Vacancies

PIU VET Policies and Education Systems Expert

The project "CHeber: Skills Development in Kyrgyzstan", funded by the Government of Switzerland and implemented by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, announces a call for proposals for the position of PIU VET Policies and Education Systems Expert

Location:  Bishkek

General tasks:

• Serve as a focal point for VET policies and education systems, providing strategic guidance on developing an enabling regulatory and institutional framework that supports private-sector-led non-formal VSD training
• Coordinate and manage policy dialogue activities, including working groups, national forums, and thematic consultations with key stakeholders from state, private, and third sectors; provide technical inputs to studies, policy papers, and analytical work
• Ensure coordination with the Education Expert and Regional Coordinators to align regional implementation with policy-level objectives and to collect field evidence informing national-level recommendations
• Contribute to reporting, visibility, and knowledge sharing across the project, supporting the communication of policy results, reforms, and good practices 

Qualification requirements for candidates:

Education:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in business administration, economics, education policy, or a related field (alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree combined with relevant and sufficient professional experience).
• Further training or specific skills and experience:

Mandatory

• Sound background in dealing with education system reform, ideally in VET and social partnership
• Sound knowledge and experience in PCM

Experience in labour migration and lifelong learning skills is an asset

Professional Experience:

Mandatory

• At least five-year experience in education or policy-related projects
• Sound understanding of the project management cycle

Methodological and/or leadership competencies

Mandatory

• Result-oriented personality / maintaining deadlines
• Process facilitation/moderation and coaching skills
• Knowledge and experience in participatory and gender-sensitive approaches
• Excellent analytical, conceptual, visionary, and programmatic competencies

Social and personal competencies

• Social competence and intercultural communication skills
• Good reporting and writing skills
• Negotiation skills 

Languages

Mandatory

• Excellent Kyrgyz (oral and written) and Russian (oral and written)
• English (oral and written)

IT-skills

Mandatory

• Proficiency with MS Office software

To apply, candidates must send the following documents by e-mail

1. Letter of interest describing how the candidate's previous work experience relates to the tasks set out in the Terms of Reference;
2. Resume;
3. Letters of recommendation from previous employers (at least 2), indicating the position and contact details of the recommender.

Applications are accepted until 17.00, January 14, 2026, to the email address: bermet.sadanbekova@helvetas.org marked "CHeber VET Policies and Education Systems Expert".

The detailed terms of reference are attached