Experience

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  GOPA Consulting Group

  • Germany
  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Team Leader

    • Aug 2021 - Present

    GIZ project -Improving the employment and income situation for Tajik migrant workers in Tajikistan to provide:• advice for local authorities (adult education centers, employment agencies and service centers for migration), • conduct labour market study to identify training needs and skill gaps (basic skills according to Memorandum of Life-Long Learning, 21st century skills, top 15 skills for 2025 of the World Economic Forum)• based on labour market study results develop modular training programs for short-term trainings: “Worker for canning & pickling vegetables and fruits”, “Farmer with specialization in vegetable growing and gardening”, “Mechanic of household air conditioners and refrigerators”, “Repairman of telecommunication equipment” and “Plasterer/ Painter“, deliver relevant in-service training for teachers to ensure sustainable implementation of short-term training for returned migrants and migrant family members, • develop and implement of peer-to-peer mentoring concept and conduct peer-to-peer mentoring training (training of migrant workers become mentors to support others migrant workers).

  • Key expert 2: Thematic expert

    • Jan 2020 - Nov 2021

    EU4Youth - Youth Engagement Roadmaps project to support Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries in developingand implementing comprehensive, effective and evidence-based policy to foster youth employability, employment,including self- employment and entrepreneurship• In charge of coordinating and overseeing all activities related to establishing regional workshops of EaP countrieson youth policies with a focus on youth employment in the form of Policy Labs (knowledge exchange visits forPolicy Labs, multi – stakeholder’s workshops, organising Policy Labs and elaboration of the report on organisedPolicy Labs, organising international conference for youth etc.)• Providing support in the creation of youth employment partnerships among key stakeholders in the youthemployment sector, e.g. through the “Young for Impact Program”- a regional youth training program onentrepreneurship and leadership including national social entrepreneurship competitions etc.• Providing support for enabling thematic reviews of youth policies, practices and instruments in EaP countries(reviews of education and training context, reviews of economic and labour market environment, reviews of andrecommendations for entrepreneurial learning etc.)

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  DAI

  • Mongolia

  • Employment Policy Expert

    • May 2016 - May 2020
    • Mongolia

    EU-Support to Employment Policy for promoting Job creation in Mongolia (Component I of the SECiM project)• Providing policy advice to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection to strengthen the policy framework for job creation, enhancing the quality of jobs, promoting the inclusion of vulnerable groups into the labour market, disadvantaged youth, people with disabilities, low skilled etc.• Updating and operationalising of the National Employment Policy.• Design and supervision of the study “Impact Assessment of National Employment Policy “.• Support the target groups to be integrated in labour market and benchmarking EU Employment policy approaches in this field • Support the relevant labour market and employment institutions, including private sector, in improving the quality of the workforce in line with effective demand in the labour market• Development of the methodology for determining labour market demand and support to the related TVET strategy development • Support to regular consultations and policy dialogue with labour market stakeholders to foster employment partnerships.• Strengthening capacities of key ministries and other core labour market stakeholders for policy analysis and implementation, planning and conducting of activities for connecting the labour market with TVET programmes• Capacity building for employment specialists on EU employment policy and dissemination of EU best practices in solving employment challenges

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  GOPA Consulting Group

  • Tajikistan

  • Team Leader

    • Nov 2008 - Aug 2016
    • Tajikistan

    Project “Support to the process of reforming professional educational system, Tajikistan”, component “Initial VET” and field of intervention „Qualification of VET-teaching/training staff“. In charge of: - Consulting the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment on VET policies and structural reforms and capacity building;- Coordination of the development of curricula for Initial VET;- Coordination of the activities related with labour market analysis;-Institutional strengthening and capacity building;- Modernization of VET curricula according to the needs of the economy;- Monitoring/ evaluation of the pilot professions of Initial VET;- Support to the future development and improvement of VET, improve gender equity in VET;- Management of finances of the component “Initial VET”, including team staff and project resources. Managing 14 international and 35 local experts (ToRs for assignments, follow-up of assignments implementation;- Extensive project reporting, per requirement; - Managing coordination with all project stakeholders;- Development of modular training programs for teachers and masters of VET schools (6 modules program: system of VET; Training planning; Methods, forms and means of coeducation; Study process; Organization and carrying out occupations; Completion of training);- Development of manuals/ guidelines for teachers and masters of VET schools; - Standardization, accreditation and institutionalization of further education of VET-teaching/training staff;- Training of Multipliers for teacher training, training of prof-orientation staff.

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  Competition Council

  • Senior Economist

    • Sep 2007 - Nov 2008

    - Analysis of economic research, merger and market concentration;- Providing advisory services on economic issues;- Preparing opinions, conclusions and reports on competition issues.

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  State Employment Agency

  • Riga, Latvia

  • Head of Strategic Planning and Analysis Department

    • Apr 2004 - Sep 2007
    • Riga, Latvia

    - Managing of projects in employment, in labour market research, in cooperation with social partners, in project development concerning the vocational education of the unemployed; - Cooperation with international partners in the European union (multiple projects in close collaboration with Germany, Austria, Denmark and Sweden);- Performing and organizing of economic analysis and research, date analyses, policy analysis;- Leading of structural units for more than 10 years; - Preparation of different publications (project reports, analytical materials, materials for conferences, seminars, presentations etc.);- Preparation of teaching programs for employees working in social field;- Planning, organizing and coordinating activities of the department;- Organizing of labour market research projects, preparing conclusions about situation in the labour market and about labour market tendencies;- Collecting of unemployment statistics, drawing up indicators for evaluation of labour market situation;- Analyzing data concerning the labour market; - Participation in planning and implementation of information and publicity measures on employment projects and State Employment Agency services.