Senior Local Civil Society Expert (Civil Society) at EnCompass LLC

Consultancy Description

EnCompass LLC is implementing the seven-year Ukraine Monitoring and Learning Support Contract (UMLSC), providing a range of analytical and advisory services in support of USAID’s design, performance monitoring, evaluation, and operational learning and adapting efforts.?

For an upcoming assessment, EnCompass seeks a Ukrainian Senior Local Civil Society Expert (Civil Society) with a professional background in development work and in the implementation of technical assistance addressing civil society issues in Ukraine. The Expert must have experience designing and conducting comprehensive civil society sector development assessments for USAID or other donors, including assessments that incorporate gender considerations. Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English and Ukrainian) are required.

The assessment will be conducted in a hybrid mode (a combination of online and in-person work). The Senior Local Civil Society Expert will be expected to travel within Ukraine to conduct fieldwork.

The total Level of Effort (LOE) for this role is up to 35 days from December 12, 2024, to March 31, 2025.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential functions:

• Support the Team Leader in developing the assessment design and workplan to ensure they incorporate knowledge of local context and gender considerations and based on scoping interviews with USAID and implementing partner staff, the assessment statement of work, and core project documents in compliance with USAID’s Civil Society Assessment Toolkit guidance and best practices;

• Contribute to desk review of the Activities’ reports, Ukrainian legislation, and other relevant documents;

• Support the development of data collection tools (desk review guide, interview guides, focus group discussion guides, survey guides, etc.);

• Plan and conduct field work (key informant interviews and other);

• Contribute to data coding, analysis, and interpretation across all data sources;

• Provide assessment updates as requested by the Team Leader or UMLS Evaluation Specialist;

• Contribute to the presentation of initial findings to USAID;

• Contribute to the assessment report, including drafting and reviewing assigned sections and addressing USAID’s comments;
• Support in preparing the presentation of the final report for USAID Ukraine and other stakeholders.

Requirements

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

• An advanced degree in international development, public administration, or a relevant social science

Experience and Skills

• At least 5 years of experience in development work with a focus on civil society issues in Ukraine and/or Eastern or Southeastern Europe;?

• Excellent knowledge of the current state of Ukraine’s civil society sector;

• Experience designing and conducting comprehensive civil society sector development assessments for USAID or other donors;

• Solid understanding of USAID programming policies and practices, especially in the civil society sector;?

• Demonstrated ability to integrate Gender Equality and Social Inclusion considerations in civil society sector assessments;?
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Ukrainian.

How to Apply

• Please submit CV and complete the application online.
• Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) programs to write of your application materials or to submit answers to screening questions could disqualify your application and/or candidacy

At EnCompass LLC, we promote, celebrate, and support a diverse and inclusive organizational culture and workforce. We are committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, where all are treated with dignity and respect. We do not tolerate, and explicitly prohibit, discrimination or harassment of any kind, at any time. EnCompass also does not tolerate retaliation against individuals who report discrimination or harassment. Our continuing commitment to decisions are based only on the SOW requirements, the candidate’s qualifications, and the needs of EnCompass as a business—not on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, belief, sex (including pregnancy and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, HIV status, family/marital/parental status, or any other status protected by the laws and regulations in the jurisdictions where we work.

2024-12-02T14:21:23.000 2024-12-31T23:59:59.000 Full time, Part time TELECOMMUTE Україна EnCompass LLC