Description:

The European Union Anti-Corruption Initiative in Ukraine (EUACI) Phase III is the largest support program from the European Union (EU) focused on anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine. It is co-funded by the EU and implemented by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Scheduled for the 2024-2027, the program includes the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) among its beneficiaries.

The NACP has expressed a need to develop a strategy for working with integrity at the level of secondary schools, universities, and technical schools. In this context, assistance in preparing and implementing a strategic process that will include the most relevant stakeholders, first of all the Ministry of Education and Science but also teachers associations, etc. was requested.

The assignment’s main objective is to assist NACP in creating a strategic framework, through an inclusive process, for working with integrity at the level of secondary schools, universities and technical schools.

Deliverables are expected to be provided in Ukrainian, with the exception of the final strategy paper which also has to be in English language, and drafted in close cooperation with NACP.

Timeline:

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 7 months, with an expected duration of up to 40 working days (part-time format is expected).

Requirements to the Service Provider/s:

  • a minimum of a Master’s or Specialist’s degree in education, pedagogy, administration of educational institutions and/or public administration and management, and/or planning, and/or economic, and/or legal, and/or political sciences;
  • at least 3 years of experience in education, pedagogy, administration of educational institutions, and/or cooperation with Ukraine’s educational institutions and/or related governmental policy-making or policy implementation organizations;
  • experience in a leading role in strategic documents’ development for public institutions, consulting in policies’ and procedures’ development for public institutions.
  • experience in working with developing result frameworks and theory of change.
  • profound sense and personal culture of integrity;
  • excellent written and oral communication skills,
  • fluency in Ukrainian is required;
  • good English language skills is an advantage.

Budget:

EUR 10 000.

How to Apply:

The deadline for submitting the proposals is 4 July 2024, 18:00 Kyiv time.

The proposals shall be submitted within the above deadline to ievrom@um.dk and solbor@um.dk, indicating the subject line “Procurement of Expert Services: strategizing activities for the NACP”.

Bidding language: English.

Please include:

  • The CV / CVs (no more than three pages long each).
  • A portfolio that includes a list of assignments similar to this project executed over the last five years.
  • A one-pager describing an approach or methodology for organizing the strategic planning process.
  • A financial offer presented in EUR, inclusive of all taxes or other such charges with a calculation of 40 working days.

The specific requirements are described in detail in the Terms of Reference.