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Climate and Business Initiative (climbiz.org) is looking for an expert/consultant on informal employment and inclusive green growth to progress and substantially contribute to the implementation of the assignment described below. The expert/consultant is expected to liaise with and report to the project manager (calls at least twice a week) in order to discuss issues, developments and progress, as well as cooperate with the research team (assistant analyst and a research intern) who will assist with the analysis of indicators and overall on a part/time basis appr. 2h /day. The expert/consultant is expected to start the work ASAP. The duration of the assignment is till 31 Dec 2021.   

Assignment Topic: Tackling informality in Europe and CIS (ECIS) labor markets: Institutional barriers and drivers of exclusion and informality in ECIS labor markets and innovative mechanisms for promoting digital and green transformation for inclusive growth in ECIS region. 

 METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH

Methodological approach to the implementation of the assignment

The basis of the methodology is a comprehensive analysis of (i) informal employment, its drivers, and institutional barriers to formal and inclusive employment in the selected ECIS countries^[1] and (ii) innovative mechanisms for promoting digital and green transformation for inclusive growth.

The initial analysis related to part (i) will be based on a number of SDG indicators related to SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth), SDG 1 (No poverty) and SDG 10 (Reduce inequality) and for the part (ii) the ‘Green Growth Index’ (https://greengrowthindex.gggi.org/) and relevant SDG indicators will be uses as a baseline for assessment.

Moreover, relevant reports and statistics by UN agencies (UNDP, ILO, UNECE, WB, UNESCO, etc.), along with information provided by national statistics services, will be reviewed in order to extract and analyze data relevant to the assignment. In addition, to analyze the position of a business on the formalization and green growth for inclusive employment, data from relevant surveys conducted in the ECIS region will be used. The work will also include a brief analysis/references of the impact associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The analysis will be complemented by an overview of good practices^[2] for tackling informality and promoting inclusive employment from the ECIS region, EU and other countries.

Finally, based on the outcomes of the evidence-based analysis and the main issues and challenges identified, as well as best practices and potential solutions for inclusive employment, a synopsis of innovative mechanisms for advancing digital and green transformation for inclusive growth in the ECIS region will be provided.

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^[1] Albania, Moldova, Georgia, Kazakhstan 

^[2] Evidence-backed good practices contributing to informality solutions. 

Remuneration (upon agreement) 

Interested candidates are expected to express interest by sending their short CVs (2-3 pages max) specifying relevant previous experience and contact details to pasencorodica@gmail.com (copy challenge2013@climbiz.org)