Ukrainian Community Relations & Engagement officers (UCRs)

Job Announcement

Hiring: Ukrainian Community Relations & Engagement officers (UCRs)

Full time position, start date as soon as possible, Location: Sighisoara – Romania

Deadline to apply:

Applications will be accepted until October 27**, 2022 – Sighisoara**

Apply to:

[email protected] Subject: “Application – UNHCR project Ukrainian Community Relations & Engagement officers (UCRs)”

To Apply:

Please send a CV and Motivation Letter (maximum 2 pages) together with 2 – 3 references (in the first round it is enough to send contacts for references. Reference letters will be requested from applicants who make it to the 2nd round). Use the subject: “Application – UNHCR project Ukrainian Community Relations & Engagement officers (UCRs)”.

Important:

Please only apply if you have read the description in full and your previous experience is suitable for the role. Only applications sent via email and including a CV and Letter of Motivation will be considered full applications and be reviewed.

At a Glance: Hiring Deadline October 27, Sighisoara. Apply with CV, Motivation Letter and 2 references to [email protected] with Application – Ukrainian Community Relations & Engagement officers (UCRs). Location: Sighisoara Romania. Knowledge (fluency) of English required, other languages, especially Ukrainian, a plus. Highly motivated candidate. Net salary (after taxes) starting at 1100 Euros. Initial contract period: 4 – 5 months with intention to extend.

Ukranian Community Relations & Engagement Officer (UCR): Support Ukraine: Protection and Well-being Hubs

You will join PATRIR’s ‘Support Ukraine: Protection and Well-being Hubs’ as our Ukranian Community Relations & Engagement Officer (UCR) for the Ukraine Peacebuilding Support Program. Our Peace Support Program for Ukraine is based upon working in authentic partnership with Ukrainian partners including civil society organizations, youth organizations, women’s organizations, local authorities, national associations, and state institutions, and supporting their efforts and peacebuilding and nonviolence and civil resistance programming . You will be responsible for managing and developing the relationships between the Ukrainian community, local NGOs, local government, and PATRIR. You will be the point of contact between the Ukrainian community and the team offering services in the PSH. You will be responsible for helping create a ‘Ukrainian Council’ which will be established to give Ukrainian Communities a voice in local and national government in order to advocate for their needs.

We are looking for a highly capable and motivated candidate both passionate for and experienced in peacebuilding and peace support to join the Department of Peace Operations of PATRIR. We particularly encourage Ukrainian candidates and/or candidates with significant peacebuilding experience to apply.

Looking for a dedicated Ukranian Community Relations & Engagement Officer (UCR): The ‘Support Ukraine: Protection and Well-being Hubs’ is based within the Romanian Peace Institute’s Department of Peace Operations and in partnership with UNHCR. As a Peacebuilding Ukranian Community Relations & Engagement Officer (UCR) with PATRIR you will have the opportunity to play a major role in the Institute’s peace support programs and with opportunity to engage further, globally, based upon your areas of expertise and program areas you wish to engage in.

About PATRIR

At PATRIR we are a dynamic, creative, and innovative team. We have a long history of working in peacebuilding and peace support operations – always on request and at the invitation of partners in communities and countries affected by conflict. We have created a workspace that respects and empowers everyone in the team – inviting ideas, contributions, and initiative and actively supporting professional and personal development and growth. In 2011 PATRIR was awarded the World Vision International Peace Prize. In 2017 it won the Luxembourg International Peace Prize for Outstanding Organization. We are looking for someone who is committed to advancing peacebuilding and the peacebuilding field with particular focus on supporting local peace capacities and working with youth, women, and local and national authorities to strengthen ownership and capabilities for peace. You will work in a dynamic and active workplace with a strong commitment to employee well-being and a respect-based office, and with significant opportunities for personal and professional development.

PATRIR is an Institute which places well-being of colleagues, and doing work that matters and has an impact – on our community and in the world – at our core. We’re looking for someone who will be part of this mission, and who will bring their experience, capability and aspirations to play a key role in shaping the work of the Institute through the coming years.

