Communication Adviser for the Parliamentary Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy

General background

The EU Anti-Corruption Initiative in Ukraine (EUACI) is the European Union’s technical support program in the area of anti-corruption in Ukraine, co-funded and implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Denmark. The overall objective of the EUACI is to achieve significant progress in preventing and countering corruption, ensuring the coherence and systemic anti-corruption activities of state and local self-government bodies, and to empower civil society and citizens to contribute to the combatting of corruption, as well as the proper process of Ukraine’s post-war recovery. The program runs till April 2027.

The Parliamentary Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy (CAP) is one of the program partners. The Committee performs legislative, oversight, and representation functions. The CAP is responsible for processing draft laws related to anti-corruption policy. It also oversees the policy implementation and performs corruption proofing of draft laws.

In view of that, the EUACI agreed to support the Parliamentary Committee of Anti-Corruption Policy (CAP) in communication of the work of CAP.

Objective

The main objective of the activity is to contribute to the effective communication of the work of the Parliamentary Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy. In this context, the Communication Adviser will be designated to assisting the CAP in communicating the progress and achievements of anti-corruption reforms in line with the international anti-corruption commitments of Ukraine.

Scope of work

The Communication Adviser will be working closely with the CAP management and EUACI for the fulfillment of the following tasks:

• Support in communicating the state of anti-corruption reforms and activities of the CAP related to European integration, as well as (if needed) assisting CAP in media advocacy of anti-corruption reforms.
• Conducting communication landscape assessment and assessing the detailed needs of the CAP related to external communications required for delivering planned communication activities.
• Implementation and improvement of communication strategy and tactics, analysing key stakeholders as well as preparation of related actions that will be taken over the coming period.
• Contribute to briefings, press conferences, press-releases, posts for social media, public comments, and statements on behalf of the Committee.
• Conducting on-the-job coaching sessions for the CAP leadership and members assisting in effectively communicating key messages, polishing narratives, and preparing for public communications.
• Conducting general media monitoring and development of a media database.
• Assisting CAP leadership in crisis situations.
• Other tasks as assigned.

The Adviser cannot represent the CAP or act as a spokesperson of the Committee. The Adviser must work as a professional, independent of party-political interests.

Deliverables

The assignment includes providing expert support for the following key tasks:

• Briefings, press conferences, press releases, posts for social media, public comments, and statements.
• Communication assistance for CAP leadership.
• Preparation of thematic documents, including briefing notes, minutes, and charts.
• A final report of a maximum of five pages, excluding annexes as the final deliverable. The report shall provide an assessment of the achievements made in relation to the scope of work and deliverables and any critical issues/recommendations for possible follow-up.

Qualifications

The contract can be awarded to the expert meeting the following criteria:

• A university degree in journalism, public relations or other related fields;
• At least 4 years of relevant professional experience as a communication expert or communication adviser, preferably with a focus on justice/the rule of law/anti-corruption field;
• Proven experience in providing communication services;
• Proven experience of working with or assisting to public institutions in Ukraine;
• Knowledge of the media landscape of Ukraine is obligatory;
• Excellent analytical and communication skills;
• Previous experience working with/knowledge of anti-corruption reform in Ukraine will be considered an asset;
• Fluency in written and oral Ukrainian and English.

Budget, timeframe, and location

The total contract budget for the expert cannot exceed EUR 33,000.

The intended commencement date is the date of signature of the contract with the consultant, and the period of implementation of the contract will be 11 months, with a duration of 240 working days.

Reporting and management

The performance of the Contractor will be judged upon reaching the purpose of this contract as well as obtaining its results, as indicated in the section “Objective” and “Deliverables” herein respectively. Moreover, the performance of the Contractor will be judged upon the successful implementation of all the specific activities indicated in Section “Scope of work” of this document

By signing the contract, the Consultant agrees to hold in trust and confidence any information or documents (“confidential information”) disclosed to the Consultant or discovered by the Consultant or prepared by the Consultant in the course of or as a result of the implementation of the contract, and agrees that it shall be used only for the contract implementation and shall not be disclosed to any third party. The Consultant also agrees not to retain copies of any written information or prototypes in its archive and for its use.

The Communication Adviser will be expected to work in close coordination with the EUACI representatives and will be required to report on the implementation of tasks.

How to apply

The deadline for submitting the proposal is 26 April 2026,18:00 Kyiv time.

All interested candidates should submit:

• CV (max. 3 pages);
• A list of assignments related to the sphere executed during the last three years.
• At least one example of paper, study, report, publication or another similar document prepared by the expert;
• A financial offer (including expert’s fees per day).

If these documents are not submitted in line with the request above, the bid will not be considered.

The proposal shall include the aforementioned information and should be submitted within the above deadline to [email protected] cc to [email protected], indicating the subject line: Communication Adviser for CAP.

You will receive an auto-reply from the [email protected] mailbox when the offer has been received. If you do not receive an auto-reply, your offer was not received, and you should contact the EUACI by phone.

Bidding language: English.

Please note that the name of the winner of this tender will be published on the EUACI’s website.

Any clarification questions regarding the terms of reference should be addressed to [email protected], not later than 20 April 2026, 18:00 Kyiv time.

Evaluation criteria

Bids will be evaluated under the criteria provided below: