Ethiopia: Call for Expression of Interest: CRS/Ethiopia Labor Market Assessment

Request for Expression of Interest - EOI

Subject:

CRS/Ethiopia Labor Market Assessment

Date of this EOI:

August 28, 2017

Closing Date for Receipt of EOI’s

September 15, 2017

Reference No.:

TBD

1.Purpose: Catholic Relief Services/Ethiopia (CRS) seeks EOIs to shortlist potential consultants before requesting detailed bids for a pending CRS/Ethiopia Labor Market Assessment.

2.Objectives and Scope:

CRS has been awarded the USAID Feed the Future Livelihoods for Resilience – Oromia (LRO) and Food for Peace Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) which are operational in 14 woredas in Oromia (Ziway Dugda, Shala, Heben Arsi, Arsi Negele, Sire, Siraro, Dodota, Boset, Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha [ATJK], Melka Belo, Midega Tola, Babile, Deder and Dire Dawa Administrative Unit). One of the objectives of these projects is to increase Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) household’s income through gainful employment where the youth (both boys and girls) will share a greater role in improving household’s income through gainful employment. In line with this, CRS has planned to conduct a labor market assessment with emphasis on addressing youth employment challenges in both Activities’ woredas. This labor market assessment will provide detailed information on the labor needs of the potential employers and skills gap of the youth in LRO and DFSA project areas and understand employment opportunities and challenges at the woreda and regional levels.

Potential objectives of this consultancy are:

· To identify opportunities that could shape youth (both girls and boys) effective participation in formal and informal employment and contribute to the success of the project outcomes

· To identify barriers affecting youth (both girls and boys) and systems and structures that could affect their successes in entering labor market through gainful employment in LRO and DFSA project woredas

· To establish baseline/benchmark on the level of youth (both girls and boys) participation in employment in LRO and DFSA intervention woredas.

· To determine the extent to which proposed LRO and DFSA activities will address youth employment barriers

· To devise effective approaches to coordinate with relevant formal and informal structures working on youth employment interventions and build up on existing best practices

· To come up with specific recommendations that could be undertaken by LRO and DFSA project interventions to benefit youth both (boys and girls) through enhancing their employment opportunities.

· To generate a practical work plan that can guide project staff to integrate youth employment in the project interventions effectively through addressing root causes of youth unemployment that affect youth in LRO and DFSA interventions woredas

· To provide youth with information on the available livelihood options for them to be able to decide on the livelihood selection (i.e. on-farm, off-farm, employment)

· To coordinate with the relevant woreda, zone and regional government structures in the efforts of supporting youth employment within the LRO project woredas

Possible Learning Questions are:

· What are the major factors that currently influence the labor market at kebele, woreda and region (KWR) level?

· What are the current and likely future labor market demands?

· What are the existing and potential skills and training gaps?

· What are the accessible sources of information that can be used by the youth and women in getting information on the available job opportunities?

· How to best coordinate with the relevant LRO project woreda, zone and regional government structures that are working with the PSNP households in the efforts of supporting client youth in getting gainful employment?

3.Expected Procurement Details:

CRS is seeking EOI from a consultant who has the following qualifications:

· Advanced university degree in statistics, social science, economics, and/or other related fields of study

· Proved previous working experience consisting of substantial involvement in assessments, evaluations and/or reviews in labor market assessment.

The consultant will be expected to deliver:

· An inception report that includes detailed methodology clearly specifying the sampling procedures, sample size, data collection tools, and analysis techniques

· Labor market assessment tools

· A one day orientation on labor market assessment tools and methodologies delivered to the data collectors at field level

· A comprehensive labor market assessment report on the findings of the survey for fourteen LRO and DFSA woredas

· Feasible workplan that can guide project staff to integrate youth employment in LRO and DFSA interventions in the project life.

3a. CRS Delivery Schedule (if applicable): If selected, the consultant will be expected to complete the above-mentioned deliverables by January 15, 2018

3b. Timeline for Contract: CRS wishes to enter into agreement with the consultant on September 30, 2017. Start date will be dependent on consultancy proposal on how to submit the deliverables as per the above mentioned delivery date.

4.Special Procurement Conditions and Additional Information:

CRS invites consultant capable of providing (from section 3 above) their EOIs.

In order to be considered as a potential supplier, interested enterprises should submit their Expression of Interest including the following information:

Please note that responses received without the information below will not be considered.

· Contact information (full name and address, country, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, website and contact person)

· Brief presentation of your company including number of staff, turnover, years in business

· Reference list demonstrating your qualifications for participating in this possible upcoming bidding process

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What makes your company qualified for this procurement?

EOIs can be sent by e-mail or delivered in person, (max. 10 pages), to the address and contact person below. Please indicate “CRS/Ethiopia Labor Market Assessment” on all submissions*.*

This call for Expression of Interest does not constitute a solicitation. We do not require proposals and prices at this stage; we merely seek your expression of interest in participating in the tender.

Due to the high volume of communications, we will not issue confirmation as to receipt of EOIs.

A response to this Request for Expression of Interest does not automatically ensure that you will be selected to participate in the tender.

CRS reserves the right to change or cancel the requirement at any time during the EOI and/or solicitation process. CRS also reserves the right to require compliance with additional conditions as and when issuing the final solicitation documents. Submitting a reply to a call for EOI does not automatically guarantee receipt of the solicitation documents when issued.

1.CRS Contact Information:

Address:

Gulele Sub-City, Patriots Street, Enqulal Fabrica

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Subject Line:

Proposal for Labor Market Assessment

Telephone #

+251 0112788800

Email address:

ET_Job_Applications@global.crs.org