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
The Senior Education Policy Advisor will be focusing on the main long-term challenges to the education sector in Ukraine, arising from the unprovoked Russian aggression against Ukraine, which lead to significant budget constraints and jeopardize serious education reforms. These include but are not limited to current reforms such as the New Ukrainian School, introduction of academic profile lyceums, and new law on preschool education, as well as the design and implementation of new policy initiatives, such as reform of teacher salaries or “School Offline” project. The role of the Senior Expert is also to cooperate with policy experts of Polaris and to strengthen the Education National team in its current and future tasks. The Expert will work in the Education National team and will report to its Leader.
Send your application with CV, motivation letter, and a sample of relevant project experience, preferably in English, to:
For more information, please download the Terms of Reference.
Deadline: November 10, 2025.
