Deputy Component Lead - Legal Specialist / USAID SOERA

Deloitte is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Deputy Component Lead - Legal Specialist for USAID State-Owned Enterprises Reform Activity in Ukraine (SOERA). This position is full-time and currently remote, but requires presence in Ukraine.

Qualified candidates are invited to send a CV, cover letter, and two professional letters of reference/reference contacts to jtokolish@deloitte.com, abrezitska@deloitte.ua and kivanova@deloitte.com no later than July 12, 2023. Please indicate the following in the subject field of the email: “Deputy Component Lead – Legal Specialist”. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.

Project Background and Summary

The purpose of Ukraine SOERA is to strengthen public sector business operations and transparency, improve governance and oversight, advance privatization of selected SOEs, and develop a strategic management model for SOEs remaining in state ownership. Smart reform and targeted privatization of Ukraine’s SOEs will reduce opportunities for corruption, increase private sector participation, and stimulate broad-based economic growth. Objectives to be achieved by this activity include:

1. SOE Mapping, Information, and Strategy
2. Reform Coordinating Mechanism (RCM) and Strategic Communications
3. Reviewing and Improving SOE Policies, Legislation, and Regulations
4. Facilitating SOE Privatization
5. Improving Corporate Governance and Management of SOEs
6. Emergency Response and Recovery Preparation for the GOU and SOEs

Objective

The Deputy Component Lead - Legal Specialist will lead technical delivery work on multiple components of the project with a special emphasis on legal and policy support to beneficiaries. She or he will manage different workstreams, scope new interventions, and produce and edit client deliverables.

Duties and responsibilities

·       Manage legal, policy, and organizational workstreams under the supervision of the Deputy Chief of Party supporting the Government of Ukraine on privatization, leasing, corporatization, liquidation, bankruptcy, SOE management, assessment of wartime damages and losses, and management of seized RF assets.

·       Monitor, manage, supervise, and report on the work of independent consultants, subcontractor firms, and grantees.

·       Provide weekly updates on SOERA project activities; contribute to project external and internal communications.

Process requests and feedback from project counterparts, and develop scopes of work for SOERA workstreams and grants.

·       Develop job descriptions and support onboarding of new consultants.  Coordinate with other project team members and workstreams to maximize implementation efficiency and effectiveness.

·       Perform other duties as assigned by the Deputy Chief of Party or designees.

Required qualifications

• Min. Bachelor's degree in Law and min. five years of experience practicing law.

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English and Ukrainian,; experience preparing high-quality written presentations and materials.
• Legal, policymaking, or other experience in one or more of the following areas: enterprise sale and liquidation bankruptcy, SOE reform, corporate governance, anti-corruption, real estate, public property management.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word and Power Point).
• Strong time-management and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to establish productive relationships with senior government officials, business community, civil society, and international donors, particularly on politically sensitive and highly visible issues.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience with USAID-funded projects.