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Strengthening the Capacities for Integration of Disadvantaged Women in the Labour Market, with Special Focus on Ethnic Minority Women

Country/ Location of the position Macedonia Status/Reference FWC Agency/Donor EC Experts E1 Team Leader/ in Social Inclusion of Disadvantaged Women E2 Expert on training for labour market inclusion of disadvantaged women Start + duration of project 04/2012 - 07/2013 Duration of mission E1 210 working days spread over a period of 15 months E2 140 working days spread over a period of 15 months Required language English 12 25.12.11. Recruitment starts immediately upon publication of this vacancy announcement, posts may be filled already before the indicated application deadline. ToR Not yet available Eligible Nationalities all

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Project description: The project aims at promoting the integration of disadvantaged groups of women in the labour market, with special focus on ethnic minority women by strengthening the capacities of the relevant stakeholders and their mutual cooperation. To this end, an analysis of the labour market status of disadvantaged women, in particular ethnic communities will be conducted. In addition, relevant stakeholders will benefit from trainings in order to improve their capacity to address the labour market related needs of disadvantaged women.

The overall objective of the project is to enable disadvantaged women, in particular ethnic minority women to improve their employment potentials in the labour market.

The purpose of this project is to strengthen the capacities and mutual cooperation of the relevant stakeholders for integration of disadvantaged women in the labour market, with special focus on women from ethnic minority communities.

Job description: The specific activities of the Consultant will comprise at minimum the following:

Activity 1: Collect data and assessment

1.1 Identify the type of data to be collected and the potential source of information; 1.2 Collecting data and monitoring the achieved results to date concerning employment of disadvantaged women, with special focus on ethnic minority women; 1.3 Analyse the collected data and present the results of the assessment to the relevant stakeholders.

Activity: 2 Training of stakeholders

2.1 Identifying the relevant stakeholders that realize programmes and incentives to the disadvantaged women and defining the way of their involvement in the project activities; 2.2 Conducting training needs analysis of the targeted stakeholders to assess their capacity to effectively deal with the labour market integration of disadvantaged women; 2.3 Designing a training plan for the stakeholders including programme for each target population according to the results of the analysis. Designing minimum three training programmes and methodology that will facilitate integration of disadvantaged women in the labour market following the best practices and EU experiences; 2.4 Development of teaching and training materials for delivery of the training programmes; 2.5 Implementing the training plan for the targeted stakeholders.

Activity 3: Cooperation among stakeholders

3.1 Developing effective cooperation among relevant stakeholders dealing with disadvantaged women for their integration in the labour market; 3.2 Disseminating the achieved results of the project to involved stakeholders.

Qualifications:

Key expert 1: Team Leader/Key Expert 1 in Social Inclusion of Disadvantaged Women (210 working days spread over a period of 15 months)

Qualifications and skills:

• A Master or University Degree in social sciences, law, sociology, economics (where a University Degree has been awarded on completion of minimum three years of study in a university or equivalent institution) or general professional experience of five years above the minimum general professional experience requested below

General professional experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of general professional experience in the field of social inclusion

Specific professional experience:

• Five years of experience in capacity building of professionals in the field of social inclusion • Proven track record of at least 3 years in development and implementation of programme/measures in the field of inclusion of disadvantaged women in the labour market • Experience as Team Leader in at least one project

Other important information: The intended commencement date is March/April 2011 and the period of execution of the contract will be 15 months. 100% of the Consultant’s activities should be implemented in the Beneficiary country.

KE2: Expert on training for labour market inclusion of disadvantaged women Duration of assignment: 140

Job description: The specific activities of the Consultant will comprise at minimum the following:

Activity 1: Collect data and assessment

1.1 Identify the type of data to be collected and the potential source of information; 1.2 Collecting data and monitoring the achieved results to date concerning employment of disadvantaged women, with special focus on ethnic minority women; 1.3 Analyse the collected data and present the results of the assessment to the relevant stakeholders.

Activity: 2 Training of stakeholders

2.1 Identifying the relevant stakeholders that realize programmes and incentives to the disadvantaged women and defining the way of their involvement in the project activities; 2.2 Conducting training needs analysis of the targeted stakeholders to assess their capacity to effectively deal with the labour market integration of disadvantaged women; 2.3 Designing a training plan for the stakeholders including programme for each target population according to the results of the analysis. Designing minimum three training programmes and methodology that will facilitate integration of disadvantaged women in the labour market following the best practices and EU experiences; 2.4 Development of teaching and training materials for delivery of the training programmes; 2.5 Implementing the training plan for the targeted stakeholders.

Activity 3: Cooperation among stakeholders

3.1 Developing effective cooperation among relevant stakeholders dealing with disadvantaged women for their integration in the labour market; 3.2 Disseminating the achieved results of the project to involved stakeholders. Qualifications: Key Expert 2: Expert on training and development of training methodologies for labour market inclusion of disadvantaged women (140 working days spread over a period of 15 months)

Qualifications and Skills:

• A Master or University Degree in social sciences, law, sociology, economics (where a University Degree has been awarded on completion of minimum three years of study in a university or equivalent institution) or general professional experience of five years above the minimum general professional experience requested below

General Professional Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of general professional experience in social inclusion of disadvantaged women

Specific Professional Experience:

• Proven track record of at least two projects in at least one area: - development and implementation of programme/measures in the field of inclusion of disadvantaged women in the labour market - preparation and implementation of training programmes in inclusion of disadvantaged women in the labour market

Other important information: The intended commencement date is March/April 2011 and the period of execution of the contract will be 15 months. 100% of the Consultant’s activities should be implemented in the Beneficiary country.

How to apply:

Please send applications with CV in EU AID format and fee expectations to: info@killefitconsult.com