For the Lot 4 EU Framework Contract, Cadena is immediately looking for a (Portuguese and English speaking) Evaluation Expert for a new assignment in Angola titled “Mid-term evaluation of the Higher Education Support Programme UNI.AO”. The Higher Education Support Programme – UNI.AO (13/12/2019 – 12/12-2024), its overall objective is to increase the economic diversification and the creation of employment in priority sectors. The evaluation will assess the intervention(s) using the six standard DAC evaluation criteria, namely: relevance, coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and perspectives of impact. In addition, the evaluation will assess the intervention(s) through an EU specific evaluation criterion, which is the EU added value. The evaluation process will be carried out in four phases: • Inception phase • Interim phase • Synthesis phase • Dissemination phase The main objectives of this evaluation assignment are to provide the relevant services of the European Union and the interested stakeholders with:

• an overall independent assessment of the performance of the Higher Education Support Programme UNI.AO, paying particular attention to its different levels of 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.

  The minimum requirements covered by the team of experts as a whole are detailed below:

• Qualifications and skills required for the team:

- post-graduate degree; - professional evaluation expertise; - higher education expertise; - excellent team-working skills; - knowledge of the Project Cycle Management; - demonstrable ability to effectively communicate and interact within a multicultural setting; - demonstrable knowledge of the Angolan context and institutional landscape

• General professional experience of the team:

The evaluation team must have a cumulative experience of at least 5 years in the area of evaluation (of which at least a minimum of 3 successfully completed intervention-level or strategic evaluations), in the field of development cooperation, with solid experience in rigorous evaluation methods and techniques. This includes the capacity to adapt and use quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and analysis. In addition, the evaluation team should have a demonstrable expertise in the area of higher education.

• Specific professional experience of the team:

At least one of the experts must have demonstrable expertise in the area of higher education. Working experience in the area of higher education as professor and/or researcher in Sub-Saharan Africa will be considered an asset.

• Language skills of the team:

both members of the team should have at least C1 level in Portuguese and at least B2 level in English.   Indicative starting date of the assignment: 20/10/2022 Indicative end date: 18/04/2023 Duration of the assignment: 180 Day(s) Minimum number of working days: 35 for each expert Location: normal place of posting of the specific assignment is Luanda, Angola. *Tentative mission(s) to one or two Angolan provinces to be decided inter alia at the end of the inception phase (two days duration) For more information about this assignment you can download the ToR here: 02-TermsOfReference-SIEA-2018-13614 Interested experts are kindly requested to contact us and submit their CV at jobs@cadena-idp.com, before Wednesday, 21 of September at 16:00 hours CET, preferably in the following format: EU CV Template

For the Request for Services “Final Evaluation of EU- Nepal Practical Partnership for Technical Vocational Education and Training reform (TVET- PP)” received under the EU framework Contract Lot 4, we are looking for a two evaluators (national/ international) Cat II. Expert category: Cat. II (>6 years of experience) • Qualifications and skills required: A relevant University degree of at least Master's level or equivalent specific professional experience of at least thirteen years. • General professional experience: • At least 6 years solid and diversified experience of working in the area of skills development and human resource development/ economic development particular in the TVET sector (CBT, QA/ accreditation, curriculum development, assessment, public private partnership (PPP), policy reform ) • At least 7 years' experience in professional evaluation and should be well versed in evaluation methods and techniques; • At least 5 years professional experience of working in Asia, preferably in South Asia ( Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) • Post graduate studies and/or specific training in subjects related to the assignment under this contract (TVET and Evaluation) will be considered an asset. • Specific professional experience: • At least 4 years' experience in Systemic Approaches to institutional (& organisational) development, reform, capacity building and change processes in the TVET sector in developing countries. • Experience of evaluating at least 5 TVET projects and 3 should be EU funded. • Experience of at least 3 Final Evaluation. • Language skills: • At least 1 member shall possess a level C1 expertise in English Language. • At least one member of the team should have good command over Nepali language. • All team member should have report writing skills along with good communication skill, adoptability and social awareness. More information about the assignment can be found in the Terms of Reference-SIEA-2018-13505 Interested and available consultants can contact us, and send their CV (preferably in the EU CV Template) to jobs@cadena-idp.com on or before Thursday 08 September noon.

