Job Title: Inclusive Education and Barrier-Free Expert/Consultant.
Project Name: Support to Ukraine’s Reforms for Governance (SURGe).
Job Type: RBM Expert/Consultant.
Location of Position: Onsite job position for now, hybrid, residence in Kyiv.
Reporting to: Team Lead, Sector Lead.
Remuneration: Fees are subject to negotiation and shall not exceed established market rates.
Indicative LOE/Time Frame: The duration of the contract is 6 months with a possibility of extensions (subject of approval and implemented deliverables during a previous deployment). For contracting (after the job offer is made), the selected candidate is expected to be registered as a Private Entrepreneur of the 3d group (consultancy services).
Citizenship: Ukraine.
Language Requirements: Excellent knowledge of Ukrainian, ability to speak and write clearly and correctly, including experience of work with government documents. Professional knowledge of English, strong writing skills.
Application Deadline: December 31, 2023.
Application Instructions:
1. A cover letter is mandatory to be considered. Cover letters should effectively align your skills and experiences with the specific job responsibilities outlined in the position’s description, demonstrating your aptitude and enthusiasm for the role, your daily fee and current availability.
2. Alinea International accepts electronic submissions only. Send your cover letter and CV in English to valeriias@alineainternational.com till indicated deadline for applications.
3. Only successful candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.
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Project Description:
In October 2019, Alinea International launched a new five-year project in Ukraine: Support Ukraine Reforms in Governance (SURGe). SURGe is a technical assistance project in Ukraine, funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by Alinea International Ltd.
SURGe’s Ultimate Outcome is to help the Government of Ukraine (GoU) to deliver governance and economic reforms that better respond to the needs of its citizens. To achieve this, the Project will strategically enhance and strengthen the GoU’s reform management functions, namely its capacity to undertake planning and analysis of reforms that consider citizen impact and to implement these reforms.
About the Work:
SURGe provides technical assistance to Advisor – Presidential Commissioner for Barrier-Free Environment to:
- Support implementation and monitoring of the Inclusive education strategy in Ukraine that meets the needs of all participants in the educational process and the best global practices;
- Support to barrier-free environment at the national and regional levels promotes unhindered access for everyone to various spheres of life.
To achieve these objectives, SURGe Project is looking for Inclusive Education and Barrier- Free Expert/Consultant who will be working with the team to help implement inclusive and barrier free environmental principles in state policies.
The Role:
• Provide expert support for the development of the Action Plan of the Inclusive Education Strategy in accordance with the RBM.
• Provide expert support in verification the implementation of activities and achieving indicators regarding the Action Plan of the Inclusive Education Strategy.
• Provide support for verification of data on the implementation of the Barrier Free Action Plan of tasks from central executive authorities and regional military administrations in IT system ProjectUA.
• Provide support for reporting on the progress made by each central executive authority or regional military administrations in implementing activities and achieving indicators.
• Conduct support for pilot regions in the implementation of updated Committees of Accessibility.
• Provide expert support in designing barrier-free analysis.
• Deliver consultations for regions on Barrier-Free principles policy development and implementation.
• Other tasks related to the Unit’s duties, per request.
Required Qualifications:
• Experience with inclusive education issues.
• Understanding of the current situation and challenges in the inclusive education barrier-free environment implementation in Ukraine.
• Experience in international organizations, and reform projects at the governmental level.
• Understanding of Results-Based Management (RBM) and experience in implementation is a plus.
• Understanding of governmental machinery is a plus.
• Professional knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, ability to produce high-quality visual material.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Experience in data collecting and analysis is a plus.