Project Context and Scope
Overย ten years after the onset of the crisis in eastern Ukraine and following the Russian invasion in February 2022, the country has been embroiled in a full-scale war. The consequences of violence have spread across the entire territory of Ukraine, and over 5 million people are estimated to have been internally displaced. This situation is likely to become protracted as fighting continues and new waves of displacement are expected. In support of the ongoing and future humanitarian response, IOMย is providing support to various government entities in Ukraine at the national, region and local level, including the Ministry of Social Policy.ย
ย Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing
Response, Resilience and Recovery, Data and Analytics Unit. Tasks to be performed under this contract
- Provide bi-weekly briefing reports that provide updates on social vulnerability and displacement related issues, so as to support evidence-based decision making withinย the Ministry of Social Policy, the National Social Service, the Fund for Social Protection of Persons with Disabilities, the Pension Fund of Ukraine via analysis of information fromย the Unified Information System of the Social Sphere (hereafter โUISSS\").
- Prepare monthly annotated updates (with links) that provide details about recently developed IOM products, particularly those of the Data and Analytics Unit, so as to support evidence-based decision making within the Ministry of Social Policy and other government entities.
- Provide visualization of collected information, using Power BI, Tableau or similar technology.
- Perform reengineering of operational and statistic data collection forms of the MSP.
- Document and communicate the approach adopted and lessons learned, so as to foster and support the maintenance of a standardized approach.
- During all consultancy period consultant wonโt represent IOM in any manner.ย ย
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned. ย Performance indicators for the evaluation of results ย
Outcome: 40 hours of work per week,ย monthly reports to IOM fully correspond requested tasks.ย The Ministry is fully satisfied with the consultants' work and confirms that results correspond to the assigned tasks.ย
Among the output to be delivered, the Consultant will provide biweekly written reports to IOM, outlining their achievements and any challenges they faced during the reporting period.ย
The Consultant will meet with their supervisor from Data & Analytics team at least once per week to discuss progress and will generally keep supervisor informed about significant developments or if any assistance or interventions from IOM may be required.
Education- University Degree in Social Sciences, Law, Public Policy, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with four years of relevant professional experience. Experience
- Experience in writing analytical reports.
- Experience of interaction with government departments, international organizations and/or NGOs is desirable.
- A working understanding of descriptive and inferential statistics.
- Practical experience working in projects related to displaced people in Ukraine would be an advantage.
- Experience in project design and project management would be an advantage. Skills
- Excellent written and oral communication andย interpersonalย skills.
- Knowledge of IDP issues would be an advantage.
- ะกonfident user of the Microsoft Office Suite. Languages
- Fluency in Ukrainian is essential. Proficiency in English is highly desirable but not essential. IOMโs official languages are English, French and Spanish. Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments. ย Travel required
- Not applicable. Required Competencies ย IOMโs competency framework can be found atย this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process. ย Valuesย - 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.
- Fluency in Ukrainian is essential. Proficiency in English is highly desirable but not essential. IOMโs official languages are English, French and Spanish. Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments. ย Travel required
- Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
- Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
- Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated. Core Competenciesย โ behavioural indicators
- Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- University Degree in Social Sciences, Law, Public Policy, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with four years of relevant professional experience. Experience
- Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.