Job Opportunities
Cadena has a strong reputation for being a reliable consulting company. On average we have 40-60 experts working in the field. While we are also part of the EU Framework Contract Lot 4 (Human Development and Safety Net) we are often looking for a wide variety of expertise for countries all over the world. These vacancies, as well as those for other tenders and projects are published below. If you are interested in one of the below job opportunities, you can send an email to jobs@cadena-idp.com, including the indicated reference number of the job opportunity and enclose your resume in the recommended CV format.
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CLOSED OPPORTUNITIES
Cat I Team Leader and Cat II Deputy Team Leader
Home-based, Pakistan
Posted 3 years ago
Under the FWC SIEA 2018 – LOT 4: Human Development and Safety Net, Cadena is looking for a TL (Cat 1) and Deputy TL (Cat 2) to conduct the Tracer Study of "Support to the TVET Sector in Pakistan" Project (TVET III), together the team should have the following qualifications:
- Relevant University degree - at least at Master's level in Education, social science, economics or human resource development or a relevant University degree at Bachelor’s level with an additional relevant specific professional experience of at least five years (in addition to the general professional experience indicated below)
- Full working knowledge of English, computer literacy, excellent report writing skills, good commination, adoptability and social awareness.
- At least ten years solid and diversified experience of working in the area of skills development and human resource development/ economic development in particular in the TVET sector including labour market analysis and experience of developing and implementing TVET projects preferably in Asia;
- At least ten years professional experience of working in Asia, preferably in South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka);
- At least seven years solid and diversified experience of working in project and programme evaluation, research design and analysis especially conducting tracer studies and should be well versed in tracer study methods and techniques.
- Professional experience in volatile environments.
- Experience of implementing and/ or evaluating at least five TVET projects.
- Experience of conducting at least 2 tracer studies in TVET preferably including international experience.
- Experience in statistical data collecting, processing and analysis, and designing MIS systems for capturing data (e.g. SPSS)
- Experience of survey analysis and interpretation.
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Start date | 18 April 2021 |
| Duration | 8 months |
| Location | Home-based / Islamabad, and Regions |
| Man-days | Approx. 60 |
Education
Liberia
Posted 3 years ago
Cadena idp is shortlisted by the Ministry of Education of Liberia for the Improving Results in Secondary Education (IRISE) project. For this project, Cadena idp is searching for 3 specialists in each subject area: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, English, Geography, History and Business Education
The subject specialists have to fulfil the following criteria:
Academic qualification
A Master’s degree in subject content area or related field.
Work experience
Minimum of five (5) years’ work experience, especially the development of curriculum, training materials and training delivery.
Experience in Sub-Saharan African will be an added advantage.
Evidence of proficiency in both spoken and written English.
The objective of IRISE is to:
Review and revise the curricula, develop modules and teaching learning materials in line with the training curricula:
- to ensure that the revised training curricula and module developed are aligned with the national senior secondary school curricula and the WASSCE syllabi;
- to ensure that the curricula and modules follow established practices for effective learning of teacher trainees; the curricula and modules need to enable the acquisition of the requisite subject pedagogy, particularly from a practical, child-learning-focused perspective; the curricula also need to ensure the acquisition of content knowledge and skills for effective teaching and learning, but should do so in the context of subject pedagogy;
- to ensure that the new breed of faculty will use the revised curricula and modules developed to enhance the effective and efficient output of pre-service teachers in Liberian schools.
- to ensure that faculty of the University of Liberia-Teachers’ College and the College of Education at the William V.S. Tubman University have adequate training materials that would assist them in planning and implementing the revised curricula, following recognized effective practice.
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Expected start date: | May 27, 2021 |
| Expected end date | March 31, 2022 |
| Project duration | 10 months |
| Deadline for submission CV | March 08, 2021 |
5 experts
Ethiopia
Posted 4 years ago
Cadena has been shortlisted for the World Bank assignment "Development of a Strategic Framework for the Establishment of TVET Research Institute " within the EASTRIP project in Ethiopia. Therefore we are looking for 5 experts:
- Team Leader ( 5 months)
- IT specialist (2 months)
- TVET Policy Analyst (5 months)
- Statistician (2 months)
- Legal expert (1 month).
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
7 Experts
Ethiopia
Posted 4 years ago
Cadena has been shortlisted for the World Bank assignment "Develop a Strategic Document for Establishment of TVET Quality Assurance Agency" within the EASTRIP project in Ethiopia. Therefore we are looking for 7 experts:
- Team Leader (4 months);
- Institutional / organizational Development Specialist (4 months);
- IT Specialist (2 months);
- Management / Policy Specialist ((4 months);
- Education and Training Quality Standard Specialist (2 months);
- Legal Specialist (1 months);
- TVET Policy Analyst (2 months).
