For the project “Good Pedagogy, Good Education!” as part of the GIZ Program “Partnership
approaches for development-oriented Training and labour migration (PAM)” the Internationaler
Bund (IB) is looking for a:

Freelance expert (m/f)

Location: Prishtina, Kosovo

Type of contract: Freelance Contract

Contract duration: 19.06.2022 to 10.12.2023

We are:

With more than 14,000 employees, the Internationaler Bund (IB) is one of the largest service
providers for youth, social and educational work in Germany. Our guiding principle is "Strengthening
Being Human".

Internationally, the IB has a global project management expertise of more than 10,000 successfully
implemented programmes and projects worldwide demonstrate the IB’s know-how in project design,
project implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

The project “Good Pedagogy, Good Education!” will be implemented by the IB within the framework
of the “Partnership approaches for development-oriented Training and labour migration (PAM)”
Program of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The project is in
line with strategies of German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),
with the aim of opening new perspectives for people in the partner countries as well as improving
local living conditions. The project aims to build capacities based on European standards and new
pedagogical concepts in the field of Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Kosovo. Additionally, the
cooperation between educational institutions in Kosovo and in Germany will be strengthened.

Your tasks / responsibilities

Data gathering and analysis:

• Compile and structure all national level legal infrastructure in regards to ECE in Kosovo
  (Educational and Service provision Institutions, training curriculums and methodologies
  available);
• Compile and analyse data and information on the current situation of the educational and
  training levels in regards to ECE in Kosovo, including here public and private Higher Education
  Institutions, also trainings provided by different donors and organizations in Kosovo,
  international and national;
• Compile statistics in regards to graduated students so far, the once still in the educational
  system (University); gather, if possible, data on the employment level, including the nature of
  the institution and the nature of work and also data on the graduates that are not included in
  the market and if possible, their whereabouts;
• Based on the data analysis the discrepancies between the educational system on ECE in
  Kosovo and the local market on ECE (where are the discrepancies, why and caused by what
  and whom, what can be done to overcome those);
• Based on the data analysis also identify the needs of the market, the changes that need to be
  made, at what level they need to be made and by whom (University, Legal Framework, ECE
  Institutions, etc);
• Based on the data analysis also identify the needs and gaps in the continuous professional
  capacity building for ECE in Kosovo
• Compile a draft report with all: findings, issues, results and also suggestions and
  recommendations at all levels: policy wise, institutional wise and also necessary capacity
  building interventions and ways forward for all identified issues;
• Provide input on coordination meetings/closing conference as well assist in moderation and
  organizational activities.
• Prepare and organize regular informational and exchange meetings with Internationaler
  Bund (IB) team in Kosovo as well as with the main cooperation partners of the project;
• Initiate a coordination with IB team meetings and activities with all relevant actors, in order
  to ensure full cooperation and coordination of the analysis with all stakeholders;

Deliverables:

• Prepare a methodology and approach that will be used during the assessment process;
• Prepare an implementation plan for the assessment;
• Prepare a draft report and present to IB team, take onboard their suggestions, comments
  and edits and include them in the final report, to be submitted to the IB team, by the end of
  October 2023
• Prepare a final report, summarizing: identified findings, issues, needs and gaps; summarize
  main comments and recommendations/ways forward, next steps;
• Present main points of the report, findings recommendations and ways forward, for IB and
  relevant stakeholders
• Participation on organising two coordination meetings as well as in the closing conference

Our requirements / Your qualifications

• BA or MA in Social Sciences, Languages or relevant studies
• At least 5 years’ professional experience in an educational profession related to Early
  Childhood Education, career guidance or related field
• Working experience in project administration
• Proven experience on conducting Needs Assessments, researches in the social field
• Albanian language is a prerequisite. High proficiency in English language written and spoken,
  knowledge of German in an advantage
• Professional use of MS office
• Understanding of the stakeholder landscape and Early Childhood Education in Kosovo
• Proven good organisational skills
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Willingness to travel
• Willingness to learn and work in a new cross-national environment.

Time Frame

The assignment will start at the beggining of June and should be completed latest by 31th
November 2023. The Freeelance Expert is contracted for a maximum of 20 days to complete the
assignment. The distribution of the days is as follows:

We actively promote equal treatment of all employees. We therefore welcome all applications,
regardless of gender, age, origin, disability, religion, ideology, sexual orientation and identity.

All applications are treated confidentially, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Qualified Candidates should submit their letter of motivation and Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English
with copy of academic qualifications documents to Internationaler Bund e.V. at
[email protected] and [email protected]

The deadline for submitting application is on 16/06/2023 at 5:00 pm local Time.