Locations: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Deadline: July 9, 2024
Job Description
About Amref Health Africa:
Amref Health Africa is the largest international health development organization based in Africa working with and through African communities, health systems and governments. Amref Health Africa’s vision is for lasting health change in Africa, with headquarters in Kenya. Our mission is to increase sustainable health access to communities in Africa through solutions in human resources for health, health services delivery and investments in health. Amref Health Africa has offices in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Africa and West Africa, as well as 11 countries in Europe and North America. For more information, visit our website www.amref.org.
Amref and its consortium partners are working with Ethiopian youth across 18 cities to achieve significant results, aiming to benefit at least two million youths aged 15-29 through USAID IYA-Kefeta project. This effort employs an integrated, multi-sectoral approach co-designed with the youth and based on positive youth development principles. A key component of this Activity, USAID IYA-Kefeta, actively works to create employment opportunities for youth at various skill levels, either through self-employment or wage employment. Our intake data analysis indicates that 20% of the unemployed youth aspire to wage employment based on their expertise and skill set. Therefore, it is essential to meet the expectations of the youth regarding employment opportunities by developing pragmatic approaches. One such approach includes collaborating with the key market actors that specialize in employment linkage and have sufficient experience in this area.
Background:
Kefeta is actively working to link youth with employment opportunities, either through wage employment or self-employment. Over the past implementation years, more than eight thousand youths have secured employment through Kefeta’s support and facilitation role. Our strategies have included direct engagement with employers and leveraging Dereja as a resource partner for employment linkage. Despite achieving significant numbers in employment linkage, there is a growing need and expectation from the youth for further employment opportunities.
In relation to this, Kefeta conducted a labor market assessment in Addis Ababa and other cities, identifying the labor market context to refine our approach. The assessment revealed that there are still untapped employers in the city and a need for additional, efficient employment linkage options. To achieve further employment linkages in the coming months of FY2024, Kefeta plans to procure services from a company specializing in employment linkage. Amref has therefore developed this Terms of Reference to engage a firm to work on employment linkage for Kefeta’s targeted youth in Addis Ababa over the next three months (July-September 2024).
Objectives
In this service, it is expected to link 300 Kefeta youth to employment opportunities, including 50 semi-skilled individuals, 50 TVET/Diploma graduates, and 200 university graduates. Additionally, it aims to connect 50 university graduates to internship opportunities.
Target beneficiaries:
- Job seeking youths from Addis Ababa who completed the soft skill trainings provided by Kefeta.
Scope of the task:
- Job linkage to trained 300 youth to decent and formal employment and 50 to youth to internship
Responsibilities/Scope of Work-SOW/of the service provider
The service provider will be expected to:
- Prepare and submit a detailed implementation plan.
- Conduct pre-screening interviews to identify ideal youth candidates.
- Identify and persuade employers to participate.
- Facilitate the employment linkage as outlined in the purpose statement.
- Ensure that the jobs provided are decent and formal.
- Ensure that at least 50% of the candidates are female and 6% are youths with disabilities.
- Provide a weekly report to Kefeta.
Deliverables
- An orientation guide to be used for youth recruitment
- A strategy for accelerating the internship and employment linkage
- Linking 300 Kefeta youth to employment (50 semi-skilled, 50 TVET/Diploma graduates and 200 University graduates) and 50 university graduates for internship
- A final report
Duration of the Assignment
- The duration of the project is three months, commencing in the second week of July 2024 and finalized in the fourth week of September 2024.
Documentation and Reporting:
- Need assessment report from the employers will be documented
- All documentations related with employment linkage (pledge forms, job offers, contracts, and other necessary documents) will be recorded
Timeline and Milestones:
- Develop schedule and timeline considering the scope of work
- Set milestones for the planning, preparation, delivery, and evaluation stages of the employment linkage program.
- Conduct regular progress reviews and checkpoints to monitor advancements and guarantee compliance with the employment linkage schedule.
About You
Eligibility Requirements and Technical Specifications
Any interested bidder, shall provide, in its submission in response to this TOR, sufficient documentary evidence of adherence to the eligibility and minimum qualification criteria detailed below. Amref Health Africa will assess the documents submitted by the applicants in response to this TOR;
A. Preliminary Evaluation Criteria
Bids will be evaluated based on the below criteria.
Bids lacking any of the documents below will be considered as non-responsive and therefore will be eliminated at this stage.
| No | Particulars | Marks | Compliant | Non-Compliant |
| 1 | Provide a copy of Certificate of Incorporation / Certificate of Registration | 1 or 0 | ||
| 2 | Provide a copy of Valid PIN/Tax Compliance Certificate | 1 or 0 | ||
| 3 | Provide a copy of valid business Trading License. | 1 or 0 |
Note: Bids missing any of the 3 mandatory requirements above will be considered as non-responsive bid and therefore will be eliminated at this stage.
B. Technical evaluation criteria
| Requirement | Criteria | Max Score | Actual Score | Remarks |
| Work Experience | a) Description of the proposed methodology / Approaches
b) Provide appropriate testimonials and evidences to demonstrate having the technical experience specified in the TOR. (Attach relevant documents as proof of previous works handled)
|
25% | ||
| Organizational Capacity |
|
20% | ||
| Project Plan |
|
5% | ||
| TOTAL SCORE | 50% | |||
NB: The pass mark for technical evaluation will be 50%. Bidders who score below the pass mark will be considered non-responsive and will not move to the next evaluation stage (financial evaluation).
The Financial Proposal (50%)
This should be an outline and is indicative only at this stage. Bidders are requested to develop a more detailed budget proposal as part of the final stage of the process.
| Description | Amount in ETB |
| Cost per person for internship and employment linkage | |
| All Applicable Taxes | |
| Total Amount in ETB |
Required Skills
- Communication
Desired Skills
- Action planning
- Communication
How to Apply
- What to submit
Company details: Brief description of the company including copy of registration documents – headquarters address, legal status, licenses and all relevant information that allows to have a better understanding about the company.
All certificates/licenses and documents mentioned under the Eligibility and Minimum Qualification Criteria section of this TOR document, including copy of the applicant´s registration, proof of being up to date with payment of tax obligations, etc.
Testimonials: Provision of copies of certificates and testimonial documents, track record of professional performance confirming that similar services have been satisfactorily provided in compliance with compulsory requirements (norms and standards), including the number of contracts. Clients’ names and email contacts shall be indicated in this documentation.
2. How to Submit and When to Submit:
The deadline for submission of the proposals is on or before 9th of July 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EAT and all interests/applications must be submitted through the secured email address: Tender.Ethiopia@amref.org using the subject line:
“TECHNCIAL SKILL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT LINKAGE”
Submissions that are received by Amref Health Africa after the deadline indicated above, for whatever reason, shall not be considered for review. This TOR does not entail any commitment on the part of Amref Health Africa, either financial or otherwise.
Amref Health Africa reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids without incurring any obligation to inform the affected applicant/s of the grounds