For the Request for Services "Final Evaluation of EU- Nepal Practical Partnership for Technical Vocational Education and Training reform (TVET- PP)" received under the EU framework Contract Lot 4, we are looking for a Team Leader (Cat I Expert). The Team Leader will be responsible for overall project implementation, coordination and supervision of the entire evaluation team during the evaluation missions. The Team Leader will be the primary point of contact for the EU Delegation, Reference group member, CTEVT & British Council. The Team Leader will have a primary role in all the expected results. • Qualifications and skills required: A relevant University degree of at least Master's level or equivalent specific professional experience of at least thirteen years. • General professional experience: • At least 12 years solid and diversified experience of working in the area of skills development and human resource development/ economic development particular in the TVET sector (CBT, QA/ accreditation, curriculum development, assessment, public private partnership (PPP), policy reform) • At least 10 years' experience in professional evaluation and should be well versed in evaluation methods and techniques; • At least ten years professional experience of working in Asia, preferably in South Asia ( Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) • Post graduate studies and/or specific training in subjects related to the assignment under this contract (TVET and Evaluation) will be considered an asset. • Five years’ experience in project and human resources management, including planning, budgeting, disbursement and progress monitoring; • Specific professional experience: • At least 5 years' experience in Systemic Approaches to institutional (& organizational) development, reform, capacity building and change processes in the TVET sector in developing countries. • Experience of evaluating at least 7 TVET projects and 5 should be EU funded. • Experience of at least 5 Final Evaluations. • Language skills: • Level C1 expertise in English Language. More information about the assignment can be found in the Terms of Reference-SIEA-2018-13505 Interested and available consultants can contact us, and send their CV (preferably in the EU CV Template) to jobs@cadena-idp.com on or before Thursday 08 September noon.

Cadena IDP is shortlisted for Consulting Services for Support for Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Ghana a) Phase III: Center of Excellence (CoE) for Green Technologies and b) Phase IV: Ghana TVET Voucher Project. As such we expect to compile a team of long and short term experts, including;

• Team Leader
• TVET Grant/ Voucher Experts/ Managers
• Procurement Experts (with knowledge of BMZ procedures and regulations)
• Architects/ Construction Supervisors
• TVET Equipment and Infrastructure Experts
• IT Experts/ Managers
• Competency-Based Education and Training experts (covering Mechanics and Plumbing / Piping, Electrics / Electronics, Mechatronics and Refrigeration, Green Technologies, Garment)

Interested consultants are already invited to share their CVs and/ or request additional information by sending an email to jobs@cadena-idp.com

Cadena IDP is shortlisted for the IsDB funded assignment "Curriculum Review and Development for selected Technical & Vocational Education & Training (TVET) Areas of Focus". The assignment will include the implementation of preliminary studies & concepts, development and/ or revision of curricula, teaching syllabi, instructor guides and assessment guides for electronics and telecommunications, textile development, agriculture mechanization (mini-grids etc.), tourism and hospitality, and mineral development. As such we are looking for subject matter experts in the above mentioned fields with the following qualifications and experience:

• technical degree or higher diploma in his/her specific discipline
• relevant work experience (in industry, TVET delivery and/or other relevant area)
• excellent track record in carrying out assignments of similar nature (curriculum development)
• good understanding of the BTVET sub-sector reform process in Uganda
• excellent communication skills, analytical report writing skills, and access to local/regional/international TVET networks.
• capacity to provide both pre and post curriculum development technical support

More information can be found in the TOR Curriculum Review Uganda Interested and eligible consultants are invited to send their CV to jobs@cadena-idp.com on or before 12 September 2023

Cadena IDP is shortlisted for the GIZ tender "Promoting Employment and Entrepreneurship in Turkana West". The assignment covers output 2 which aims to improve the access of young people to target group-oriented employment promoting qualification measures. To this end, the competencies of trainers and the capacities of local training providers to further develop existing training offers and to introduce higher-quality vocational qualification measures are strengthened. The project will have a duration of 3 years, and is anticipated to start in January 2023. For this tender we are looking for a national expert with the following experience and qualifications: - Education/ training: university qualification (equivalent to German ‘Diplom’/ Master) in social sciences/ human resources development, or similar - Language: English (C2) and other native languages (e.g.: Kiswahili) - General professional experience: 5 years of working experience in fragile context - Specific professional experience: 5 years of professional experience in youth social work, 3 years of work experience in life skills programmes - Development Cooperation (DC) experience: 5 years of experience in DC More information can be found in the ToR Kenya GIZ Interested and eligible consultants are invited to send their CV to jobs@cadena-idp.com on or before 08 September 2023

