Date: 13.10.2026

Tender No.: 13.10.26-14-FKO-26

Submission deadline: 20.10.2026 by 23:59 Kyiv time

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About the Kateryna Osadcha Foundation

The Kateryna Osadcha Foundation is a charitable organization focused on addressing complex social issues that often remain overlooked by the state.

The Foundation's team consists of media professionals, volunteers, and experts united by shared values: freedom, dignity, openness to new ideas, and flexibility in action. Following the full-scale invasion in 2022, the organization focused its efforts on supporting children, families, and communities affected by the war.

The Foundation operates through charitable contributions and donor funding, and in close partnership with UNICEF Ukraine.

Program Information

The program is implemented by the Kateryna Osadcha Foundation in partnership with UNICEF Ukraine and expands upon the parties' previous collaboration in two strategic areas: communication for social and behavioral change (SBC) in the field of child protection and alternative care, and career management skills for youth.

The "Career Management Skills" component addresses a national priority identified by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the State Employment Service: bridging the gap between education and youth employment.

About the project

This procurement encompasses a set of research activities that directly support the refinement of the "My Path — Career Trajectories" methodology, which is being carried out by the Lead Methodology Author.

The research results provide an evidence base for the methodology and its subsequent implementation in target communities.

Furthermore, the procurement includes research support for the program's SBC component: qualitative data collection and analysis of the target group, as well as pre-testing of developed SBC messages before their final approval and dissemination.

Subject of procurement under the Program

A complex of research services: desk research, qualitative research of the "Career Management Skills" component target group (in-depth online interviews), pulse surveys of the control group (3 rounds), participation in field visits to pilot regions, qualitative data collection and analysis of the SBC component target group (10 in-depth interviews, 2 focus groups), and pre-testing of the program's SBC messages.

Responsibilities of the research services provider

• Conducting desk research on career counseling practices;
• Conducting qualitative research on the target group for the "Career Management Skills" component;
• Conducting pulse surveys of the control group;
• Participating in field visits to pilot regions;
• Conducting qualitative research on the target group for the SBC component;
• Pre-testing the Program's SBC messages;
• Preparing reports and recommendations based on research findings.

Service delivery timeline

Service period: from the date of contract signing until 07/25/2027 (for all services included in this procurement).

Form of cooperation: contract with an independent contractor (sole proprietorship).

Format: hybrid (remote analytical work, field research, online and offline SBC message testing, business trips to pilot regions).

Attachments to the announcement:

1. Terms of Reference (Procurement Announcement).

2. Price Proposal Form (Attachment No. 1).