Expert on Supervisory Board Recruitment

The Recovery and Reform Support Team (RST) at the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine (Ministry) is a group of Ukrainian professionals (non-civil servants) funded on a temporary basis through the Ukraine Recovery and Reform Architecture (URA) programme that provides targeted technical support and assists the Ministry in the design and implementation of priority reforms. The RST will assist in filling capacity gaps in the design and implementation of priority reform strategies and programmes, while strengthening links and partnerships between the Ministry’s priorities and relevant donor support. 

Main duties and responsibilities

The consultant will primarily focus on supporting the nomination process for SOE supervisory boards but will also be available for broader tasks based on the Ministry's requirements. The responsibilities include:

• collaborate with the Nomination Committee to define and update candidates’ selection criteria for supervisory board members and other roles as needed;
• review and refine the requirements for candidates, vacancy announcements on the competitive selection of a member of the supervisory board, ensuring they align with the strategic goals and standards of the SOEs;
• propose improvements to the draft vacancy announcements for CEO and supervisory board positions, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and compliance with legal and policy requirements;
• assist in the development and maintenance of tracking matrices for the nomination process;
• facilitate a comprehensive assessment of the state of the nomination process. Cooperate with a consortium engaged by the EBRD tasked with optimising the Nomination Committee's recruitment processes;
• collect proposals for improving the committee’s process and related legislation, prepare the terms of reference for the legal expert on respective changes in the CMU order;
• prepare conceptual notes, talking points, reports, and other documentation related to the nomination process and broader reform efforts;
• contribute to the preparation of analytics in the nomination process;
• provide organizational and logistical support for events, roundtables, conferences, and forums related to corporate governance reform and other Ministry priorities.

Expected deliverables

The Expert will be expected to provide the following deliverables:

• draft working documents used in the nomination process upon the request of the Ministry;
• conceptual notes, brief summaries, talking points, ad-hoc reports etc. regarding certain issues and stages of the nomination process;
• regular monthly working progress reports on the ongoing nomination process activities for the Deputy Minister of Economy;
• regular updates of databases, data tables and charts for ongoing statuses, analysis, and tracking progress for the Deputy Minister of Economy;
• quarterly internal reports on RST progress, on the nomination process, challenges, and achievements in it.

The specified lists of scope of work, services and expected deliverables can be modified and supplemented on request from the Ministry.

Qualifications and skills:

• Master’s degree in Human Resources management, Business Administration, Economics, Law, Management, Public Policy or other related fields;
• strong analytical, data-processing, and prioritization skills;
• excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills;
• advanced level of PC literacy (PowerPoint, Project, Excel, Word);
• fluency in Ukrainian and English.

Professional experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of general professional experience (working for international organizations and/or international technical assistance projects is preferred), of which:
• at least 3 years of proven human resources management experience, strategic planning and/or project management.

Other competencies:

• Previous experience working for international companies/organisations. 
• Familiarity with Ukraine’s current reform agenda, and a good understanding of policy formulation processes and policy dialogues would be an asset.
• Solid understanding of corporate governance reform would be an asset.

Submissions must be prepared in English only and be delivered electronically by 09.02.2025, 23:59 (Kyiv time) to All submissions must include a completed Application form, NDA Form, the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae, contact details of three referees who, if contacted, can attest to the professional and/or educational background of the candidate. Detailed description of the vacancy can be found via the link: https://surl.li/lyosdd 

Only applications which have been submitted using the correct template and are fully completed, will be considered.

Only Ukrainian nationals are eligible to apply; civil servants are not eligible to apply unless 6 months have elapsed since they left such employment.