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
Education
Liberia
Posted 4 years ago
For a TVET project in Liberia (funded by GIZ) we are looking for a national long-term expert who meets the following qualifications:
- Education/training: university qualification (BSc) in Vocational Education, Training and Management or similar
- Language: fluent in written and spoken English (level C1 on the CEFR scale or equivalent)
- General professional experience: 8 years of professional experience in the TVET provision
- Regional experience: 5 years’ experience in TVET projects in Liberia
- Development Cooperation (DC) experience: 2 years of experience in DC
- Specific professional experience: overall 5 years of experience in the following fields, proven with reference projects from previous assignments; reference projects with an engagement (commissioned month full time of 6 months or more within a calendar year are considered as one year of professional experience):
- development and implementation of TVET training in a TVET school
- working in teams, with stakeholders and beneficiaries of a project
- reporting skills and interpersonal skills to manage and resolve conflict and build consensus on the job
- ability to analyze performance and discern the causes of problems in managing works and proposing and implementing solutions
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Expected project start date: | June 2021 |
| Expected project end date: | April 2024 |
| Project duration: | 35 months |
| Deadline for submission CV: | December 18, 2020 |
Cat I Team Leader / Evaluator
Nigeria
Posted 4 years ago
For the Lot 4 EU Framework Contract Cadena is immediately looking for a Public Health Specialist / Evaluation Team Leader (Cat I) for the new mission "Mid-term Evaluation of 'Strengthening the Nigerian Health System towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage (HSS)’ Programme" .
The expert should have the following minimum professional qualifications and expertise:
Qualifications and skills
- Master’s degree in Medicine or related fields, Health Financing/Economics, Public Health, Social Sciences or Economics.
- At least 12 years’ experience and technical expertise in Health Financing, Public Health, Health Systems, Public Finance Management, health policy and strategy development, Strategic planning, monitoring and evaluating health systems
- Experience with capacity development projects as per guidance provided by the "EU backbone strategy" (http://ec.europa.eu/development/icenter/repository/backbone_strategy_technical_cooperation_en.pdf) and the "Guidelines on "Making technical cooperation more effective"" (http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/how/ensure-aid-effectiveness/documents/guidelines_on_tc_finale_en.pdf).
- Familiarity with international standards and methods regarding health financing and health reforms
- Familiarity with contractual and tender procedures;
- Minimum of 3 years' experience with EDF programming procedures will be an asset;
- Proven field research and report writing skills;
- Creative ability to identify practical solutions to overcome challenges to time-critical projects;
- Excellent interpersonal skills to relate to counterparts on all levels of hierarchy;
- IT literate, very good data-processing knowledge, and of office automation software;
- Experience in communication, negotiation and dialogue at high level.
- Professional experience in a developing country(ies) and demonstrable knowledge of the political economy of health including health insurance;
- Professional experience in leading missions for project evaluations demonstrated by leadership of at least 3 missions;
- Demonstrated ability to analyse political contexts, interact, and negotiate effectively with multiple interests at the political level;
- Demonstrated ability to provide sound methodological and technical advice and guidance to government and multiple stakeholders and partners;
- Language skills: proficient in English Language.
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Start date | 01-02-2021 |
| Working days | 35 days |
| Duration | 70 days |
| Location | Abuja, FCT Nigeria |
| Deadline submission CV's | 3 December 2020 |
Monitoring & Evaluation Expert
Nigeria
Posted 4 years ago
For the Lot 4 EU Framework Contract we are currently looking for an Monitoring and Evaluation expert Cat I for the new mission "Mid-term Evaluation of 'Strengthening the Nigerian Health System towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage (HSS)’ Programme" .
Minimum requirements of the Monitoring and Evaluation Expert 1 (Cat 1):
Qualifications and skills
- At least a Master Degree (Academic level) in Public Health, Sociology or Health Finance or relevant, directly related discipline, or equivalent;
- Minimum 12 years of experience with organisational and institutional development and efficiency, and project/programme management and/or implementation of activities at international level (worked in at least two countries) some of which should have been acquired in a developing country.
- ICT Proficiency
- Expertise in problem analysis, stakeholders' analysis and preparation of Log frames;
- Knowledge/Experience in Nigeria and/or West Africa or similar countries is an advantage.
- Demonstrable Experience in leading missions for project evaluations.
- Specific expertise in designing technical assistance, capacity development and training programs.
- Minimum of 4 years' experience with EDF programming procedures will be an asset;
- Demonstrated ability to innovate, integrate, synthesize and communicate complex concepts and ideas verbally and in writing.