About our Ukraine Support Program

We envision our Ukraine Support Program growing significantly in the coming years based upon close engagement, partnership, and listening to partners and stakeholders. We take an authentic partnership-based approach to our work. The Ukranian Community Relations & Engagement Officer (UCR) will have important responsibility for listening to communities and partners and, together with partners and our team, getting out important information to partners, persons of concern, and stakeholders. We also place a strong emphasis on collaboration and doing more together than can be done apart – as well as working actively to avoid overlap, duplication and ‘competition’ between organizations. For this reason, our Ukranian Community Relations & Engagement Officer (UCR) and our entire efforts for peacebuilding support will be based upon very active partnership, collaboration and working together with peacebuilding partners and organizations, the UNHCR and internationally.

Our Ukraine Support Program currently includes (priorities):

• Supporting Ukrainian partners to have their voices heard in setting priorities for peacebuilding and nonviolence programming, and supporting Ukrainian peacebuilding and nonviolence expertise;
• Direct support for civilian-based and nonviolent resistance ;
• Making visible Ukrainian programs, work and initiatives for peacebuilding, nonviolent resistance and trauma recovery internationally (as appropriate)
• Immediate and long-term support for strengthening core peacebuilding skills with partner organizations and communities, including local authorities, social inclusion, and trauma recovery;
• Youth-based programming working with youth organizations and the All Ukraine Youth Centres to support their programming, training of youth in peacebuilding and conflict handling skills, training of youth in trauma recovery and trauma first aid;
• Supporting Ukrainian organizations in strategic planning and project- and program-design responding to conflict and peacebuilding needs ;
• Working with trauma first aid and trauma psychologists to develop trauma and mental health/well-being and resilience programming;
• Working with schools to develop school-based trauma informed care for children and youth

Other areas of programming may be developed in consultation with Ukrainian partners. Strong focus on gender inclusion and combatting gender-based violence is core across all priorities and program lines.

Core areas: Building authentic collaboration and ally-ship with the Ukrainian community, LGA, NGOs and CSOs; participatory action research, stakeholder-driven needs analysis; active engagement to foster collaborative peacebuilding with local, national and international organizations and agencies; overall management and development of our Ukraine peacebuilding program. Possible additional (highly important areas) for engagement, depending upon the candidates areas of expertise, include: engagement in policy advocacy at the EU and international levels; strong focus on training and capacity building with Ukrainian and international partners.

Key Tasks & Duties

• Develop continual engagement and relations with Ukrainian community members in their cities – proactively foster and build trust, good relations, understand and know their needs. Potential lead coordinators of the Ukrainian community meetings in each area – if led by PATRIR
• Leading role in helping to develop the ‘Ukrainian Councils’.
• ‘Point of contact’ between the Legal Counsellors and Psychologists and the broader Ukrainian community as well, to help let the community know – and feel comfortable accessing – these services.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

To be considered for this position candidates must have the following competencies:

• A university degree in public relations, public affairs or related fields;
• experience in PR
• years’ experience public relation type careers

Candidate must speak Ukrainian. Deep peacebuilding experience and knowledge, together with strong project management and advocacy skills, are our core priorities.

Additional Key Experience & Skills:

• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team as well as independently as required.
• Skills and experience in the following will be highly positive: Peacebuilding, Peace and Conflict Analysis; Early Warning and Prevention; Trauma Recovery, Well-being, Resilience, Mental Health Programming; Advocacy; Training and Capacity Building; Monitoring & Reporting; Development or Aid Budget Management; Safeguarding and Child Protection (a plus); Gender-Sensitive & Gender-Responsive Programming (a plus)
• Substantial people and program management experience with good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels. Authentically care for people and those living with and experiencing conflict.
• Ability to produce high-quality reports.
• Ability to work in irregular working hours, especially at the onset of an emergency.
• Representational, political awareness, and advocacy skills.
• Ability to work independently
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Ukrainian is a necessity. Russian or Romanian language expertise highly valued.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and self-motivated.
• Strong time-management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in sometimes high-paced contexts and resilience to stress and crisis situations. You will be working in a team that places a strong emphasis on wellbeing, team care, and support, but in a wartime/humanitarian crisis which sometimes requires being able to work under challenging situations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise and communicate with colleagues at all levels of seniority and from different cultures.
• A commitment to quality in your work

Additional capabilities: creativity, honesty, reliability, resilience, sincerity, healthy communication, process management, problem-solving, team player. Wanting to make a long-term impact in improving how the world address conflicts and strengthening peacebuilding.

Exceptional and highly motivated candidates who may not fully meet all of these requirements but who can show how they would excel in this position are encouraged to apply.

