Call for Consultancy Service – Project Pre-Feasibility Study

Call for Consultancy Service – Project Pre-Feasibility Study

Background and Context

SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. We started our humanitarian work in Ethiopia with the opening of our first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. Since then, we have expanded our programs to different regions where there are significant needs for intervention and where we believe we can work in partnership with all relevant actors to bring sustainable positive outcomes for children’s and young people.

Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and those that are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; we aspire that every child grows up with love, respect and security.

As part of its development projects, the “Innovative training partnership for more youth employment in Addis Ababa and Adama” is Hermann-Gmeiner Funds Deutschland (HGFD) and SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia (SOS-CVE) project with the funding from the German Federal Ministry for economic cooperation and development (BMZ) with the focus on creating skilled employment and/or self-opportunities to socio-economically vulnerable youth in Addis Ababa (Arada,Gulele and Yeka Sub-cities) and Adama cities.

To this end, SOS-CVE would like to conduct a project prefeasibility study for the aforementioned project with the aim to identify potentials of success, areas of improvement, expected bottlenecks and sustaining project outcomes by inviting competent & experienced consultancy firms.

Objective

The main objective of the study is to provide SOS-CVE and HGFD with sufficient information to justify acceptance, modification or rejection of the proposed intervention for further formulation.

• Specifically, the study is expected to include, among others:
• Analysis of the socio-economic situation of the target group(s) in Addis Ababa and Adama cities including collection of relevant baseline data
• Analysis of the context at micro, meso and macro level of youth unemployment
• Analysis of gaps in current response and implementation gaps of current policy framework, standards, guidelines
• Identification of synergies with similar projects, interventions and initiatives on local, national or regional level
• Assessment of the proposal project and the possible interventions against DAC Criteria
• Risks and risks mitigation analysis
• To analyses the opportunities, gaps in the in the current response on youth unemployment, existing potential partners & interventions on local or national level
• Identify employable (including sustainable self-employment) skill training areas that would contribute to sustainable income for young persons in Addis Ababa and Adama cities
• Analyse the feasibility of the proposed project and recommend the relevant type of interventions, services and activities to address violence towards children and young persons in an effective and sustainable way.

Scope & Methodologies of the Study

The consultant is expected to apply relevant and standardized quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection that can generate highest quality and most credible evidence on youth unemployment, employment opportunities, gaps, areas of new interventions for youth employment and/or self-employment.

Regarding sampling, the consultant will use appropriate sampling methods based on the target groups and set acceptable sample size for both qualitative and quantitative methods. In addition, qualitative methods need to be clearly indicated. Based on this, the winner consultant will make detail review of existing laws, policies, strategies, statistics and reports related to the situation of youth unemployment in Addis Ababa and Adama cities.

Job Requirement

The must haves

• The consultancy service will be conducted by a consultancy firm with a team of professional consultants with the experience and commitment in conducting similar studies in the NGO sector. The team should consist of at least one chief consultant or senior level professional expert/expert with the knowledge and the skill required in the ToR of the engagement
• Team members of the firm should possess a social science background including: higher education (MA, PhD) in Development Studies, Education, Economics, Psychology, Social-pedagogy, Social Work, or related field with at least 5 years of practical experience in the areas consultancy and needs assessment
• Legally registered firm in Ethiopia with renewed license, VAT registration and TIN number

Modes of Applications

Applications should be based on the Terms of Reference (attached herewith or may collect form the offices) and delivered to SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia within seven days (8:00 AM-5:00PM) from the publication of the call for consultancy service through the following address:

SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia, National Office

Bole-Atlas Area in front of Mado Hotel,

Tel. Tel.    +251 116 613381  or

SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Location

Sarbrt- at the Back of Bisirategebriel Church

Tel. +251113710596 or +251911675690

SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia Technical & Vocational training Collage - BMZ Project Office, Addis Ababa

Kaliti Total Area – At the back of KAFDEM Building

Tel. +251113710596

Please see the link below to access the full TOR for the consultancy.

TERMS OF REFERENCE TO CONDUC A PROJECT PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDY