Mission and objectivesUNDP supports strategic capacity development initiatives to promote inclusive growth and sustainable human development. Together with national, regional and local authorities, civil societies, private sector, UNDP strives to support Ukraine in its efforts to eliminate poverty, develop peopleโs capacity, achieve equitable results, sustain the environment, and advance democratic governance. UNDP is in line with 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to achieve national strategic capacity development.
ContextUNDP supports strategic capacity development initiatives to promote inclusive growth and sustainable human development. Together with national, regional, and local authorities, civil societies, the private sector, UNDP strives to support Ukraine in its efforts to eliminate poverty, develop peopleโs capacity, achieve equitable results, sustain the environment, and advance democratic governance. UNDP is in line with 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to achieve national strategic capacity development. UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion, and build resilience so that countries can sustain progress. As the United Nationsโ development agency, UNDP plays a critical role in helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In Ukraine, UNDP operates in five programmatic areas of support: government capacities for crisis response and management; sustaining provision of public services; emergency works facilitating return and reconstruction; incomes, livelihoods and the private sector response; and civil society and maintenance of the social fabric. MSMEs in Ukraine comprise 99.98% of all business entities. They create the largest share of value added (64%) at cost of production and providing 82% of jobs in the form of employment, sole proprietors, and working shareholders, or 74% of all jobs in the labour market in 2021. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, 64% of MSMEs have temporarily or completely suspended their business activities. However, the vast majority (84% of suspended companies) have managed to partly renew their enterprises within a period of up to 6 months. More than 90% of respondents' MSMEs suffered financial losses due to the full-scale invasion. Yet MSMEs are those that are mostly affected by incomplete reforms and fluid frameworks. In the context of the Economic Policy & Private Sector Development (EPPSD) project, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is intervening to design and deliver tailored capacity development support MSMEs and private sector payers representing different macro regions and segments of Ukraine to help strengthen their institutional/organizational/financial capacities to represent interests of the private sector and facilitate a more active, responsive, professional and policy-oriented dialogue between public and private sectors. The Project is also addressing important cross-cutting challenges for economic development in Ukraine, such as women's economic empowerment and promoting sustainable practices among MSMEs.
Task DescriptionUnder the direct supervision of the Project Manager and M&E and Reporting Analyst, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: โข Assist in the collection of appropriate and credible data and other evidence on the achievement of results, working with recipients and partners of the project; develop/update forms, questionnaires, checklists, etc.; โข Provide inputs, information, and statistics for quarterly, annual, and other reports; design input collection forms; collect and sort data from internal and external sources, and prepare statistical charts, tables, and other visuals; โข Conduct desk review and basic research to prepare background materials for reporting; โข Maintain the database for the knowledge products of the project; assist in populating them among the recipients and partners of the project; โข Contribute to the delivery of manuals, training materials, online training courses in collaboration with relevant staff by preparing background documentation, agenda, lists of participants, registering online users, uploading material online; โข Prepare and organize live events and webinars in collaboration with relevant staff; โข Prepare data for a variety of written outputs, such as background papers, correspondence with governments, working papers, mission reports, analyses, briefings, presentations, regular and ad hoc reports, studies, etc.; โข Contribute to visibility, monitoring and reporting activities as requested; closely work with relevant project staff and provide support when necessary; โข Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor. Results/Expected Outputs: โข Support the effective implementation of the activities under the project with a focus on knowledge management. โข Properly monitor the implementation of projects; effectively disseminate results and best practices. โข Ensure the timely preparation of high-quality background materials for reporting, incorporating quantitative data that is evidence-based. โข Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective are systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment.
Competencies and valuesโข Accountability โข Adaptability and flexibility โข Commitment and Motivation โข Communication โข Judgement and decision-making โข Planning and organising โข Professionalism โข Self-management
Living conditions and remarksAs it is a national UN Volunteer's assignment, the UN volunteer shall organize his/her accommodation by themselves. The contract lasts for the period indicated in the vacancy with the possibility of extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity, and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment. This is a full-time contract. Allowances: โข Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA): A Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) USD 1587 (equivalent in UAH) is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities, and normal cost of living expenses. This includes Well-Being Differentials for the period while the ICSC applies hardship classification to duty stations in Ukraine as โEโ. โข USD 400 entry lump sum, one-time payment. โข USD 101.78 Exit allowance (paid on successful completion of the assignment) for each month served, paid on completion of contract Medical and life insurance: โข Medical insurance: The UN Volunteer and eligible PFU dependents will receive UNV provided medical insurance coverage. Coverage for UN Volunteers begins from the Commencement of Service and normally ceases one month after the last day of the UN Volunteer Contract date. โข Life Insurance: UN Volunteers are covered by life insurance for the duration of the UN Volunteer assignment. If a UN Volunteer dies during the UN Volunteer assignment, the eligible designated beneficiaries will be entitled to receive a life insurance lump sum. Leave entitlements: โข Annual leave: UN Volunteers accrue an entitlement to 2.5 days of Annual Leave per completed month of the UN Volunteer assignment. Unused accrued Annual Leave up to a maximum of 30 days is carried over in case of a contract extension within the same UN Volunteer assignment. Unused accrued Annual Leave may not be carried over in case of reassignment or a new assignment. โข Learning leave: Subject to supervisor approval and exigencies of service, UN Volunteers may request up to ten working days of Learning Leave per consecutive 12 months of the UN Volunteer assignment, starting with the Commencement of Service date, provided the Learning Leave is used within the contract period. โข Certified Sick Leave: UN Volunteers are entitled to up to 30 days of certified sick leave based on a 12-month cycle. This amount is reset every 12-month cycle. โข Uncertified Sick Leave: UN Volunteers receive seven days of uncertified sick leave working days in a calendar year. This amount will be reset at the established interval period.