Systems Change Initiative for productive employment

At the Systems Change Initiative (SCI), our mission is to drive systems change for job growth and improved job quality. To achieve this, the SCI supports field projects and teams to (i) understand which sectors have the highest potential to create more and better jobs; (ii) map out the key constraints to more and better jobs withing these sectors along with their root causes; and (iii) identify, design and run interventions which stakeholders can run in the long run. Rooted in analysis, adaptability and local partnerships, our MSD for employment approach promotes decent work that is sustainable, scalable, and inclusive.

The project works both in specific projects and with a global mandate to enhance knowledge and capacity in the market systems approach for employment for various organizations. It is also putting in focus how a systemic approach to employment can be applied in the context of achieving environment and trade outcomes as well as understanding how to better measure job quality. 

Find out more: What is a systems approach?