Senior Project Officer

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Council of Europe (CoE)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Not specified
  • Remuneration: €2,818 EUR / monthly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 31/08/2023
  • Location: Ukraine, Kyiv
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Peace and Security
Your role
As a Senior Project Officer, under the authority of the Head of Office and the overall supervision of the Head of the Capacity 

Building and Co-operation Projects Unit in the Gender Equality Division of the Directorate General of Democracy, you will:

 contribute to the planning, implementation and assessment of the whole project;
 ensure budget follow up and financial reporting;
 organise, co-ordinate, implement and follow up project activities, including administrative and contractual aspects, in close co-operation with the Project Manager, providing expert advice on activities and ensuring timely delivery;
 coordinate, organise and supervise the work of experts and project staff in individual activities/outputs of the work plan;
 establish and maintain close working contacts with project partners and local stakeholders, international organisations and NGOs dealing with preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence; 
 co-ordinate your work within the broader framework of the overall Council of Europe Office action in the country;
 provide substantive input on specific activities (e.g. by providing regular advice to Headquarters about national developments in the thematic area);
 participate in and contribute to meetings between the CoE, CoE experts and national authorities/counterparts/beneficiaries concerning the project and ensure that decisions taken at these meetings are 
carried out;
 provide assessment of results and achievements and advise the Project Manager about risks and problems encountered; suggest new priorities and adjustments as necessary;
 support headquarters-based staff and short-term consultants in the context of tasks and missions in the field;
 ensure that decisions, final deliverables, important project documents and correspondence are properly documented and filed;
 ensure the visibility of the Council of Europe with the beneficiaries by providing input for the website, etc.;
 contribute to the efficient functioning of the Office, in collaboration with the Head of Office and the direct project management;
 undertake official journeys in connection with activities described above.

Please note that the incumbent may be required to perform other duties not listed here.

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