IDP Employment Strategy Development Consultant (Educаtion Consultant)

Chemonics International Inc. is looking for a qualified professional to fill the position IDP Employment Strаtegy Development Consultant (Education Consultant)

Project background:

The eight-year USAID Democratic Governance East (DG East) Activity aims to strengthen the connection and trust between citizens and their government in eastern and southern Ukraine by promoting an inclusive civic identity and common civic values and addressing the divisive impacts and the consequences of the ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine. DG East works to (1) develop greater acceptance of a shared civic culture based on common values and understandings, and to (2) increase participation to improve Ukraine’s governance and reform processes and help to resolve community problems. DG East activities are implemented across four regional portfolios and an office in Kyiv.

By providing short-term technical assistance and expertise, DG East will support the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporary Occupied Territory of Ukraine (hereinafter MRTOT) in: 

1. Development of the National IDP Employment Strategy 2025-2030 (hereinafter – Strategy)
2. Creation of local and national target programs of employment improving (based on the draft Strategy)
3. Creation of IDP educational and re-training programs for including them to local education systems
4. Creation of IDP self-employment assistance programs

Objective:

This activity will address DG East Objective 2. Increase participation to improve Ukraine’s governance and reform processes and help resolve community problems,

• Sub-Objective 3. Improved local governance processes and capacities.

The objectives of the activity are as follows:

• Increase the number of opportunities / approaches for IDP employment.
• Find new opportunities for local and national authorities to increase the IDP employment support.
• Improve local governance processes and capacities.

Purpose of Assignment:

While MRTOT will take a time and efforts for designing overall aspects of IDP Employment Strategy Development in Ukraine, DG East will complement MRTOT’s efforts and take responsibility for certain key sectors and activities.

In particular, DG East will take the lead in: 

• Designing and facilitating the overall efforts to engage the maximum partners (related with IDP support) to the strategy development process to ensure that the final Strategy reflects the priority needs and desires of the IDPs and MRTOT vision.
• Engaging two consultants (Lead and Education) to help with design of Strategy and conduct a range of data collection exercises with the aim of collecting and analyzing IDPs needs and opinions for creating the Strategy with engagement national and local organizations and institutions to the IDPs employment increasing.

Detailed Tasks:

Under this activity, the Education Consultant will review available national and local IDP education and IDP re-training programs  (universities, private, local, centers of professional development etc.) related with IDP employment issues, support the close coordination with MRTOT and own structures, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, regional military administrations, territorial hromadas, IDP associations (and NGOs), national and local universities, centers of professional development, trade unions etc., that can be involved to the Strategy development. Also, Education-Consultant will keep the duties for creation of specific documents (program, research, methodological, reports etc.) involved to development of IDP education/re-training programs and courses, and include these education program and courses to the national/local strategy planning process of IDP employment increasing after the MRTOT and DG East approval.

The Education Consultant, in close cooperation with MRTOT, will take a lead for review and analysis of current IDP education/re-training program and courses and issues related to this for creation of new (actual) specific IDP education/re-training programs and courses (obligatory included education program for people with disabilities, veterans, women), that will be included to national and local education processes universities`, centers of professional development`s, trade union`s education processes) for IDP employment increasing. The Education-Consultant will be responsible for performing the following tasks:

• Daily work with MRTOT and own structures, included MRTOT / MRTOT State Secretary organogram, for ongoing participation all target events/activities related to IDP right protection, IDP employment issues, IDP support etc.
• Analysis the current education programs and courses that used or can be used for IDP employment capacity increasing; national, local, private, and potentially available international experience.
• Conduct a close coordination with the biggest recruiting agencies in Ukraine (at least 3), trade-unions, Chamber of Commers and other related organizations to collect the current statistics, needs and issues of IDP employment, IDP business establishment etc.
• Develop the draft of education / re-training programs and courses and with MRTOT support practically piloted in 20 pilot territorial hromadas (thought centers of professional development, universities, chambers of commerce etc.) for increasing of IDP employment capacity. The education / re-training programs and courses shall include suggestions, recommendations and KPIs recommended from all actors who have been involved to programs/courses development process (recruiting agencies, trade-unions, chamber of commers and other related organizations).
• Develop comprehensive recommendations and suggestions to the national and local legislation for improving of IDP employment capacity. The suggestions and recommendations shall consist by implementation plan and KPI for engagement IDP to national / local education / re-training programs with clear IDP and other actors understanding of results for IDP in case or after IDP were retrained (what work, whose work, with whose work in case IDP was re-trained etc.)

