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Working directly with Startup Refugees and in coordination with UNHCR’s Multi-country office in Stockholm and UNHCR’s Bureau for Europe, the consultant will engage with private sector companies in Finland and other relevant stakeholders to pilot the Refugee-Welcoming Employer Pledge. The consultant will be required to undertake the following:
• Building on a selection already developed by UNHCR and taking into account the local context and related opportunities, develop a set of activities companies can engage in to enable and facilitate refugee employment beyond direct hiring (e.g. support for childcare, language learning, housing), along with types of pledges/commitments that can be made (e.g. 3% of refugee representation across staff). Design Key-Performance Indicators to with clear minimum criteria.
• Identify and tap into factors motivating local companies to support refugee employment and related enabling support, such as linking to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria and the related The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), incentives/tax reduction, unavailability of nationals for jobs, promoting change in corporate culture.
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• Identify other relevant labour market stakeholders that could be included in the certification process (e.g. Ministries, chambers of commerce, labour unions, diversity charter) to achieve greater buy-in / attract greater interest of the business community. With UNHCR’s support, approach these actors to secure their participation as certifying parties.
• Develop promotional/information material with clear materials and instructions for companies on how to apply, details of application and selection process, and visibility material for the certification program with logos of all actors involved (UNHCR, Startup Refugees, along with any others identified)
• Building on Startup Refugees existing network of private sector alliances, identify and conduct outreach with prospective companies (corporates, SMEs), presenting the pledge and means of contributing, fostering their buy-in and encouraging them to apply.
• Undertake administrative activities associated with launching official round of calls for expressions of interest, receiving, and assessing company applications, organizing selection committee including Due Diligence Review and formally notifying companies of outcome.
• Lead Selection Committee proceedings comprised of representatives from Startup Refugees, UNHCR and other relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure that all activities will be in line with the recent integration reform, including bigger involvement of municipalities along with the labor market inclusion mandate. Also, ensure either complementarity or cooperation with national entities responsible for labor market inclusion.
• Organize Recognition Ceremony for selected companies.
• Potentially arrange invitations and logistics for engagement meetings/ small-scale events in different cities and towns throughout Finland.
• Produce a final report on the pilot, summarizing lessons learnt and recommendations, to facilitate future replicability across other countries where National REPs are operating or planned.
KEY DELIVERABLES
1. Work Plan & Implementation Timeline for 2025 (Week 2)
2. Set of Activities/Pledges + Company Engagement and Outreach Plan (Week 6)
3. Certification Seal/Logo & Visibility Material (Week 9)
4. Progress report on Outreach conducted with Private Sector (Week 14)
5. Report on Results of Selection Committee (Week 28)