What we offer

We are committed to providing a dynamic and supportive work environment where colleagues have the opportunity to grow and flourish. You will be taking on an important role as the lead Ukrainian Community Relations & Engagement officers (UCRs) on Peacebuilding and Nonviolence Programming in the Institute. Located in Cluj-Napoca – Kolozsvar – Klausenburg (the three names of our city), Romania, PATRIR offers aninternational, collaborative and flexible work environment with strong commitment to employee well-being. We are a growing Institute with a commitment to increase our impact locally, nationally and internationally. Colleagues are encouraged to build on your areas of key motivation and expertise, and to actively pursue growth and development. Your precise ToR will be crafted together with you to allow you maximum opportunity to grow and to bring your skills, vision and capability to make an impact in our world.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

You will be joining a highly dedicated and committed team of professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences; as well as working closely with local, national, and international partners, government and inter-governmental organizations, and volunteers and interns.

HOW TO APPLY:

1. Read the job description fully and ONLY apply if it is relevant for you and you have the required experience and expertise.
2. Please send a CV and Motivation Letter (maximum 2 pages) together with 2 – 3 references (in the first round it is enough to send contacts for references. Reference letters will be requested from applicants who make it to the 2nd round). Use the subject: “Application – Ukrainian Community Relations & Engagement officers (UCRs)”.

Deadline to apply: Applications will be accepted until October 27, 2022 ­– Sighisoara

Job Specifications

Position

Ukrainian Community Relations & Engagement officers (UCRs)

Location

Sighisoara, Romania. Applicants must already have the right to work in the EU and ability to relocate to Sighisoara, Romania within 2 weeks maximum.

Language Requirements

English and Ukrainian Fluency is required. Knowledge of another language – in particular Russian and/or Romanian – would be an excellent addition.

Duration

Initial contract duration for 4-5 months with intention to extend.

Deadline to Apply

October 27 – Sighisoara

Starting Date

Depends upon the recruitment process. We would like to bring the position on by end of August, beginning of September at the latest.

Salary Range

The salary range starts from 1100 Euro month net (after taxes) depending upon qualifications and experience.

Application procedure

Please send a CV and Motivation Letter (maximum 2 pages) together with 2 – 3 references (in the first round it is enough to send contacts for references. Reference letters will be requested from applicants who make it to the 2nd round). Use the subject: “Application – Ukrainian Community Relations & Engagement officers (UCRs)”.

Overview of the Application & Hiring Process:

Step 1: Applications

Applications to the position will be accepted until October 27, 2022 – Sighisoara

Step 2: Review

Applications will receive a first round of review based upon the Motivation Letters, CVs and References provided. Those candidates selected for the 2nd Round of the Recruitment Process will be notified and an interview will be scheduled. All other applicants will be thanked for their application.

Step 3: Round 2 of the Interview Process – Interviews & Dialogue with Select Candidates

The 2nd Round of the Interview Process is made up of an interview and dialogue with select candidates where we have the opportunity to get to know you better and discuss your expertise, motivation and competencies for the position. During the interview you will also have the opportunity to ask questions and get to know more information about the position and opportunities working with PATRIR.

Step 4: Final Interview – Short-Listed Candidates

1 – 5 Short Listed Candidates will then have a final interview with the President of the Institute.

Timeline: We aim to complete the timeline quickly, through August, and are looking for colleagues who can join the team ‘immediately’.

How to apply

HOW TO APPLY:

1. Read the job description fully and ONLY apply if it is relevant for you and you have the required experience and expertise.
2. Please send a CV and Motivation Letter (maximum 2 pages) together with 2 – 3 references (in the first round it is enough to send contacts for references. Reference letters will be requested from applicants who make it to the 2nd round). Use the subject: “Application – Ukrainian Community Relations & Engagement officers (UCRs)”.

At a Glance: Hiring Deadline October 27, Sighisoara. Apply with CV, Motivation Letter and 2 references to [email protected] with Application – Ukrainian Community Relations & Engagement officers (UCRs). Location: Sighisoara Romania. Knowledge (fluency) of English required, other languages, especially Ukrainian, a plus. Highly motivated candidate. Net salary (after taxes) starting at 1100 Euros. Initial contract period: 4 – 5 months with intention to extend.

Deadline to apply: Applications will be accepted until October 27, 2022 ­– Sighisoara