Who We Are
IREX is a global development and education organization. We strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people, and communities thrive. With a projected annual portfolio of more than $150 million and more than 750 staff worldwide, we work with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information.
The Program Coordinator will work as a representative of the UNITY Program implemented by IREX office in Ukraine, liaising with UNITY participating youth centers and communities (hromadas) in the Eastern and Southern regions of Ukraine, including youth groups, local governments, public institutions, potential contractors, and coordinating program interventions in the field.
UNITY (Mriemo ta diemo) program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by IREX in partnership with Building Ukraine Together (BUR), Center for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR Ukraine), Making Cents International (MCI), International Republican Institute (IRI), and Zinc Network. This activity launched in 2020 is designed to foster vested ownership among Ukrainian youth in their country’s democratic, European future by further mobilizing youth leadership around a values-based conception of Ukrainian identity grounded in innovation, engagement, and pluralism, and restoring access to education. UNITY implements a variety of projects out of youth centers based in different hromadas across Ukraine.
The Program Coordinator will work as a full-time employee under the supervision of Youth Centers Manager and in close coordination with other UNITY components, such as economic opportunities for youth, civic engagement, social cohesion, access to education, research and learning.
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Your Background & Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum two years of relevant experience connected to youth and/or community development and/or non-governmental sector.
- Experience of working with international donors, knowledge of requirements and procedures for managing grant programs is an advantage.
- Volunteer experience is an advantage.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, ability to work with different age groups and adapt to the needs of the target audience.
- High organizational skills, experience in organizing various types of training and interactive activities.
- Experience of working as a trainer or facilitator is an advantage.
- Ability to establish contacts and partnerships.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Flexibility, readiness to work in tight deadlines.
- Teamwork skills, readiness to work in the virtual team mode.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and complete tasks in accordance with stated deadlines.
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications.
- Demonstrate impartiality, empathy and neutrality in work.
- Critical thinking, flexibility and readiness to implement changes in present realities.
- Willingness to grow and develop. Participation in IREX internal preparatory trainings is obligatory.
- Strong command of spoken/written English is an advantage.
- You must have unrestricted authorization to work in Ukraine.
Your Daily Tasks
- Provide a full range of program support to the IREX Ukraine based Program Manager(s) in implementation of regional and national Program activities.
- Contribute to planning, implementation and oversight of activities aimed at strengthening the capacity and raising the quality of services offered by youth centers.
- Serve as a representative of the Program and main contact point between Kyiv office and local stakeholders.
- Provide support in planning and coordination of the program activities on the ground (drafting and approving of work schedules, presentation of program activities).
- Organize and conduct training and other education activities for target audience.
- Support the implementation of project elements at the regional level in accordance with the approved working plan.
- Provide monitoring to project stakeholders and activities implemented by sub awardees, participate in the monitoring and evaluation of project activities.
- Responsible for providing regular reports in accordance with the IREX standards and requirements and approved reporting format.
- Provide logistical and administrative support during the organization of meetings, trainings, seminars, and other program activities.
- Preparation of reports on the results of the program implementation.
- Present program activities and conduct outreach and maintain effective relations and cooperation with partners, project participants and representatives of local authorities.
- Under the supervision of Youth Center Manager, plan Program expansion to various geographies and audiences.
- Communication, collection of success stories, program participants feedback.
- Assistance with the collection of the necessary documentation, including the collection of contract and vendor information and data for analytical materials.
- Travel to regions to attend/lead program activities, events and meetings.
- Active cooperation and maintenance of effective internal communication with the Program Manager(s) and finance and administration team.
- Responsible for diligent record keeping of program related documents, financial forms and payments.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
We conduct background checks on all successful candidates.
This position is eligible for Telework. The eligible employee is a regular, full-time Ukraine-based staff who works from a worksite outside the Ukraine office for one or more days a week.
This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship.
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EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets.
