Description of the context
To address the changing needs of Ukrainian municipalities and national-level stakeholders during wartime, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) in 2024 initiated a broader programme in support of multilevel governance and recovery. This programme is called “Polaris: Supporting Multi-level Governance in Ukraine”. It is implemented by SALAR International and planned for four years (July 2024-May 2028).
Polaris Programme aims to work with both short and long-term focus, addressing the needs of the multi-level governance system in Ukraine and in parallel strengthening municipalities’ public service provision, as well as their direct engagement in the recovery and reconstruction processes, in line with the requirements of Ukraine’s EU accession.
Role Description
This assignment involves working in the Local and Regional Education thematic team, the expert will work under the supervision of the team leader of this thematic team together with five other experts. The main part of the work will involve expert support to partner communities in the formation of sustainable educational networks and organisation of educational management efforts to improve the quality of the educational process in the hromadas.
Please send your CV (no more than 3 pages) and cover letter (no more than 1 page in PDF format) to
For more information, please download the Terms of Reference.
Deadline: 18 May 2026
