Mercy Corps (MC) is an international NGO with headquarters in Europe and the US and programmes in over 40 countries to promote community-led and market-driven development.
The Livelihood Improvement for Women and Youth (LI-WAY) program is one of the project that MC is implementing with other partners and it is a poverty reduction program that aims to improve the incomes of 200,000 women and youth in greater Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa and surrounding areas).
One of the objectives of LI-WAY program is to facilitate the provision of Virtual job matching platform to match the job seekers registering by Bureau of Labor and Social Affairs (BoLSA) and the wider employers who needs the labor force so that the labor demand and supply will align, job seekers will be visible to many more employers, and the time for getting a job for job seekers will be reduced. The assignment will cover to identify what job matching services BoLSA has in place now and will capitalize and improve their existing services by introducing workable and incisive virtual platforms. The ultimate aim of this activity is to enable more women and youth to access employment opportunities. So, Mercy Corps Ethiopia Country Office is inviting Consultants who will provide a virtual job matching platform and the above mentioned assignment to meet the objective in a sustainably way.Supplier Eligibility Criteria: List any additional eligibility criteria ) to the minimum standard criteria defined in the FP3 .
o Demonstrated experience on similar assignments, in particular relating to job matching
o Consultant team mix with MA in Management, Business Administration, Economics, MIS, or related fields
o Include concrete evidence of previous/ongoing job matching platform projects with precise clients list
o Strong understanding of Ethiopian labor market sector and labor policy
o Very high level of written proficiency of English language and ability to communicate in local languages