Key Expert 3: Labour Market Specialist

Job Description

Project title: Technical Assistance to the education and labour sectors of the Republic of Tajikistan

Brief description: The contract is financed as part of the Quality Education Support Programme II and its activities are logical continuation of the activities, implemented during the first phase of the programme.

The overall objective of the contract is to improve the learning outcomes and employability of Tajik young girls and boys with a special attention to the people living in vulnerable situations.

The specific objectives of the contract are to:

• strengthen the quality and relevance of competence-based general secondary education and VET for the needs of the learners and the labour market;

• improve the labour market information system connecting skills demand and supply and informing skills development and matching policies;

• improve governance of the education sector in terms of new financing schemes, strengthened policy development, monitoring and evaluation capacity and coordination with stakeholders

Requirements

Qualifications and skills:

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics, Social Science (or related fields); or a relevant professional experience of at least 10 years;

General professional experience

• At least 5 years of professional experience in the area of labour market/ skills forecast projects of which at least 3 years of international experience in low- or middle-income countries (other than the country of residence);

Specific professional experience

• At least 1 experience as technical expert in a development cooperation project in advising on establishing and/or further developing a labour market information system
• Experience as consultant/technical adviser in assessing skills gap analysis and the design of VET skills and qualification packages or active labour market measures
• Experience in the use of labour market data collection tools
• Experience in delivering Technical Assistance to the education and employment sector/ labour market in Eastern Europe, Caucasus or Central Asian countries is an asset.

About the Organization

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As an employee-owned and mission-oriented enterprise, we are wholly committed to upholding the highest standard of responsible and sustainable business.