Vacancies, training courses & events in PSD

The first part of this page lists current job opportunities in private sector development – with DCED member agencies, their programmes, as well as other organisations. The second part lists training courses and other events. For training offers on private sector engagement and partnerships, please view our dedicated page here. For additional opportunities in market systems development, refer to the BEAM Exchange jobs notice board, and events/training page.

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Jobs and other opportunities in PSD

Opportunities in PSD

IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative, is a social enterprise that works with businesses, financiers, governments and civil society to realise sustainable trade in global value chains. They seek a Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor. Apply by 5 March.
Swisscontact Bangladesh seek proposals from consultants for a (micro)insurance market systems analysis study for agriculture, livestock and any other potential sector of Bangladesh, as part of the BMMDP. Apply by 6 March.
PRISMA Finance Indonesia seeks a Result Measurement Specialist for a short-term assignment to advise on more appropriate RM strategies. Apply by 12 March.
The DCED Business Environment Working Group seeks consultants for enhancing the use of evidence and results measurement in Business Environment Reform Programming. Apply by 17 March on WBG eConsult #1273349 (only for firms already registered as a WBG vendor).
The International Growth Centre aims to address knowledge gaps in the small and growing business sector by commissioning high-quality, practitioner-researcher co-generated research projects. Apply by 30 April.

Upcoming Training Courses and Events in PSD

Training and Events on the DCED Standard and Results Measurement in PSD

Please note that these events are not organised by DCED, unless stated otherwise. Any provider of training in skills related to the DCED Standard is invited to write to the Secretariat with details, for possible inclusion.

E-training: DevLearn’s online training course on the DCED Standard for Results Measurement, running 5th – 30th April 2021, shows you how to measure and use results using the DCED Standard for Results Measurement, a practical framework used by over a hundred programmes worldwide. Online training is cost-effective, interactive, and entertainingly delivered through videos, guided exercises, and group discussions. The course lasts four weeks and is made to be delivered online, so you can learn alongside your normal working week. Click here to find out more and sign up.
Phitcha Wanitphon and Hans Posthumus are offering a course on Results Measurement for Sustainable Private Sector Development online. It comprises 10 half-day sessions, starting 22nd March 2021 and ending 2nd April. The course offers a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of all aspects that practitioners need to set up a practical results measurement system for internal learning and communicating credible results, drawing on the DCED Standard framework.

Training and Events on Global Supply Chains

The German Development Institute organises a online launch event of the Research Network on Sustainable Global Supply Chains, including a session on the pros and cons of due diligence laws. The event takes place on 9 March, 2pm-5:30pm CET. Register here.

Training and Events on Women’s Economic Empowerment and Gender Issues

E-training: FAO offers a free online training on developing gender-sensitive value chains, primarily targeted at development practitioners and policy makers working on the development of sustainable food systems.
E-training: USAID offers a free, basic online training called Gender 101 that introduces the major themes of gender in development.
E-training: The World Bank offers a free introductory online training on gender equality and development and a separate free, self-paced course on Gender in Agriculture.

Training and Events on Green Growth

E-training: The World Bank Group offers a free, self-paced course on the Economics of Climate-Resilient Development.

E-training: The World Bank Group offers a free, self-paced course on Energy Sector Strategies to Support Green Growth.

Training and Events on Business Environment Reform

DCED Webinar, Wednesday 10 February 2021, 14:00 CET. Part of the series ‘Using BER to Build Back Better’ – How COVID-19 Has Increased Vulnerability in the Informal Sector: Business environment solutions.
DCED Webinar, Tuesday 23 February 2021, 14:00 CET. Part of the series ‘Using BER to Build Back Better’ – Digital Reforms in Regulatory Delivery in the Context of COVID-19 and Beyond.