- Language skills: Full working knowledge of English, as well as excellent field research report writing and communication skills
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Start date | 01-02-2021 |
| Working days | 35 days |
| Duration | Max. 70 days |
| Location | Abuja, FCT Nigeria |
| Deadline submission CV's | 3 December 2020 |
TVET Expert
Liberia
Posted 4 years ago
For a TVET project in Liberia (funded by GIZ) we are looking for national short-term experts who meet the following qualifications:
- Education/training: all experts with qualification in Vocational Education, Training and Management or similar;
- Language: all experts fluent in written and spoken English (level C1 on the CEFR scale or equivalent);
- General professional experience: all experts with 5 years of professional experience in the TVET provision;
- Development Cooperation (DC) experience: experts with 1 year of experience in DC;
- Specific professional experience: all experts with overall 3 years of experience in the following fields, proven with reference projects from previous assignments; reference projects with an engagement (commissioned month full time) of 2 months or more within a calendar year are considered as one year of professional experience):
+ Development and implementation of TVET training in a TVET school;
+ Working in teams, with stakeholders and beneficiaries on a project.
The specific objective of this project: strengthening TVET in selected sectors - construction, energy (green economy), and a further sector (probably mechanics) - through development of a demand-driven model of TVET provision under the leadership of the private sector in Liberia.
For more information about this project you can download the ToR here: ToR GIZ Liberia Oct2020
Interested Liberian TVET experts are kindly requested to contact us and submit their CV at: jobs@cadena-idp.com on or before December 18, 2020, preferably in the following format: CV_Template_(empty)_EN
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Project is expected to start in: | June, 2021 |
| Project is expected to end in: | April, 2024 |
| Project duration: | 35 months |
| Deadline for submission CV: | December 18, 2020 |
Cat. 3: Junior Expert
Home-based
Posted 4 years ago
The global objective of the EUROsociAL+ programme is "To contribute to increasing the level of social cohesion in Latin America", understood as: "An attribute of societies that implies equal opportunities so that the population can exercise its fundamental rights and ensure its well-being, without discrimination of any kind and taking into account diversity.
The main objectives of this evaluation are to provide the relevant services of the European Union, the interested stakeholders and the wider public with:
- an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the EUROsociAL+, paying particular attention to its intermediate results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results;
- key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve current and future interventions.
- Expert category: Cat. III (>3 years of experience)
- Qualifications and skills required: PhD or Master's degree in social sciences, economics, law, international relations or development studies.
- General professional experience: - At least 5 years of experience in development cooperation. - Relevant professional experience in project/programme evaluation programmes in the field of EUROsociAL+ actions (Social policies, Democratic Governance and Gender Equity).
- Specific professional experience: - Relevant professional experience in/with Latin America. - Professional experience with projects/programmes evaluation.
- Language skills: Proficiency in English and Spanish. Working knowledge of Portuguese desirable.
- Minimum number of working days: 70 days
- Additional information: Field experience is an asset.
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Indicative start date | 01/02/2021 |
| Indicative end date | 01/07/2021 |
| Duration | 150 days |
| Deadline for submission CV | December 2, 2020 |
Cat. 1: gender expert
Home based
Posted 4 years ago
The global objective of the EUROsociAL+ programme is "To contribute to increasing the level of social cohesion in Latin America", understood as: "An attribute of societies that implies equal opportunities so that the population can exercise its fundamental rights and ensure its well-being, without discrimination of any kind and taking into account diversity.
The main objectives of this evaluation are to provide the relevant services of the European Union, the interested stakeholders and the wider public with:
- an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the EUROsociAL+, paying particular attention to its intermediate results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results;
- key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve current and future interventions.
- Expert category: Cat. I (>12 years of experience)
- Qualifications and skills required: PhD or Master's degree in social sciences, economics, law, international relations or development studies.
- General professional experience: - At least 10 years of experience in development cooperation. - Extensive and relevant professional experience in project/programme evaluation programmes in the field of EUROsociAL+ actions (Social policies, Democratic Governance and in particular in Gender Equity). - At least 6 years of professional experience in/with Latin America.
- Specific professional experience: - Proven experience and knowledge in Gender Equity in the international cooperation framework. - At least 5 years of professional experience in projects/ programmes evaluation, preferably in EC programmes and projects evaluation.
- Language skills: Proficiency in English and Spanish. Working knowledge of Portuguese desirable.
- Minimum number of working days: 70 days
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Indicative start date | 01/02/2021 |
| Indicative end date | 01/07/2021 |
| Duration | 150 days |
| Deadline for submission CV | December 2, 2020 |