National Consultant A - EPC Unit

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  • Added Date: Wednesday, 09 July 2025
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Project Context and Scope
The EPC unit of IOM Uzbekistan implements a range of activities aiming at addressing basic needs and delivering increased protection and assistance to Afghan nationals living in Uzbekistan. Under the supervision of the Programme Officer, the consultant will be responsible for the implementation of the business development activity under the project Improving migration governance and access to services for displaced Afghans in Pakistan and Central Asia and supporting other activities managed by the EPC unit.ย 
IOMโ€™s Enterprise Development Fund (EDF) is an innovative programme that supports livelihoods at the community level through private sector revitalization and economic development by funding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The EDF provides financial capital to SMEs in primary, secondary, and tertiary economic sectors with a high demand for labour. Targeting key sectors and businesses with the greatest potential to create jobs, the EDF encourages rapid and large-scale job creation.
The consultant will also provide general programme support for the County Office as required.ย 
ย  Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing
EPC (Emergency and Post-Crisis) Unit Tasks to be performed under this contract

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

  1. Support the programming within the initiative related to the IOM Enterprise Development Fund (EDF), including communication with relevant partners and experts, respective meetings arrangements, identification of businesses, collection of business plans, translation and analysis of business plans, organization of the profiles of each businesses assessed and drafting a report to analyse and suggest the businesses to be supported; coordination with the IOM team on the businesses to be supported;
  2. Coordination with SMEs the engagement of migrants into their operation. To ensure the indicators of the project are reached - ย 5 SMEs are equipped and 20 migrants are employed;
  3. Support the programming related to establishment of small businesses for beneficiaries and provide support to procurement staff in IOM Uzbekistan and NGO partners to ensure timely delivery of equipment to the beneficiaries, conduct monitoring of small businesses progress (15 persons to be supported with small businesses establishment);
  4. Support in education opportunities arrangements for the beneficiaries (20 persons to be supported);
  5. Provide support in logistics arrangements fo the unitโ€™s events;
  6. Support case management as required;
  7. Undertake field travel as required;
  8. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.ย  Performance indicators for the evaluation of results
    • 5 SMEs are equipped and start working;
    • 20 migrants are employed at the SMEs;
    • 15 beneficiaries receive equipment to start business;
    • 20 persons to be supported with education opportunities. Education
      • Bachelors or Equivalent Experience
        • 5 years of the professional work experienceย 
        • Knowledge of and experience in the context of migration/social services in Uzbekistan;
        • Knowledge and experience of working with the migrant's community and private sector;
        • Experience in implementing livelihoods activities;
        • Experience in provision of logistics support of large-scale events. Languages
          • Proficiency in English, working knowledge of Russian/Uzbek; IOMโ€™s 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
            • Travel to duty station might be required; field travel might be required ย  Required Competencies ย  IOMโ€™s 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.
        • 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.
  9. Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate. Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organizationโ€™s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work. Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way. Notes Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation. Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, verification of residency, visa, and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable. IOM covers Consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the consultancy. IOM does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for reasons related to non-occupational accidents and illnesses. Consultants are responsible for their own medical insurance for non-occupational accident or illness and will be required to provide written proof of such coverage before commencing work. IOM has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and IOM, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. IOM does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training or other fee). IOM does not request any information related to bank accounts. IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM online recruitment system. The online tool also allows candidates to track the status of their application. For further information and other job postings, you are welcome to visit our website:ย IOM Careers and Job Vacancies

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