhancing overall institutional, procedural and methodological capacities of competent institutions in EU acquis translation.

• Component 3. Communication – designed to raise awareness of Ukrainian society and key stakeholder groups on the EU accession process and related reforms agenda.

• Component 4. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) related activities – contributing to the outcomes of component 1, 2 and 3.

The total allocated budget for the Ukraine2EU implementation is 14 MEUR, with co-funding contributions of 10 MEUR from the European Union, 1 MEUR from the Republic of Lithuania and 3 MEUR from the Kingdom of Denmark, for the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027. 

The main partner (beneficiaries) institutions in Ukraine: Deputy Prime Minister’s Office for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration (DPMO), Government Office for Coordination of European Euro-Atlantic Integration at the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (GOCEEI), Committee of Verkhovna Rada on Integration of Ukraine to the EU (VR EIC), Verkhovna Rada General Secretariat, Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, line ministries.

The Central Project Management Agency of Lithuania (hereafter – CPVA) was designated to implement the Ukraine2EU project, overseeing the implementation of all activities and ensuring the coherence and sustainability of the project results. More information on CPVA: https://cpva.lt/en/about-us.

CPVA embraces diversity and respects human rights in all areas of its work. Discrimination of any kind including based on gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or culture is not accepted.  

More information on the Ukraine2EU can be found here: LinkedIn, Facebook, X.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

Responding to this Expression of Interest you give consent to process your personal data. Please note your data will be stored on the central server at CPVA. Please find more information by visiting the following website: https://www.cpva.lt/en/protection-of-personal-data/558

All information received will be stored on our secure servers, which are not accessible from the public website for third parties. The purpose of processing of the data you submit is to manage each expressed interest in view of a possible pre-selection at CPVA. The lawfulness of the processing is based on Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data.

¹The Service Provider shall be responsible for all liabilities related to the local social security system, income tax obligations and other financial obligations resulting from the legislation of the place where the Services are provided.