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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Cadena has been shortlisted for the AfDB "TVET Mapping Study to Enhance Skills Linkage to the Productive Sectors in Africa" project, therefore we are looking for the following experts:
- An economist (at least Masters level) with at least 15 years of experience in Development Planning or Education Planning and background in TVET related fields, excellent analytical skills, experience with the private sector, perfect knowledge of English and/or French. Experience in higher education (teaching and research) will be an added advantage.
- Labor market specialist with experience in TVET and skills development, and in linkages with productive sectors. He/she must have at least a masters in social sciences, economics or statistics, minimum of 15 years in the analysis of labor markets in relation to national development strategies with implications for skills development, experience with the private sector, excellent analytical skills, perfect knowledge of English and/or French.
- Two (2) education/TVET specialists (policy and/or instruction/learning), with at least 15 years of experience in policy formulation, teaching or management of TVET systems and institutions at national or regional level. They must have an excellent knowledge of TVET systems in Africa and a perfect knowledge of English and/or French.
- Good knowledge and experience of working across the continent is also a requirement.
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Start date | Approx. 25 May 2020 |
| Working days | 60 days per expert |
| Duration | 6 - 8 months |
| Deadline submission of CV | 29 April 2020 |
Education Sector Expert
Myanmar
Posted 5 years ago
For the final evaluation of the UNESCO " Phase II of the Strengthening Pre-Service Teacher Education in Myanmar (STEM)" project, Cadena is looking for an Education sector expert.
The minimum requirements for the Education Sector Expert are the following:
- University degrees in specialized fields of social sciences, humanities, public policy, or related fields;
- Proficiency in English language (written and spoken);
- At least one team member with a minimum of 3 years of experience in applying qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods, including excellent data analysis skills;
- At least one team member with a minimum of 3 years of experience in gender equality and social inclusion programming, particularly in the area of social development;
- At least one team member with a minimum of 5 years of experience in support of education in developing countries;
- At least one team member with excellent knowledge (written and spoken) of Myanmar language, with preference for multiple team members with excellent knowledge of Myanmar language.
It is desirable to also have the following qualifications:
- At least 5 years combined experience with the education sector in Myanmar;
- At least one team member with a minimum of 3 years developing multimedia presentations;
- At least one team member with a minimum of 3 years of experience working in post-conflict and/or conflict-affected contexts.
For more information about this assignment you can download the ToR here: Form AM10-10 STEM Phase II Final Evaluation UNESCO Myanmar
Interested experts are kindly requested to contact us and submit their CV at jobs@cadena-idp.com, on or before Monday 27 April 2020 12:00 hrs, preferably in the following format: CV_Template_(empty)_EN
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Start date | May 2020 |
| Working days | 30-45 days |
| Duration | 90 days |
| Location | Myanmar |
| Deadline sumission CV's | 27 April 2020 |
Cat I Team Leader / Evaluator
Myanmar
Posted 5 years ago
For the final evaluation of the UNESCO " Phase II of the Strengthening Pre-Service Teacher Education in Myanmar (STEM)" project, Cadena is looking for a Team Leader.
It is mandatory for the Team Leader to have the following qualifications:
- Advanced university degrees in specialized fields of social sciences, humanities, public policy, or related fields;
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in applying qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods;
- Experience as a Team Leader for a minimum of 3 previous project evaluations;
- Experience as part of an evaluation team for a minimum of 2 project evaluations focused on capacity development in education;
- Demonstrated experience with human-rights based approach, including a focus on gender equality;
- Excellent knowledge (written and spoken) of English language.
And desirable qualifications are:
- Experience as part of an evaluation team in evaluating projects with activities taking place in Myanmar;
- Experience as part of an evaluation team evaluating projects focused on teacher education;
- Experience as part of an evaluation team evaluating projects implemented by UNESCO and/or the UN System including World Bank Group.
For more information about this assignment you can download the ToR here: Form AM10-10 STEM Phase II Final Evaluation UNESCO Myanmar
Interested experts are kindly requested to contact us and submit their CV at jobs@cadena-idp.com, on or before Monday 27 April 2020 12:00 hrs, preferably in the following format: CV_Template_(empty)_EN
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Start date | May 2020 |
| Duration | 90 Days |
| Location | Myanmar |
| Working days | 30-45 days |
| Deadline submission CV's | 27 April 2020 |
Junior Project Manager
The Netherlands
Posted 5 years ago
Cadena idp is an international consulting firm based in Tholen, the Netherlands. The company is specialized in conducting consultancy and training projects for international donors such as the United Nations, World Bank, African Development Bank, and the European Union. In addition, assignments are carried out for the Dutch government under various grant programs.
