REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES -INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)
FDRE Job Creation Commission
Urban Productive Safety Net and Job Project (UPSNJP)
Grant Number D732-ET
Ref #. ET-JCC-220103-CS-INDV
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank to the cost of the Urban Productive Safety Net and Job Project (UPSNJP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The Jobs Creation Commission is a public and federal institution established under the Prime Minister Office in Ethiopia in 2019, with a mandate to govern, monitor, and coordinate all government and non-government efforts in creating jobs.
The Jobs Creation Commission works specifically on:
(i) Identifying and designing new job creation opportunities;
(ii) Building a coordination platform for all job creation initiatives in Ethiopia;
(iii) Developing and implementing sectorial jobs strategies;
(iv) Formulating and adopting policies that favour job creation, private sector development, and the bridging of skill mismatch in the Ethiopian Labour Market.
The Public Employment Services National Roadmap
Effective labour market intermediation and employment services represent a necessary component of a well-functioning labour market, in which workers can explore and develop their full economic potential. The Government of Ethiopia is currently working on a comprehensive reform of Public Employment Services (PES) to support the job search process and improve job readiness in Ethiopia.
The reform involves the establishment of a new PES structure with three levels of hierarchy: National Employment Agency, clusters/regional offices and job centres. The job centres will act as a single-window of service delivery for all job seekers either (i) looking for wage-employment or (ii) aiming to start their enterprises or (iii) looking for employment overseas, and in addition, the job centres will provide (iv) services for employers.
The PES reform is composed of two components: rural and urban component. The urban component of the reform is being implemented starting from February 2021. The implementation of the urban component will be done in two phases: the inception phase and the scale-up phase. The core part of the inception phase will be the establishment of pilot job centres and clusters/regional offices as a pilot in order to test different models of service delivery, reporting lines, and monitoring. The offices will be built using the existing infrastructure and human resources mainly of One Stop Service Centers (OSSC) and other offices where appropriate. The pilot will last for 18 months and will be subsequently evaluated using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. The information collected during the pilot and through the evaluation will be used to inform the design of the scale-up phase.
The inception phase of the urban component of the PES reform is a part of a broader Urban Productive Safety Net and Job Project (UPSNJP) funded by the World Bank. The UPSNJP uses diverse measures to address urban poverty, including through Strengthening Employment and Intermediation Services, which it aims to achieve by (i) strengthening the PES policy framework, (ii) establishing pilot job centres and clusters/regional offices, (iii) developing an IT system to support service delivery through job centres, and (iv) building cooperation between the PES and private employment agencies and NGOs.
About the Role
The Consulting Service (The Services) include support the JCC as a member of the management team responsible for supervising the establishment and operations of the pilot job centres and clusters/regional offices. He/she will support the project lead in coordinating different partners to ensure that offices have the required infrastructure, equipment and human resources to begin operations within a pre-specified timeline. Subsequently, the analyst will support the monitoring of the operations of the job centres to ensure effective and efficient service delivery, including by monitoring the process of service delivery, reporting and communication mechanisms within and between the offices, communication with clients, data collection process etc. The analyst will provide inputs as requested by the project lead. He/she will participate in meetings with the JCC and other stakeholders as required.
The analyst will have the following main duties and responsibilities:
The assignment will be a one-year contract, with a possibility of extension upon satisfactory performance of the consultant.
Job Creation Commission now invites eligible individual consultants/Specialists to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: Qualification and Experience as project analyst in public procurement management and specifically in World Bank financed project and their capability on the basis of academic background, general and relevant experience, and knowledge of local condition.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section V para 5.1 to 5.6 of The World Bank Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 and revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the individual consultant selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.
Remunerations: will be negotiable and depends on qualification and experience of the candidate
Required Competencies
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