enpact e.V. is seeking to contract a freelance service provider based in Ukraine to take part in the implementation of a 12-month project aimed at supporting Ukrainian women-led SMEs in expanding their operations into the EU single market.
The freelance service provider will be selected in a two-stage process by way of negotiated award:
- In the first phase, candidates will be asked to express their interest. Applicants will be assessed based on the eligibility criteria outlined below.
- In the second phase, eligible candidates will be invited to submit an offer; the winning offer will be selected based on a best-price-quality ratio.
Eligible candidates are:
- Over 18 years old.
- Permanently residing in Ukraine.
- Not residing in the territories of Crimea.
- Registered as an FOP (ФОП) or able to register as such.
- Available for a minimum workload of 30 hours per week from December 2025 to December 2026.
- Not a legal entity.
Timeline:
After the deadline, candidates who expressed their interest will be invited to submit their technical and financial proposals. The estimated timeline is as follows:
- Collection of expression of interest: 19ー23 Nov 2025
- Collection of technical and financial offers: 24ー30 Nov 2025
- Evaluation of the offers: 01ー14 Dec 2025
- Contracting: 15 Dec 2025
Please be advised that offers submitted before a request for offers by enpact is received will be disregarded. If you have any questions about the process, please contact our team at hs@enpact.org
How to Submit
To submit your expression of interest, please complete this form below by Monday, November 24, 2025, 23:59 CET
Preliminary information on the services to be tendered
The services to be procured may include:
- Supporting the project team during the outreach, selection process, and onboarding of local, regional, and national chambers or business associations (WBSOs).
- Supporting the project team during the outreach, selection process, and onboarding of SMEs.
- Organizing the logistics and supervising project-related events: workshops, trainings, bootcamps, and delegation trips (in person and online).
- Providing end-to-end support to the selected WBSOs and SMEs by acting as their local focal point throughout all stages of the project cycle
- Assisting the Project Lead in day-to-day coordination and administrative tasks related to project implementation.
- Supporting the data collection process for the purpose of evaluating project outcomes and outputs.
- Assisting in the preparation and drafting of the final project report, ensuring that all data is accurately represented and clearly presented.
The qualifications required from a winning bid may include:
- 3–5 years of professional experience in project assistance, project coordination, community management, event management, or related fields.
- Familiarity with project management cycles, tools, processes, and reporting requirements.
- Practical experience in logistics and event management, including planning, coordination, and on-site support.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Ukrainian business ecosystem through professional or extracurricular experience.
- Proficiency in Google Suite.
- Availability for business travel within Ukraine and abroad, as required by the project.
- Exceptional interpersonal and intercultural skills, with a results-driven mindset.
- Native Ukrainian speaker with a good command of English.
- Experience working on donor-funded projects is an asset.
About the project
This project aims to promote inclusive economic development by directly supporting women-led SMEs and women-focused Business Support Organizations (WBSOs), who play a pivotal role in driving resilience, regional cooperation, and EU single market readiness in Ukraine’s private sector.
About enpact
enpact is a German non-profit organization, founded in 2013 with the purpose of empowering entrepreneurs, SMEs and business support organizations across all development stages. enpact’s approach is designed to ensure quick and efficient access to the crucial resources needed for sustainable business growth: financial support, training, mentoring, and network development.
Through a variety of programs, enpact empowers small and medium-sized enterprises, fast-growing scaleups, non-profit organizations, and their multipliers in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the SWANA region.
Our goal is to create a global network of entrepreneurs & business owners, their stakeholders and their ecosystems that enables the exchange of ideas, solutions and mutual support. Currently, our network consists of over 3200 businesses, 1,100+ mentors and experts and 200 partner organisations in over 30 countries. Over 15,000 jobs have been created as a direct result of enpact’s work with its beneficiaries.
We pursue our mission to empower entrepreneurship across three core areas:
- Early-Stage Development: We empower new and existing businesses and organizations through mentoring, financial support, and training for nine to twelve months.
- Crisis Relief and Resilience: In a crisis, we provide quick, direct financial support, resilience training, and mentoring over three to six months for MSMEs and non-profit organizations to sustain their operations.
- Growth and Internationalization: We facilitate market access opportunities, strategic partnerships, and growth-oriented mentoring and training for businesses and non-profit organizations and their multipliers to expand their global impact.