Our projects focus on improving education (from primary to vocational education) and the school to work transition for young people in developing countries. Currently, we are conducting several projects in Kenya, Malawi, Liberia, Ethiopia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
From our office in Tholen, we prepare and submit tenders for international public procurement, are responsible for contract management, project management, quality control, and provide backstopping services for our teams, agents and offices abroad.
We are looking for a Junior Project Manager, who is interested in the development aid business, in the work of international donors, and would like to operate within an international network, while contributing to our acquisition and project management activities.
The tasks within Cadena are very diverse and can range from providing support for the preparation and submission of international tenders (technical and financial proposals), finding suitable experts for various projects, and supporting our experts in the field. In addition, there are also various marketing activities such as identifying new markets (countries, clients and themes) identification of new international partners and alliances, but also taking care of mailings, updating the website, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook accounts, and/ or creating promotional materials (such as brochures, flyers and banners).
What we ask of you?
- a college or university degree in a relevant field;
- (preferably) previous relevant work experience or experience through an internship;
- good command of English language both written and spoken;
- a second language such as Spanish or French is considered an advantage;
- excellent communication skills;
- stress resistant, you can adequately deal with time constraints and deadlines;
- you are a go-getter, keep track and overview, and can set priorities;
- customer and results oriented and have a strong sense of responsibility;
- full time available (32hrs / week);
- preferably in possession of a driving license due to the location of our office.
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
Category II Expert
Brussels
Posted 5 years ago
To support the ACP Caribbean negotiation team for the foundation and Caribbean protocol towards the finalisation of a new Partnership Agreement between the EU and the countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States., we have received a new request for services from the Lot 4, EU Framework Contract for a category II expert for the mission "Support the ACP Caribbean negotiation team" in Brussels.
The Category II expert should have the following profile and expertise:
- Education: Master in law (with a specialisation in International Law or International Trade Law), Development or Economics, Trade Policy or a closely related field;
- Experience: At least 6-year experience in the field of economic development or in international relations;
- Proven in-depth knowledge of the relations between the EU and ACP countries, as well as of the Cotonou Agreement;
- Relevant experience of Caribbean States political, trade and development-related affairs;
- Experience in at least one negotiation between states;
- Experience working in CARIFORUM States or in an inter-governmental organisation in the CARIFORUM Region would be an asset
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Starting date | 24 February 2020 |
| Working days | 110 |
| Duration | 180 days |
| Location | Brussels |
| Deadline submission CV's | 29 January 2020 |
Cat I Team Leader / Evaluator
Mongolia
Posted 5 years ago
Today we received a new request for services from the Lot 4, EU Framework Contract for a Team leader / Evaluator (Cat I) for the mission "Final evaluation of Support to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (STVET)" in Mongolia.
The minimum requirements for this Cat. I expert are the following:
- Education: Master Degree in Sociology, Management, Education and Labour or relevant to the assignment Economics
- The expert shall have a cumulative professional experience of at least 15 years or equivalent professional experience of at least 12 years in specific sector (preferably Sociology,Management, Education, Labour or other), if the candidates do not possess a Master Degree in relevant field.
- The expert shall have a cumulative professional experience of at least 12 years at international level in monitoring and evaluation procedures and methodologies applied to the various modalities of implementation, instruments and channels of cooperation/aid delivery including programme/project management.
- The expert shall have a cumulative professional experience in at least 12 projects at senior level within a team of international and national consultants.
- The expert shall have evaluation experience of not less than 8 development cooperation projects.
- Experience of acting as Team Leader of an Evaluation Team at minimum of 5 projects.
- Experience of work in central Asian countries, especially in developing countries with similar socio-economic landscape.
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Start date | March 2020 |
| Working days | 33 |
| Duration | 60 days |
| Location | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Deadline for submission CV's | 23 January 2020 |
Cat II Team Leader
Armenia
Posted 5 years ago
For the Lot 4 EU Framework Contract we are currently looking for a Category II - Team Leader for the new mission “Continues support to the Diplomatic School of Armenia”.
The expert should have the following profile:
The expert should have the following profile:
- At least 6 years of professional experience in education management or public administration
- A Master’s Degree in Political Science, International Relations, Education management, Economics, Law or related field
- Demonstrated experience in supporting the development of academic institutions, curriculum development and capacity building including liaison with lecturers/professors/trainers;
- Experience of prior engagement with Diplomatic Schools/Academies and knowledge of Armenian educational landscape will be an asset;
- Proficiency in English; knowledge of Armenian and/or Russian would be an advantage.
