Legal Specialist 3*E4U (full-time, maternity cover position, Kyiv)

• Compiling analyses, memoranda, opinions, and recommendations and other on-demand legal and policy advice related to selected rule of law reforms to partners and donors to maximize the added value for the Ukrainian partners.
• Developing and maintaining good working relations with relevant partner institutions to advance the project's objectives.
• Building up partnerships with leading European, international, and national legal and policy experts and think tanks in the field of EU alignment in the rule of law within and outside the project's Expert Platform.
• Engage with the staff of the service provider which manages the projects expert platform as well as the relevant experts in the advisor's thematic area of responsibility to ensure proper role-out of support offers such as provisions of analyses, trainings, seminars, conferences, etc.
• Carry out own capacity development activities which accompany the Expert Platform's work, such as training of trainers, information sessions or consultations.
• Ensuring gender equality in the scope of the project's activities and the recommendations of the network.
• Stay abreast with the overall strategic approach of the Ukrainian government and developments vis-a-vis the accession process as well as with progress of alignment in Chapter 23 of the EU acquis.
• Contribute to the project's public relations, monitoring, and evaluation by preparing and sharing information from the areas of one's responsibility.
• Pro-actively contribute to the advancement of the project's policy and legal advisory work by taking up further, related tasks as required by day-to-day operations on an ad-hoc basis.
• Contribute to the success of the project in all areas through close collaboration with the project's leadership and colleagues, promoting experience exchange, and dialogue, reflection, and learning.

• Master's degree in law, EU Law or equivalent.
• 3 to 5 years of professional experience in legal reform in the area of rule of law or related fields.
• Sound understanding of the Ukrainian government's reform agenda in the rule of law, the Ukrainian justice sector, and the EU acquis in Chapter 23.
• Familiarity with the structure and procedures of the European Union, in particular with regard to the EU enlargement processes.
• Access to a network of legal experts in the field of legal reform and EU alignment focusing on the rule of law.
• Excellent command of written and spoken Ukrainian and English; command of German would be a plus.
• Strong interest in EU accession policies and Ukraine's reform agenda aligning Ukraine with the EU acquis.
• Engaged and proactive team player with excellent intercultural competences.
• Strong organizational, planning, and task management competences.
• Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently, often under tight deadlines, and deliver at pace.
• Resistance to stress and ability to manage multiple workstreams under one's responsibility.
• Good judgement, integrity, and sense of tone.
• Aptitude for assessing material and content of politically sensitive nature.

• Official employment, salary fixed in EUR, performance-related bonuses and 13th salary.
• Medical insurance, 29 vacation days annually.
• Language classes, hard and soft skills trainings.
• Individual and group psychological support.
• Possible flexible and remote work (depending on projects' needs up to 10 days a month within Ukrainian border).
• Meaningful and valuable work, international environment.

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