Consultancy for improving university competitiveness

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

One or more of the following:

1. Establish/upgrade the digitalisation of administrative activities of all university units.
2. Improve the existing university student service systems (for all study cycles).
3. Improve the position and ranking of a university (Academic ranking of world universities), published by well-known organisations/research centres.
4. Increase a university's attractiveness for studying by international students (for all study cycles).
5. Establish scientific diplomacy to promote scientific achievements and university scholars and create liaisons for scientific and academic collaborations, with a presumption of increased access to research resources outside the country.
6. Increase the visibility of the scientific research results of the university units in the country and their application in the creation of policies in certain areas.
7. Lecture short-term modules as a visiting professor.
8. Improve the quality of the educational process.
9. Develop new curricula.
10. Transfer technology in certain scientific fields.
11. Advancing and exchanging knowledge from certain scientific fields.
12. Share experiences and best practices (protocols) in different forms in certain scientific fields.
13. Prepare proposals for joint projects for application to funds outside the country.
14. Conduct joint work on scientific research and research-development problems and challenges in certain areas, which are ongoing or planned this year or next.
15. Publish joint scientific papers.
16. Foster academic networks between local universities and other academic institutions abroad to enhance knowledge exchange and partnerships.
17. Promote gender equality in academia by engaging and supporting female students, researchers, and faculty. Education
    • PhD Degree (diploma) Experience
      • Minimum five years of relevant professional experience in academia in at least one of the Core Functions/Responsibilities. 
      • Experience in preparing written reports accurately and concisely.
      • Full computer literacy, including familiarity with research tools. 
      • Proven capacity to coordinate all administrative and technical aspects of the consultancy.
      • Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective relationships.   Languages
        • Excellent written and spoken English for specific purposes. 

          Tangible and measurable outputs of the work assignment:

          📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

          ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

          The implementation of the tasks set will lead to the following outputs: 

        • Report on the work performed. 

          Performance indicators for the evaluation of results:

        • Satisfactory completion of tasks indicated in this ToR.
      • Received and accepted report. Travel required
      • The Consultant will have to travel to North Macedonia for a month (Skopje and Tetovo).  Required Competencies   IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.   Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values:
      • Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
    • Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
18. Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent, and committed manner and exercises careful judgment when meeting day-to-day challenges.