Deliverables:

The Education Consultant will deliver to DG East the following deliverables, in accordance with the schedule set forth below. 

Deliverable No. 1: Reported of periodical coordination with MRTOT/DG East and other related partners. The report provided details regarding daily/weekly/monthly coordination with MRTOT / MRTOT State Secretary organogram, for ongoing participation all target events/activities related to IDP right protection, IDP employment issues, IDP support etc. (offline or online). The monthly report should be no longer than 10 pages (Word/PDF/PPP). The monthly report shall also include the following details:

• Description of supported/ conducted events (main results and outcomes).
• Suggestions for partners work improvement
• At least 10 pictures/screen shots from each event.
• Lesson learned/ Recommendation to partners after the conducted events.
• Participants’ feedback from event.

Timeline: every month after the contract is signed and up to November 2024.

Deliverable No. 2: Conducted a close coordination with the recruitment agencies in Ukraine (at least 3), trade-unions, Chamber of Commers and other related organizations. Collected the current statistics, needs and issues of IDP employment, IDP business establishment etc. Prepared the market-research analysis of IDP recruitment issues, needs etc. Report consisted by propositions, solutions, and recommendations from contacted actors. Written report presented for MRTOT, DG East and other actors involved to the Strategy development process. Format of presenting is hybrid (offline / online).

Timeline: August 2024.

Deliverable No. 3: Written an analytical report of the current education programs and courses that used or can be used for IDP employment capacity increasing national, local, private, and potentially available international experience. Report consisted by reason why current proposed programs works/doesn’t works and solution to improve these courses. Written report presented for MRTOT, DG East and other actors involved to the Strategy development process. Format of presenting is hybrid (offline / online).

Timeline: August 2024.

Deliverable No. 4: Developed the drafts of education / re-training programs and courses. After the MRTOT approval of these education / re-training programs, courses etc. they must be implemented with 20 pilot territorial hromadas (thought centers of professional development, universities, chambers of commerce etc.) for increasing of IDP employment capacity. The education / re-training programs and courses shall include suggestions, recommendations and KPIs recommended form all actors have been involved to programs/courses development process (recruiting agencies, trade-unions, chamber of commers and other related organizations). The Education programs/courses consisted by interactive tools, theoretical, deep-dive practices, PPP-slides, dashboards, etc.

Timeline: November 2024.

Deliverable No. 5: Final report. Developed comprehensive recommendations and suggestions to the national and local legislation for improving IDP employment capacity. The suggestions and recommendations shall consist by implementation plan and KPIs for engagement IDP to national / local education / re-training programs with clear IDP and other actors understanding of results for IDP in case or after IDPs were retrained (what work, whose work, with whose work in case IDP was re-trained etc.)

Consultant Experience:

• University degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or any other related fields. Master’s degree is preferable.  
• Minimum 7 years in strategic planning on the field.
• Strong experience in working with the local government in ensuring Education Policy in the strategic planning process.
• Strong experience in preparing education methodology, trainings / re-trainings courses etc.Available patents, copyright of registered courses are preferable.
• Specific expertise in the sector-specific/priority in one of the following directions:
• IDP rights advocacy;
• Analysis of IDP issues and needs dynamic during 2014-2022;
• Knowledge of the local / national regulations and policy context is required.
• Ability to write (in English and Ukrainian) the documentation appropriate for the named deliverables in a concise and clear manner.

The selected Education Consultant must have the ability to draft all technical documents and reports; coordinate with the Lead Consultant, DG East and MRTOT and ensure compliance with DG East requirements.

Supervision:

The Education Consultant will work under supervision of Lead-Consultant and under the guidance of DG East South East Portfolio Director.  Final deliverables will be reviewed and approved by Lead-Consultant, MRTOT and DG East.

DG East will cover accommodation and train tickets to required destinations (government-controlled area). Due to the security situation, the Education-Consultant must obtain DG East’s approval for trip.

Level of Effort:

90 level of effort (LOE) days.

Timeframe:

The timeframe for this assignment will be on or about March – November 2024.

Place of Performance:

The assignment will take place in Kyiv, Ukraine.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to [email protected] with IDP Employment Strategy Development Consultant (Education Consultant) listed in the subject line by March 17, 2024. Candidates must ensure that CV does *not* include a photograph, date of birth and/or marital status information.

No telephone inquiries, please. Candidates will be considered on a rolling basis, and only finalists will be contacted.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.