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Start date | 14 February 2020 |
| Duration | 12 months |
| Working days | 80 |
| Deadline submission CV's | Wednesday 22 January 2020 |
Evaluation Experts Cat II
Zambia
Posted 5 years ago
For the Lot 4 EU Framework Contract we are currently looking for three experts Cat II for the new mission "Final Evaluation of the Health System Strengthening Programme in Zambia"The experts should have the following minimum professional qualifications and expertise:
Minimum requirements of the Team Leader – Cat. II expert: (i.e. essential requirements that must be met)
Qualifications and skills
- At least a taught Master’s degree in International Development, Monitoring & Evaluation, Public Health or a similar relevant area; in its absence, the expert should have a Bachelor's degree plus at least 36 months experience in International Development, Monitoring & Evaluation, Public Health or a similar relevant area (in addition to the general monitoring and evaluation experience indicated in the first bullet under "professional experience").
- At least 72 months cumulative experience in the monitoring and evaluation of development projects, of which 12 months should be in the health sector.
- At least four previous, mid, final or ex-post evaluations as a Team Leader.
- Must have led at least two other evaluations of a similar nature, size and complexity.
- Previous experience with EDF procedures as demonstrated by working in least three EDF funded projects, including the use of Programme Cycle Management and the Logical Framework.
- At least a taught Master’s degree in Pharmacy, Health Logistics, Public Health, Chemistry, Microbiology, or similar relevant area; in its absence, the expert should have a Bachelor's degree plus at least 36 months experience in Pharmacy, Health Logistics, Public Health, Chemistry, Microbiology, or similar relevant area (in addition to the experience indicated in the first or second bullet under "professional experience").
- At least one member of the team: At least 48 months of experience in developing and implementing pharmaceutical testing laboratory quality management systems (QMS) for medicines and allied substances within a medicines regulatory environment (preferable), or the pharmaceutical industry.
- At least one member of the team: At least 48 months of experience as a medicines supply chain expert. Experience/knowledge in at least three of the following areas is required: i) large-scale medicines warehousing and distribution and operations; ii) knowledge of pharmaceutical infrastructure and distribution; iii) medical stores operations; iv) and supply change management in the public health sector.
- At least two mid, final or ex-post evaluations during the past 5 years.
- Experience in developing countries, particularly the Sub-Saharan African Region, is an added advantage.
- English: all CAT II experts must possess at least a level C1 expertise.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent computer skills (MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint or similar)
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Start Date | August 2020 |
| Duration | 6 months |
| Deadline for CVs Submission | 25th November 2019 |
Cat I Expert Evaluator
Egypt
Posted 5 years ago
For the Lot 4 EU Framework Contract we are currently looking for one expert Cat I for the new mission 'Final Evaluation of the Research, Development and Innovation Programme II" in Egypt
The expert should have the following minimum professional qualifications and expertise:
Education
- The expert should have at least a Master's Degree in a domain relevant to this ToR or, in its absence, a Bachelor Degree and additional equivalent professional experience of at least three years in evaluation of development projects (the equivalent experience must be above the general experience duration fixed below).
- At least 12 years' experience in working with scientific research, development and innovation.
- Experience in at least 2 projects in the field of scientific research and innovation;
- Proven experience in at least 3 assignments in the field of monitoring and evaluating development projects funded through the EU or other international cooperation programmes;
- Demonstrable knowledge of, and experience with, EU rules and procedures, Project Cycle Management and EU led project/programme evaluation;
- At least 2 significant experiences as Team Leader in designing, monitoring and/or evaluation of projects in the field of scientific research and innovation;
- Experience in working in countries of the European Neighbourhood. Experience in the MENA region will be an asset.
- English: The expert must have excellent command of English (speaking and writing skills). (Cl minimum);
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Start Date | February 2020 |
| Duration | 60 days |
| Submission CVs Deadline | 20th November 2pm |
For the Lot 4 EU Framework Contract we are currently looking for two experts Category II for the new mission Mid-Term Evaluation for Strengthening Governance of Social Protection in Lesotho: Building an Integrated Social Protection System.
The expert should have the following minimum professional qualifications and expertise:
- Qualifications and skills Education at least Master's Degree Academic level, or, in its absence, equivalent professional experience of more than six (6) years in Social or Development Studies.
- General professional experience At least 6 years' experience in design, management and professional evaluation of social protection projects involving public sectors, preferably in Africa.
- Specific professional experience At least 3 years' experience in undertaking cost-benefit analysis in the social protection programmes; At least 3 years' experience in managing and advising multi-sector international teams. At least 3 years demonstrable technical and institutional knowledge of social protection safety nets in developing countries; At least 4 years' professional experience in social protection initiatives in the Southern Africa region.
- Language skills of the team English: both team members shall possess at least a level B2 expertise;
Job Features
| Job Category | Expired |
| Start Date | January 2020 |
| Duration | 6 months |
| Deadline Submission CVs | 18th November |