Consultancy for a Market Mapping and analysis Assessment in Kenya and Somalia at International Rescue Committee

Purpose of the Consultancy/objectives.

The assessment will analyse the demand and supply side of business and labour/employment requirements, identify areas of business and employment opportunities, location of jobs and identify specific skill gaps in the labour market to inform training areas, linkages with private sector and financial institutions, and employability of trainees. In addition, the assessment will measure both the interest of youths for the proposed training, and the feasibility of setting up enterprises in Kenya (Nairobi) and Somalia (Kismayu, Mogadishu and Baidoa). The data generated will help identify growing economies and viable existing and upcoming sectors for employment or self-employment by assessing skills and competencies that have longevity in the market, promote use of both hard and soft skills, and identify gaps in environmental business value chains.

Specific objectives of this consultancy are as follows:

• To analyse the characteristics and composition of the refugee labour market in Kenya (Nairobi) and Somalia (Kismayu, Mogadishu and Baidoa).
• To identify the critical stakeholders that the BILLY Project will need to engage with to link refugees and Kenyan youth with business and gainful employment in the private sector in Kenya (Nairobi) and Somalia (Kismayu, Mogadishu and Baidoa) .
• To understand how the BILLY Project should engage with identified stakeholders and what activities are needed.
• To understand the extent to which members of the private sector are open to, and supportive of including refugees in gainful employment; what opportunities/types of jobs are available for refugee and Kenyan youth, and what specific companies/sectors are suitable for the BILLY Project.
• To identify the interest among targeted beneficiaries on the preferred type of business opportunities and gainful employment and available or preferred skills, training, and support services that will help connect the supply and demand as well as inform the project design to address skills gaps and barriers to access.
• To assess and analyze the skills gaps in the labour market and come up with recommendations on key areas of focus for vocational skills training.

Scope of assignment

• The contractor will conduct an assessment to identify areas of growth where there are likely to be increased employment opportunities and or business need within the economies of Kenya and Somalia.

Methodology

In developing the methodology, the consultant should consider the following:

1. Desk/Secondary Literature Review.
2. Primary data collection inform of questionnaire survey, key informant interviews (KIIs), and focus-group discussions (FGDs) with government officials (county and national), non-government stakeholders, private sector, project beneficiaries and other key stakeholders.
3. The consultant must ensure informed consent is provided for all interviews, focus group discussions and photographs.
4. The consultant will specifically have briefing and debriefing meetings with the IRC at the commencement and conclusion of methodological implementation.

The consultant is expected to take into consideration working realities and constraints in Somalia and security situation while drawing conclusions and making recommendations.

Deliverables:

• Inception report outlining the methodology, study report outline and assessment data collection tools for the study, work plan and budget;
• 1^st draft of the final report and a professionally edited final report in the standard evaluation report format;
• Copies of original and cleaned data sets including field notes.

Reporting

The consultant shall write and produce precise final reports written in simple and clear English language. The draft reports shall be shared with IRC for comments and inputs for inclusion in the final reports by the consultant. The reports should have the following format:

• Cover page
• Acknowledgement
• Table of contents
• List of figures
• Chapter One: Introduction (background and context))
• Chapter Two: Methodology
• Chapter Three: Data interpretation and analysis
• Chapter Four: Synthesis of the findings
• Chapter Five: Limitations and challenges
• Conclusion and Recommendations
• References
• Annexes
• Submit 3 hard and 3 soft copies of the final report to the IRC.

Duration of the consultancy

The assignment is expected to be undertaken in November 2018 and take a maximum of 30 consultancy days, which includes desk research, development of the inception report methodology and approval by the IRC, data collection, report-writing and validation meetings (detailed work plan, with clear timeline to be developed).

IRCs Responsibility

• Pay consultancy fees at a mutually agreed rate after successful completion of the consultancy and submission of the specified documents.
• Support the data collection process and organize for interpretation where need be.
• To cater for consultant accommodation and transport to the field.

At the field level, the consultant will work closely with the ERD team, and shall abide by all IRC rules and regulations. The consultant will also work closely with the ERD Coordinator, who shall also supervise the consultant and oversee the completion of the work.

Expression of Interest

Any person interested in undertaking this audit should send an Expression of Interest consisting of:

1. Technical proposal; a draft proposal including methodology and work plan should be submitted indicating how the objectives will be addressed. Attach copies of 2 relevant evaluations performed earlier with the consultant as primary author.
2. Financial Proposal: Lump-sum offer with the cost breakdown. All costs, (specify currency) should be mentioned within the financial proposal. The financial proposal will also contain a cover letter and updated Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Qualifications

Profile of the consultant

• A degree in Economic Development or any other area of study related to the terms of reference;
• Economic and labour market expertise.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in refugee issues;
• Experience in livelihood study, value chain study, market study, policy review and development research preferably with INGOs, governments or academia;
• Good understanding of legal and socio-economic dynamics of refugees in camps;
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili;
• A Kenyan national.