VET & Employment Coordination Mechanism Officer (NGO)

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine, with regular travel throughout Kyiv Oblast

Duration: 15 September 2026 – 15 September 2028

Language Requirements: Ukrainian and English (full working proficiency)

Supported by: Enabel – the Belgian agency for international cooperation

Background

Enabel is implementing the VET & Employment component of the BE-RELIEVE programme, which supports Ukraine’s green reconstruction, economic recovery, and progress toward European integration.

The programme aims to strengthen vocational education and employment systems, improve the supply of skilled workers, support adult learning, and create inclusive employment opportunities. Its activities involve vocational education institutions, public authorities, employers, territorial communities, employment services, civil society organisations, and development partners.

In Kyiv Oblast, the programme supports the Regional Council on VET and Employment — a coordination mechanism that brings together public institutions, vocational education providers, employers, and other stakeholders to improve regional skills planning, vocational training, and employment policy.

Position Overview

We are seeking a VET & Employment Coordination Mechanism Officer to coordinate and support the implementation of vocational education, adult learning, institutional development, and employment-related initiatives in Kyiv Oblast.

The successful candidate will work closely with VET institutions, public authorities, employers, territorial communities, and development partners. The Officer will monitor project implementation, facilitate stakeholder cooperation, support institutional development, and contribute to the effective functioning of the Regional Council on VET and Employment.

This position requires a highly organised project coordinator who can manage multiple stakeholders, follow up on plans and decisions, and ensure that agreed activities are implemented effectively and on time.

Key Responsibilities

Project Implementation and Monitoring

• Support the implementation of vocational education, employment, and adult learning initiatives.
• Monitor progress against approved work plans, timelines, expected results, and available resources.
• Track deliverables, deadlines, risks, stakeholder responsibilities, and follow-up actions.
• Identify implementation challenges and support the development of practical solutions.
• Collect, consolidate, and prepare information on project implementation and institutional development.
• Prepare reports, briefing notes, monitoring tools, and information materials.

Support to VET Institutions

• Support vocational education institutions in implementing education and training programmes, including adult learning initiatives.
• Coordinate the introduction of modern approaches to educational delivery, quality assurance, and adult learning.
• Support investment projects involving the modernisation of workshops, laboratories, equipment, and learning environments.
• Coordinate the participation of VET institutions in programme activities.
• Support career guidance, outreach, and awareness-raising activities for young people, adults, veterans, internally displaced persons, and other target groups.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Facilitate cooperation among public authorities, VET institutions, employers, territorial communities, employment services, development partners, and civil society organisations.
• Maintain effective communication among stakeholders involved in project implementation.
• Promote partnerships between vocational education institutions and employers.
• Support public-private cooperation in vocational education and employment.
• Organise and facilitate consultations, workshops, working meetings, regional events, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support supervisory boards and other coordination mechanisms related to vocational education and training.

Support to the Regional Council

• Coordinate and support activities related to the Regional Council on VET and Employment in Kyiv Oblast.
• Support implementation and monitoring of the Council’s Action Plan.
• Follow up on the Council’s decisions, recommendations, and agreed actions.
• Coordinate communication with stakeholders and thematic working groups.
• Contribute to the effective implementation of the Council’s priorities.
• Prepare coordination documents, meeting materials, progress updates, and follow-up information.

Profile and Qualifications
Education

• Master’s degree in Education, Public Administration, Project Management, Economics, Social Sciences, Labour Studies, Public Policy, International Development, or another field relevant to the position.

Professional Experience

• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience in project implementation or the coordination of education, employment, development, or national/international initiatives.
• Experience in vocational education and training, skills development, adult learning, career guidance, employment, or institutional development.
• Experience coordinating stakeholders and cooperating with public authorities, education providers, employers, communities, or development partners.
• Experience monitoring projects, programmes, or institutional development initiatives.
• Experience preparing reports, information materials, monitoring documents, and coordination materials.
• Previous experience working with international organisations, EU-funded programmes, development partners, or government institutions will be considered an advantage.
• Experience working with grants, including grant-funded project implementation, monitoring, or reporting, will be considered an advantage.

Skills and Competencies

• Knowledge of the VET and employment ecosystem in Ukraine, including its key stakeholders and institutional framework.
• Understanding of vocational education, adult learning, employment, and institutional development processes.
• Strong project coordination, organisational, and task-management skills.
• Ability to plan, prioritise, and monitor multiple activities simultaneously.
• Experience tracking deliverables, timelines, risks, and follow-up actions.
• Strong reporting, presentation, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with public-private partnerships and decentralisation concepts.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to coordinate multi-stakeholder processes.
• Capacity to organise and facilitate meetings, workshops, consultations, and regional events.
• High attention to detail, autonomy, flexibility, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and spoken Ukrainian and English.
• Knowledge of Kyiv Oblast’s VET and employment environment, experience with donor-funded programmes, and familiarity with EU funding rules will be considered advantages.

We Offer

• Opportunity to contribute to the development of vocational education and employment systems in Ukraine.
• Participation in a high-impact international recovery programme.
• Collaboration with Ukrainian and international experts.
• Work with public authorities, education providers, employers, communities, and development partners.
• International professional environment.
• Contract until 15 September 2028.

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