Livelihood Consultant

a) Identify characteristics and skills requested by profitable entrepreneurs and analyse the most cost-effective project activity options that can build those characteristics and skills

b) Recommend five to seven most cost-effective activities

c) Outline recommended (i) program model; (ii) budget cost, and (iii) expected outcome of each activity option. This should include a clear conceptual framework. Recommendations should be disaggregated by gender.

d) Recommend appropriate or potential training providers and any amendments (structural, physical, pedagogical, etc) that they would need to make in order to offer the kinds of training recommended by the study.

e) Identify packages of tools, non-instruction support or relevant start-up materials that each group of trainees would need to be able to establish a business or secure a job, bearing in mind accessibility, affordability, employability and profitability for the target group.

f) Explore, identify, and recommend appropriate strategies, approaches and processes, to strengthen apprenticeship and/or employment opportunities for the target group of trainees;

g) Identify main constraints and opportunities in the skills training and related business opportunities identified above, and recommend appropriate interventions.

h) Identify and analyze available data from the Ministry of labor and other related ministries , other INGOs and humanitarian/development agencies such as GIZ , DFID ..etc in addition to UN agencies and all related technical clusters /working groups, on labor market studies and employment and provide recommendations accordingly .

j) Assist in the development of these terms of reference to ensure all opportunities are explored.

METHODOLOGY

The consultant will employ both quantitative and qualitative techniques in undertaking the study. The study will start with the analysis of relevant secondary information (including contextual analysis and programme documents, as well as available reports and publications) and go on to a series of semi-structured interviews, and, if applicable, focus groups discussions and stakeholder meetings with key informants from the targeted communities, the main groups of market actors, and their trade /professional associations, if appropriate, and relevant government agencies. Community and stakeholder participation is a crucial element hence, the consultant should ensure the inclusion of all relevant stakeholders’ views and ideas in the study.

In advance of the field visit, the consultant will provide an information-gathering framework and questionnaires for various groups of market actors; these will be discussed with the team in detail in a half day workshop at the start of the study. The consultant will make sure that the data/information gathered is periodically collated, processed and analyzed, and necessary adjustments are made. The consultant will also facilitate one day workshop, to pull together and assess/validate the findings and work towards recommendations.

DELIVERABLES/EXPECTED OUTPUT

The consultant will be expected to produce the following outputs:

a) Inception report including the detailed methodology, locations to be surveyed and timeline that will be followed.

b) A draft report detailing the process, findings and analyses, conclusions and recommendations of the analysis in separate sections for each recommended activity. The recommendation section should outline approaches to project design and implementation providing concrete actions that HFH-ME can engage in

c) Present the findings and recommendations of the market analysis at a validation workshop where the major stakeholders might participate.

d) Provide a soft copy of the final report and the document outlining process and methodology for application. The final copy should incorporate feedback from the validation workshop.

e) Provide an under 30 minute video-recorded presentation of the final work.

Initial and interim payments are based on agreement with the consultant; Final payment is dependent on the submission of a good quality, well-written completion of agreed outputs (as detailed above)

The consultant will be expected to provide for field visits to the targeted areas identified with the assistance of the consultant