Cadena IDP is shortlisted for the GIZ tender "Promoting Employment and Entrepreneurship in Turkana West". The assignment covers output 2 which aims to improve the access of young people to target group-oriented employment promoting qualification measures. To this end, the competencies of trainers and the capacities of local training providers to further develop existing training offers and to introduce higher-quality vocational qualification measures are strengthened. The project will have a duration of 3 years, and is anticipated to start in January 2023. For this tender we are looking for two national experts with the following experience and qualifications: - Education/ training: university qualification (equivalent to German ‘Diplom’/ Master) in social sciences/ human resources development, or similar - Language: English (C2) and other native languages (e.g.: Kiswahili) - General professional experience: 5 years of working experience in fragile context - Specific professional experience: 5 years of professional experience in TVET - Development Cooperation (DC) experience (2.2.7): 5 years of experience in DC More information can be found in the ToR Kenya GIZ Interested and eligible consultants are invited to send their CV to jobs@cadena-idp.com on or before 08 September 2023

Cadena IDP is shortlisted for the GIZ tender "Promoting Employment and Entrepreneurship in Turkana West". The assignment covers output 2 which aims to improve the access of young people to target group-oriented employment promoting qualification measures. To this end, the competencies of trainers and the capacities of local training providers to further develop existing training offers and to introduce higher-quality vocational qualification measures are strengthened. The project will have a duration of 3 years, and is anticipated to start in January 2023. For this tender we are looking for a Team Leader with the following experience and qualifications: • Education/ training: University qualification (equivalent of Master) in social sciences or economics or business administration or similar, relevant field of studies • Language: Good business language skills in English (C2) and German (C2) based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages • General professional experience: 10 years of professional experience in the Sustainable Economic Development sector • Specific professional experience: 7 years in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) • Leadership/management experience: 5 years of management/ leadership experience as project team leader or manager • Regional experience: 5 years of experience in projects in Sub Saharan Africa (region), of which 2 years in projects in East Africa • Development Cooperation (DC) experience: 5 years of experience in DC projects • Other: 4 years of work experience in fragile contexts; 4 years of experience in financial management of substantial local subsidies More information can be found in the ToR Kenya GIZ Interested and eligible consultants are invited to send their CV to jobs@cadena-idp.com on or before 08 September 2023  

Expert avec profile formation professionnelle • Catégorie de l’expert : Cat. II (>6 années d'expérience) • Qualifications et compétences : Niveau Bac+5 (Master 2) en sciences sociales ou politiques, l’économie, l’éducation ou autre domaine pertinent pour la mission • Expérience professionnelle générale : Expérience professionnelle de 6 ans minimum dans le domaine de la formation professionnelle (formelle ou informelle) • Expérience professionnelle spécifique : - Expérience relative à la structuration du secteur de la formation professionnelle sera considéré comme un atout; - Expérience en Afrique sub-saharienne sera considéré comme un atout; - Connaissance des institutions et instruments de financement de l’Union européenne, y compris une compréhension du nouvel instrument NDICI – Global Europe. • Compétences linguistiques : Français niveau C1 • Nombre minimum de jours travaillés : 45 jours La date indicative de début est fixée au 19/09/2022 et la période de mise en oeuvre du marché spécifique sera de 181 jours à partir de cette date (date de fin indicative : 19/03/2023). More detailed information can be obtained from the Terms Of Reference.  Interested and available experts can share there CVs, preferably in EU CV_Template on or before 25/08 12.00 to jobs@cadena-idp.com

Chef d'équipe avec un profile sur l'insertion professionnelle • Catégorie de l’expert : Cat. I (>12 années d'expérience) • Qualifications et compétences : Minimum niveau Bac+5 (Master 2) en sciences sociales ou politiques, l’économie, ou autre domaine pertinente pour la mission • Expérience professionnelle générale : Expérience professionnelle générale de 12 ans minimum dans les domaines d’appui à la jeunesse, des actions pour réduire le chômage et l’insertion professionnelle, dont une partie importante est acquise dans des pays en développement • Expérience professionnelle spécifique : - Expérience professionnelle de 7 ans minimum dans la recherche, l'analyse, la mise en oeuvre, le suivi et évaluation des projets ou la gestion des projets et actions qui visent la jeunesse, l’économie et la sociologie du travail, la création d’emploi ou l’insertion professionnelle, y compris 3 ans minimum dans l’Afrique sub-saharienne ; - Connaissance et / ou expérience relative au renforcement de dialogues et partenariats pour des emplois inclusives et décentes - Expérience solide dans l’identification et formulation des projets; - Connaissance des institutions et instruments de financement de l’Union européenne, y compris une compréhension du nouvel instrument NDICI – Global Europe. • Compétences linguistiques : Français niveau C1 • Nombre minimum de jours travaillés : 45 jours La date indicative de début est fixée au 19/09/2022 et la période de mise en oeuvre du marché spécifique sera de 181 jours à partir de cette date (date de fin indicative : 19/03/2023). More detailed information can be obtained from the Terms Of Reference.  Interested and available experts can share there CVs, preferably in EU CV_Template on or before 25/08 12.00 to jobs@cadena-idp.com