🇺🇦 Municipal and Regional Development Specialist Job in Ukraine 🏙️ Reconstruction and Urban Development at the EIB Regional Office in Kyiv 🔧

The European Investment Bank is the European Union's bank. It works in support of EU development and economic cooperation policies by financing investment in both public and private sectors. The EIB is seeking to recruit for its Representation in Kyiv a Municipal and Regional Development Specialist.

🏙️ Purpose

The Municipal and Regional Development Specialist will contribute to the EIB's activities in Ukraine and, where required, in other countries covered by the EIB's Eastern Neighbourhood operations. You will contribute to the identification, appraisal, implementation monitoring and advisory support of investment projects in the fields of municipal infrastructure and broader urban and regional development, including social infrastructure, in particular social and affordable housing and education, urban mobility, solid waste, water and wastewater, as well as public buildings. You will support the EIB's growing role in Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction efforts, with particular focus on strengthening local service delivery, improving municipal infrastructure, enhancing housing conditions, enhancing education, urban mobility and solid waste, supporting regional cohesion and promoting resilient and inclusive urban development.

🤝 Operating Network

You will be based in the EIB Regional Office in Kyiv and will report functionally to the Head of Division of the Regional Development Division of the Housing, Cities and Regions Department of the Projects Directorate in Luxembourg, and for administrative and institutional matters you will report to the Head of the Kyiv Office. You will work in close contact with other teams across the EIB, primarily the Divisions in the Housing, Cities and Regions department, as well as other teams in the Projects Directorate, EIB Global and other relevant services, while maintaining close interaction with Ukrainian national authorities, regional and local governments, municipal utilities, international partners and technical assistance providers. You should be prepared to travel extensively within Ukraine and, where necessary, to other countries in the region and to EIB headquarters in Luxembourg.

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🔧 Accountabilities

📋 Assist in the identification, screening and prioritisation of municipal infrastructure, housing, education, urban mobility, solid waste and urban and regional development projects suitable for EIB financing

✅ Appraise project eligibility, readiness and compliance with EIB requirements, including procurement, environmental, social, gender, climate and sustainability aspects

📊 Analyse technical, institutional, financial and implementation aspects of projects, including feasibility studies, investment plans, affordability and operation and maintenance arrangements

🏗️ Monitor the implementation of approved operations, including procurement processes, project implementation processes, implementation risks and disbursement readiness

🤝 Interact with project promoters, national authorities, local governments, municipal utilities, co-financiers and technical assistance providers, and prepare meeting reports as required

📄 Support promoters and implementing agencies in meeting their reporting and compliance obligations towards the EIB

🧭 Initiate, plan and manage Technical Assistance assignments supporting project preparation, implementation support, capacity building, pipeline development and institutional strengthening

🗺️ Support EIB policy dialogue in Ukraine and prepare briefings on key issues and strategic developments, following developments in Ukraine's municipal, housing, urban and regional development sectors, including decentralisation, local finance, territorial cohesion and reconstruction priorities

🛡️ Promote disaster risk management, preparedness, resilience and Build Back Better principles in EIB-financed projects

🌐 Build and maintain relations with Ukrainian authorities, local governments, EU institutions, international financial institutions, donors, UN agencies and other development partners, and represent the EIB at sector meetings, donor coordination platforms, conferences and technical working groups

✅ Qualifications

🎓 University degree, minimum equivalent to a bachelor's degree, in either engineering, economics, finance, urban planning, regional development, public administration, architecture or another relevant discipline

💼 Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in municipal infrastructure, urban development, regional development, housing, public investment management, local government, utility services or related sectors

🏙️ Good understanding of the Ukrainian municipal sector and urban and regional development context, including local government framework, public investment management processes, decentralisation reforms and reconstruction priorities

🗣️ Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English and Ukrainian

📋 The Details

📍 Location: Kyiv, Ukraine, at the EIB office

🆔 Job ID: 111577

📄 Contract: 3-year fixed term, full-time

⚠️ This position is identified as a Local Agent, meaning an EIB local employee serving in a non-EU country, and the recruitment process and subsequent employment conditions are subject to local labour and tax law compliance in the country of employment, as well as treated in the context of the local market

📌 The position is open to nationals from Ukraine, and the offer does not state any salary