Project: Improvement of Development Process and Local Governance in the Municipality of Tripoli

I. Introduction The Municipality of Tripoli receivedon the 15th of January 2016 a grant from the European Union (EU) to realize the project” Improvement of Development Process and Local Governance in the Municipality of Tripoli” over a period extending to 36 months.The overall objective of the project is to improve the institutionaland operational contribution to governance and development process in the Municipality of Tripoli.The Specific objectives of the project aretoimprove access in Bab El Tabbane,Jabal Mohsen and El Ghouraba to basic and adequate socialservices on a sustainable basis.All three communities will benefit from a positive impact on different levels especially on Health, Education, Job Creation and awareness levels. Five Expected results derive from the project. II. The project The project derives from four basic facts advanced by the Municipality of Tripoli: 1. The local authority and civil society are in need for capacity building, 2. Health is a fundamental human right and should be available to all people regardless of gender, social class, ethnicity and age, 3. Job opportunities are very limited due to the deficiency of educational skills, 4. Recreational activities allowing the cohesion of the dissimilar zones allow a better synergy. One of the most requirements on the Job market in Lebanon is the language especially the English language and as we know that unemployment is the most dangerous problem in the rising of crime rate. In the area of intervention large number of youthare not qualified in the language especially in English, and not educated which pushed them to potential risks such as extremism, terrorism, etc. The high rate of unemployment in the projectareas reaches 65% among thelabor forces, exceeding 30% for men and 91.5% for women. The above issue originates from the fact that the public schools in Bab El Tabbaneh, Jabal Mohsen and Ghoraba do not focus on language, and students in this area don’t have enough money to pay the high cost of the private English centers. A main component of the project consists of equipping the existing educational centers and vocational centers with equipment and programs including abusiness English language (“TOEIC Bridge” ) given by AMIDEAST. The certification will allow better employment opportunities, increased confidence through achievement of an internationally recognized standard, increased productivity, fostered creativity and innovation, and optimized return on investment in technology. As for “TOEIC Bridge” program managed by AMIDEAST, it will be implemented in two phases: 1. The first phase consists of TOEIC /bridge Specialized Semi-Private Teacher Training, purchasing the TOEIC Bridge Test Preparation Book, and administering the Standardized Pre-Course Placement test. 2. The second phase consists of Exam and Institutional Score Roster after the expert who is recruited by the Municipality completes the training for the students. The stakeholders, mainly Vocational and Technical General Directorate of Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA) as well as social-oriented CSOs working in the targeted areas, will be involved in the planning phase of the project and they will play an important role to ensure a proper sustainability of the whole provided services. The project plans to finance the purchase of equipment and supplies, the teachers’ fees and the students’ exams fees and tool kits. To tackle the handicap which is facing the graduated students to access the labor market, represented by lack of foreign languages especially in English, the proposed action, through the AMIDEAST“TOEIC Bridge” program will provide students and people in need with the tools, materials, methodology and certificates. AMIDEAST will prepare the teachers so they can teach according to the methodology and curriculum set by them. The participants in this program from Jabal Mohsen, Tabbaneh, and Al Ghoraba will benefit from the previous services without paying any fees. III. Tasks For this purposeand according to the stipulations of article 3.2.3 of the “Practical Guide” for European Union external actions “applicable from 15/07/2015, the Municipality of Tripoli is seeking to contract a short-term local expert to act as a manager for TOEIC program and to perform the following tasks: • Coordinate with the TOEIC Lebanon in Beirut about all training and testing program components • Coordinate with the project team in the Municipality in handling the training schedule and all the phases of implementation, especially in setting the dates of the test and ordering the books before 4 weeks in advance • Coordinate when needed with the concerned committeesin the Municipality of Tripoli and the different stakeholders, mainly General Directorate of Ministry of Education and MOSA as well as social oriented CSOs working in the targeted areas • Responsible of the organization of the training sessions, and all the logistics arrangements. • Reserve the venue where the program will be implemented, ensure that the books are provided to the trainees. • Taking the attendance of the trainers and the trainees, and provide it to the project team when requested. • Follow up with the trainers and the trainees for any absence. • Supervise the implementation of the training program. • Elaborate a wrap up report for future capitalization that includes evaluation of the impact of the training program in coordination with the trainers, including the attendance of the participants and if there is any recommendations. • Participate in the closing ceremony of the program. IV. Start of the contract - The contract duration is 30 days and will start after its signature with the Municipality of Tripoliand according to the TOEIC training time schedule elaborated by the Municipality of Tripoli .The maximum amount allocated to the contract is: 1800 Euros V. Evaluation of proposals and award of the contract Proposals will be evaluated by the concerned committee. Methodology and CV will have a grade over 80 and the financial offer will have a grade over 20. VI. Dependence The expert will communicate with the Project Coordinator along the way to make sure the project gets all positive chances to end up successfully and shall feed the steering committee with all needed info to make sure the program is being run in a transparent manner. VII. Deliverables The following deliverables are requested from the local expert: • An evaluation report after finishing of the TOEIC training program including the attendance sheets of the participants and photos to give an over view about the program’s implementation • Awrap up report for future capitalization that includes evaluation of the impact of the training program and any recommendations. • An evaluation report of the closing ceremony with photos VIII. Education/Professional experience and skills The candidate should have an academic formation in business administration or equivalent field. In addition to Arabic language, fluency in English is a must (Fluency in French is an additional asset) IX. Submission of proposals Interested experts are invited to submit their proposals in two components, a technical part and a financial part. Each of the two components should be placed inside a separate sealed envelope showing on the outside the title of the component (Technical of Financial). The two envelopes containing the technical and financial parts should be placed inside one main envelope. The main envelope should be submitted sealed and should show on the outside just the project name as follows: Project: Improvement of Development Process and Local Governance in the Municipality of Tripoli Topic: R 5_E Training and operation manager for TOEIC Training Program Any other sentence, mark, sign or logo shown on the outside of the main envelope that may refer to the identity of the expert presenting the proposal will lead to discarding the proposal. The technical proposal should contain: -Name and Coordinates of the candidate - Copy of the registration of the expert at the Lebanese Ministry of Finance - The Expert CV that highlights the expertise needed in the TORs; - An elaborated methodology of work (maximum 5 pages) where the expert explains the approach s/he will undertake to implement the proposed tasks. - A Gantt chart of the proposed schedule of activities - In case the applicant is a CSO, a complete file showing that the CSO is working in the targeted area, together with a detailed proposal, report of its activities in the same field of activity proposed in the action and a financial report for the past three years should be attached also to the proposal. The financial proposal should contain: - A financial offer including the expert expected dues for the whole intervention in Euros. All proposals should reach the Municipality of Tripoli, Tall Square, Tripoli-Lebanon not later than 12:00 noon of day 9 /3 /2018 All requests for clarifications, should be addressed in writing by e-mail to the following mail address: idlg.tripoli@gmail.com Proposals sent by e-mail will be discarded. X. Settlement of the expert dues The expert's dues will be settled, after receipt and acceptance of his/her deliverables and against an invoice submitted to the Municipality of Tripoli at the end of his/her contract.