Ukraine: Experts and Trainers/ Subject Matter Experts in Livelihoods, Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship International Position National Position Short term contract NEW

Projects Clinic Consulting (PCC) is establishing a national roster of sectoral and technical experts in Ukraine to support upcoming evaluations, third-party monitoring (TPM), assessments, and research studies for UN agencies, INGOs, donors, and recovery actors. PCC is an international MEAL, research, and advisory firm working in fragile, conflict-affected, and recovery contexts, delivering evidence-based, gender- and conflict-sensitive analysis to strengthen humanitarian response, early recovery, and reconstruction programming in Ukraine.

Purpose of the Roster

• Build an on-call pool of Ukraine-based sector experts.
• Deploy experts for short-term assignments (inception support, tool contextualization, high-level KIIs, analysis, and reporting).
• Ensure strong contextualization to Ukraine’s operating environment, including frontline access constraints, displacement dynamics, infrastructure damage, winterization needs, energy disruptions, and local governance reforms.

Key Duties and Tasks

Inception Support
• Review ToR, project documentation, cluster guidance, and oblast-specific plans.
• Validate scope by oblast, raion, hromada, and settlement type (urban, rural, frontline, de-occupied areas).
• Advise on feasibility in areas affected by active hostilities, mined land, damaged infrastructure, and winter conditions.

Technical Inputs to Tools
• Refine questionnaires, KII/FGD guides, and observation checklists for the Ukrainian humanitarian and recovery context.
• Integrate gender equality, disability inclusion, AAP, protection mainstreaming, and conflict sensitivity.
• Align tools with Ukraine cluster standards (WASH, FSL, Health, Shelter/NFI, Protection, Education, CCCM, Early Recovery).

High-Level Technical Data Collection
• Conduct KIIs with: line ministries (e.g., Ministry of Social Policy, Ministry of Health, Ministry for Communities and Territories Development), oblast and hromada authorities, cluster coordinators, UN agencies, INGOs, local NGOs, community leaders, and service providers.
• Where needed, co-lead FGDs with IDPs, returnees, veterans, women-headed households, older persons, and persons with disabilities.

Analysis and Interpretation
• Validate data from field-based or partner-assisted collection.
• Interpret programmatic implications of displacement, return trends, energy shortages, infrastructure destruction, market volatility, and security risks.
• Highlight risks related to Do No Harm, GBV, localization, social cohesion, and minority inclusion.

Reporting and Recommendations
• Draft and/or review sector chapters and analytical sections.
• Provide practical, context-feasible recommendations, considering procurement constraints, local governance capacities, winterization timelines, and donor compliance.
• Align findings with major donor frameworks (EU/ECHO, USAID/BHA, FCDO, GFFO, SDC, pooled funds) and Ukraine’s Humanitarian Response Plan and Recovery Frameworks.

Sectors / Fields of Interest (Ukraine)
Experts may indicate one or multiple areas of expertise:

• WASH: rehabilitation of water networks, decentralized systems, sanitation in collective sites, emergency water trucking, winterization of systems.
• Food Security & Livelihoods: cash assistance, SME recovery, agricultural inputs, market systems recovery, resilience programming.
• Health & MHPSS: PHC support, rehabilitation of facilities, trauma care, mental health and psychosocial support, referral systems.
• Protection / GBV / Child Protection: case management, GBV risk mitigation, legal assistance, housing/land/property (HLP), PSEA integration.
• Education in Emergencies: school rehabilitation, remote learning, safe school environments, psychosocial support integration.
• CCCM / Collective Site Management & Returns: site coordination, service mapping, accountability mechanisms, durable solutions.
• Shelter / NFI: emergency shelter repair kits, light/heavy repairs, winterization support, integration with WASH and Protection.
• Early Recovery / Infrastructure / Governance: local governance strengthening, debris management, infrastructure rehabilitation, community engagement.
• Resilience, Climate & Energy: energy-efficient solutions, district heating, renewable systems, climate adaptation in reconstruction.

Requirements / Profile

Education (sector-specific):
Relevant degree in Engineering, Public Health, Social Sciences, Education, Agriculture, Economics, Law, Gender Studies, or related fields depending on sector.

Experience:
• Minimum 4–5 years of humanitarian, recovery, or reconstruction experience in Ukraine (preferably across multiple oblasts).
• Experience with UN agencies, INGOs, local NGOs, clusters, or government institutions.
• Prior involvement in assessments, MEAL, TPM, baselines/endlines is an asset.

Skills:
• Strong capacity in mixed-methods data collection and analysis.
• Ability to conduct high-level KIIs with government and international stakeholders.
• In-depth understanding of access constraints, conflict dynamics, governance reforms, and recovery priorities.

Languages:
• Ukrainian (required for field engagement).
• English (required for reporting).
• Russian (asset depending on region).

Application Method

Interested experts are invited to complete the PCC Ukraine Expert Roster Form via the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdh0RDdPDjuDPoypS8SCbQ28eTVmmNq92qcr2N8R5JymfK7ow/viewform

Note

This is a roster / pre-qualification call, not a full-time vacancy. Engagements will be assignment-based, depending on sector, location (e.g., Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipro, Kyiv, Lviv and others), access conditions, and donor requirements.

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