DAI

SCOPE OF WORK

Ukraine Investment for Business Resilience (formerly FSR)

Chief of Party

Position

Chief of Party

Period of Performance On/About (From – To)

Upon approval

July 12, 2027

Maximum Level of Effort

LTTA

Base of Operations

Kyiv, Ukraine

position reports to

Senior Portfolio Director

Project Background

The Investment for Business Resilience (IBR) Activity, formerly known as FSR, is a five-year program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and managed by DAI Global LLC (DAI). The purpose of the Activity is to support systemic changes in Ukraine’s economy and to increase the supply of finance available to Ukrainian businesses. IBR aims to transform the country’s financial sector into a sophisticated, well-functioning, competitive market that is aligned with European Union (EU) standards and integrated into international financial systems. At the same time, the IBR will support the transformation of Ukraine’s financial sector and work to mobilize private finance for sustained economic growth in Ukraine. These goals must be attained through interlinked interventions in five component areas:

• COMPONENT 1: Market Regulation and Supervision
• COMPONENT 2: Financial Infrastructure
• COMPONENT 3: Financial Intermediation and Private Sector Facilitation
• COMPONENT 4: Transparency and Communications
• COMPONENT 5: New Investments Facilitation

Focusing both on the supply and demand side of the financial sector, these five components are complementary and reinforce each other. Advances under one component are likely intrinsically linked to another and therefore must inform programming under the others and be developed to coordinate, learn, and adapt for maximum impact. These component areas also complement projects led by other development partners and international financial institutions and align with other USAID activities, which requires IBR to cooperate and coordinate with them to maximize its impact.

In implementing these five components, IBR must be responsive to the key implementation principles and involve the private sector, government, and civil society as a key aspect of the IBR activity. In addition to technical assistance, a Grants under Contract (GUC) mechanism will be used to promote the resilience of Ukrainian private enterprise to increase exports, domestic sales, and jobs as well as incentivize financial institutions and investors to increase the quantity and type of financing available to local businesses. In some cases, grants may be used to build the capacity and sustainability of local associations and other organizations as a means to increase the transparency and supply of finance, as well as the demand for finance in the country.

Position Description

The Chief of Party (COP) will manage all aspects of IBR activity implementation in Ukraine and will serve as DAI’s primary point of contact regarding implementation. This is a full-time position and is required to be based in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Responsibilities/Objectives

• Responsible for overall program leadership, strategic planning, management, and quality assurance.
• Lead a high-performing team, with direct coaching, mentoring, and oversight responsibility for technical and operational team leads.
• Lead IBR’s close coordination with all stakeholders of this activity, including key financial sector actors, private sector firms, Government of Ukraine partners, and other development agencies.
• Responsible for all reporting to USAID.
• Ensures that impacts are achieved and that deliverables are provided on time.
• Acts on behalf of DAI in project-related contracts and negotiations.
• Facilitate communication and close coordination with all stakeholders, including USAID, GOU stakeholders, DAI Home Office, and subcontractors. 
• Oversee and monitor quality of all program activities and timely delivery of deliverables to USAID.
• Oversee program administration, implementation, and financial management to ensure program implementation aligns with budget allocations, internal policies, and USAID regulations.

Qualifications

• Substantial multi-country experience in low and middle-income countries, experience in Eastern Europe preferred;
• Experience managing teams in conflict/fragile environments with fast-paced and changing client needs;
• Proven and successful track record in the banking and investment sector or in facilitating finance and investment projects;
• Experience working on financial sector and/or enterprise development projects, including small and medium-size enterprise development;
• Proven experience leading a team of problem solvers that have business sense and hands-on business experience;
• Proven experience managing teams that increased enterprise sales targets, increased enterprise jobs targets, and cost/job or cost/sales targets;
• Demonstrated understanding that sustainable results in both policy reform and firm-level grants/investments come from sustainable buyer-seller relationships, relationships that evolve with the market; 
• Proven success in facilitating relationships between client firms and their buyers;
• Demonstrated discipline to keep the team focused on demand-driven investment/grant opportunities and the ability to motivate the team around a limited number of operational objectives;
• Strong management, leadership, political acumen, negotiation, and interpersonal skills;
• Strong writing and oral presentation skills;
• Ability to speak, read, and write English fluently.