Selection of Employment Promotion and Protection (EPP) Specialist 54 views

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Investment Commission, has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Economic Opportunities Program, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit to eligible payments under the contract for the engagement of an Employment Promotion and protection  (EPP) Specialist.

The main objective of hiring an Employment Promotion and protection  Specialist is to support the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) in the following activities of the program:

I.  Work with EIC colleagues to manage the procurement of the contracted providers (including production of procurement documentation, project planning and project management of the procurement process, and oversight of the proposal evaluation);

II. Work with the selected providers during project implementation (i.e. prior to ‘go live’ and delivery in the camps) to develop all the necessary contract management and quality assurance manuals, and to ensure the services go live on time;

III. Oversee the contractors’ delivery, using tracking and reporting to focus on performance and leading on quality assurance and audit, stepping in if improvements are necessary;

 IV.  Facilitate collaboration and the sharing of learning between the service providers;

V. Provide assistance in engagement with pertinent federal, regional and local government offices, and with camp authorities and other refugee-targeted organizations.

Roles and responsibility of the Employment Promotion and Protection Pilot Contract and Performance Manager includes but not limited to the following:

Program Quality and Management 

• Lead on the procurement process of service providers for EPP.
• Lead on the development of EPP implementation and operation manuals and monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Provide direction, guidance, follow up and monitoring to service providers implementing the EPP pilot program.
• Gather, collate and circulate to all stakeholders weekly reports on all service provider performance.
• Ensure the pilot program outcomes are achieved in line with the overall program objectives, meeting with the service providers on a monthly basis to undertake formal performance reviews, taking action as required (and as set out in the operations manuals).
• Oversee the quality assurance and audit processes as set out in the operation manuals, and produce and circulate quarterly quality reports.
• Share learning between the service providers to enhance further their performance, including facilitation of quarterly workshops attended by all providers.
• Maintain a regularly updated Risk Register, identifying risk elements and devising mitigation mechanisms in collaboration with pertinent government authorities and service providers.
• Contribute to development of knowledge products including development and dissemination of tools, analytical work, country case studies and workshops at regional and federal level.
• Represent the PCU in external forums and/or partnerships as needed.
• Perform additional duties pertaining to program quality and management as assigned.
• Assist with recruitment of other consultants (as needed) to assist with pilot preparation and implementation.

Coordination and Partnerships

• Liaise and coordinate different government agencies (ARRA, MoLSA, BoLSAs, MoT, IVERA, FCA, and Regional Governments) and humanitarian/development partners pertinent to the pilot program, to create a favorable enabling environment for economic inclusion of refugees.
• Assist the service providers to establish partnerships with domestic and foreign private sector companies operating in and outside industry parks to facilitate job placements.
• Engage in additional coordination activities as assigned.

Evaluation criteria:

The following two technical evaluation criteria will be followed to select the right individual consultant:

Qualification (30%). This criterion further divided into two:

• Educational Status (15%).
• Years of experience (15%).

Experience (70%). This criterion further divided into two:

•  General Experience (10%).
•  Relevant Experience (60%).
  • Managerial/leadership position pertaining to project management, stakeholder coordination, and/or other management roles (20%)
  • Experience in managing contractors or suppliers (20%)
  • Experience in services to vulnerable groups or in recruitment-related activities or in business-start-up/micro-financing (20%)

The Ethiopian Investment Commission, Economic Opportunities Program now invites eligible individual consultants (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services.

The Individuals should give information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (CV, Relevant Testimonies, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, etc.).

The attention of the Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14 of Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services of July 1, 2016 revised November 2017, setting forth in the World Bank IBRD-IDA Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual consultant (IC) Selection method set out in the World Bank’s Consultant Guidelines.

Name of Project: Economic Opportunities Program

Project ID: P163829  

Reference No.  ET-EIC-209954-CS-INDV 

Remuneration: Negotiable based on Candidates qualifications and experience.

Duration: Two years, subject to renewal upon satisfactory performance.

Required Qualifications and Work Experience;

• Masters’ or Bachelor’s in Development Studies, Business Administration, Economic Development, Project Management, Law or related academic field relevant to the tasks to be carried out.
• At least 7 for MA or 10 for BA years practical experience of project work delivering frontline services to vulnerable groups OR in recruitment-related activities OR business start-up and micro-financing, of which at least 2 years should be experience in a managerial/leadership position pertaining to project management, stakeholder coordination, and/or social protection roles.
• Familiarity with the refugee context in the country.
• Strong partnership building, risk management and management skills.
• Experience in working for donor-funded programme or similar market-oriented job creation and rural development interventions will be considered as an advantage.
• Familiarity with World Bank’s Investment Project Financing instrument is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with refugees, specifically in livelihood creation activities will be considered as an advantage.

Required Skills

• Strong and diverse Ethiopian field experience, preferably in refugee hosting regions and working with the private sector or private sector-oriented NGOs.
• Experience of working in target-driven environments, ideally managing contractors or suppliers.
• Experience in services to vulnerable groups or in recruitment-related activities or in business-start-up/micro-financing.
• Strong technical report writing skills.
• Excellent oral and written English skills essential.
• Ability to travel regularly, sometimes under challenging conditions