Communication Specialist for Integrity Cities

The Programme

The EU Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI) is the flagship EU program in Ukraine funded by the EU, co-funded and implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. The EUACI’s strategic objectives are that: corruption in Ukraine is reduced; Ukraine advances with anti-corruption reform; and reconstruction in war-affected areas of Ukraine is implemented within a framework that incorporates transparency, accountability, and integrity.

The EUACI has four intervention areas, namely:

• Support to state institutions fighting and preventing corruption;
• Transparency and accountability of the reconstruction process;
• Integrity Cities;
• Civil society and media in preventing and fighting corruption.

The EUACI supports six Integrity Cities (Mykolaiv, Zhytomyr, Chernivtsi, Sheptytskyy, Poltava, and Nikopol) in their efforts to strengthen integrity, transparency, accountability and good governance practices by providing integrity tools and advisory support.

The Position

Title: Communication Specialist for the Integrity Cities

Place of service: remotely and with regular presence in Kyiv and in Integrity Cities and other cities where the EUACI is active.

The Communication Specialist will be hired on an external contract as FOP.

There is a need to enhance communication efforts to create more visibility around and understanding of EUACI’s work in the cities as well as to support the cities in their communication work related to the activities supported by the EUACI. The Communication specialist will assist in developing, writing, and editing materials for communication platforms of the EUACI and media, support in multimedia content development and infographics and in the preparation of events, ensure public awareness, and engaging key stakeholders.

The EUACI will expand its engagement in Ukrainian cities also cities that are not Integrity Cities, including with a focus on schools and on minimizing corruption risks in construction projects. The communication specialist is also expected to support this part of EUACI’s work.

While focus is on activities at the local level, it is expected that the contractor will visit cities with which the EUACI has a cooperation on a regular basis.

The contractor will be able to work online from home with regular visits to the EUACI and the selected cities.

Under this activity the contractor is expected to work in close coordination with the EUACI’s communication team, the team leader of the Integrity Cities component as well as EUACI’s advisors in Integrity Cities.

Duration of contract

The contract is for 13 months with expected start in February 2026 till February 2027 with up to 270 working days (up to 21 working days a month).

Scope of work

• Developing, writing, and editing informational materials for the EUACI (including articles, texts, infographics etc);
• Contribute to informational and promotional materials, including reports, media reviews,  press releases, social media content, and visuals through different communication tools, including national and local media;
• Support and development of Mykolaiv city council’s communication on the EUACI cooperation and activities in close cooperation with the EUACI city advisor and communication staff at the City Council;
• Support in multimedia content development and infographics;
• Creating basic presentations, infographics and layouts for illustration of activities;
• Contribute to organizing public awareness raising campaigns and assist in organizing public events in the Integrity Cities, other cities and in Kyiv;
• Contact and coordinate the communication materials of EUACI partners’ communication of common activities (social media, website, newsletters, etc.);
• Any other related tasks to support the EUACI’s Integrity Cities team, and/or tasks given by the EUACI management.

Demand Profile/Qualifications

Key qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mass communication, journalism, graphic design or another similar subject at the university level;
• At least two years of professional experience in conducting communication services in line with the scope of work;
• Experience from working with international programs in the field of local authorities or integrity and anti-corruption will be an advantage;
• Good knowledge of social media platforms and design tools (including Adobe illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Canva, Figma etc);
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Experience in working with Ukrainian authorities;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work constructively;
• Proven ability to see through tasks, set and deliver results;
• The ability to work with tight deadlines, flexibility and coordination of local teams in-distance;
• Fluency in Ukrainian and English is required;
• Keen sense of ethics, integrity, and credibility.

Budget and payments

The maximum budget for this activity is up to EUR 24 300 for 270 working days.

In addition, the contract will include budget (transport, accommodation and per diem) for 25 travel days for business trips. The payments are provided on a monthly basis after approval of the monthly reports and deliverables provided by the Integrity City team.

How to apply

To apply, please send your CV, short motivation letter and information about your daily fee to [email protected] with copy to [email protected], indicating the subject line “Communication Specialist for the Integrity Cities”.

The deadline for submitting the documents is 17 February 2026, 18:00 Kyiv time.

The documents shall be submitted in English.

Any clarification questions for the bid request should be addressed to [email protected], no later than 10 February 2026, 18:00 Kyiv time.

Evaluation criteria

Bids will be evaluated under the criteria provided below: