AGRI Project Coordinator at DAI GLOBAL LLC

AGRI Project Coordinator

Odesa

ERA BACKGROUND

Ukraine’s efforts to win the future – emerging from Russia’s full-scale war ready to accelerate its development as a sovereign, independent, democratic, and prosperous state – require a dynamic, inclusive economic recovery. Through partnerships with the government and robust private sector engagement, ERA has supported economic growth and resilience in Ukraine since 2018. Following Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent occupation of the part of Ukraine, ERA shifted from its focus on Eastern Ukraine to cover development priorities across the country that address Ukraine’s urgent needs in export logistics and infrastructural improvements.

AGRI-UKRAINE GRAIN EXPORT LOGISTICS

USAID’s Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) is one of USAID’s core partners implementing the $350 million Agriculture Resilience Initiative – Ukraine (AGRI-Ukraine) that was established in 2022 to bolster Ukrainian agricultural exports and alleviate the global food security crisis exacerbated by the war. Under AGRI-Ukraine, ERA partners with public and private companies to complement and leverage urgently-needed grain transportation and transshipment investments.

INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTSERA also directly supports the Government of Ukraine, including the State Agency for Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine (SARDI), the State Customs Service and Ukrainian Railways, to upgrade 42 of Ukraine’s border crossing points (BCPs). Modern and more efficient border infrastructure and customs procedures will reduce export costs and increase export capacity, enabling Ukraine to scale trade and advance its path to EU integration.

About the job

The AGRI Coordinator is responsible for coordinating AGRI interventions with Technical and Operations teams to ensure they are implemented according to schedule and to the best quality, as well as for monitoring and reporting on their progress. The AGRI Coordinator is based in Odesa and reports to the AGRI Operations Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

AGRI Coordination and Reporting:

• Collect and provide regular information and updates on AGRI interventions to the supervisor. Produce weekly/biweekly/quarterly and annual reports and presentations on AGRI activities and performance results coordinating inputs from relevant staff.
• Review and analyze the AGRI Technical Team reports to ensure clear and timely information is provided to the management for prompt decision-making.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and records.
• Prepare accurate and timely field reports and other project documentation as required.
• Keep respective activity records in the DAI corporate system (TAMIS).
• Collaborate with other departments and teams to ensure alignment with overall goals and objectives.
• Assist with translation / interpretation when requested.

Procurement and Inventory of goods: in coordination with the Procurement and Inventory Teams:

• Coordinate gathering information and documents for procurement procedures, Environmental Assessments, and inventory and transfer of the goods and equipment purchased for the AGRI private partners.
• Monitor procurement and delivery progress and ensure that activities are aligned with the USAID ERA plans and performance indicators.

Monitoring & Evaluation: in coordination with the M&E Team:

• Support the MEL team in conducting necessary data collection to report against AGRI performance indicators.
• Coordinate and analyze data to measure project impact and outcomes.
• Support identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned for organizational sharing and learning.

Communication: in coordination with the Communications Team:

• Contribute to development of monthly equipment delivery and event schedules.
• Facilitate the organization of public events, mission visits, and work in close coordination with Admin/Logistics/Communications to make all necessary arrangements.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Project Management, Economics, Business/Public Administration, Philology, or related fields.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience supporting project coordination or management with an international organization is required.
• Proficiency in office software applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Excellent professional communications and negotiation skills and who can relate to people at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to work independently and in close cooperation with a team remotely.
• An energetic, thinking-forward, and creative individual with high ethical standards and an appropriate professional image.
• An extremely well-organized and self-directed individual with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and strong operational focus.
• Fluent English and Ukrainian communication skills, both oral and written.

WE OFFER

Contract length: 12-month employment agreement with a possibility of extension.

Benefits Package:

• 28 calendar days of annual leave
• 10 days of internal well-being paid leave per annum
• Medical Insurance for ERA staff and their families
• Life Insurance for ERA staff
• Coverage of all expenses for the business trips
• Military reservation is possible and granted if you are on a relevant military register

Start date: June 2024

Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter and updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or status as a protected veteran.

Closing date for applications: May 15, 2024.

For further information about DAI GLOBAL LLC, please consult our website era-ukraine.org.ua.