Consultancy Service

Term of Reference

Develop a Training Manual on Entrepreneurship, Financial Education and Life Skill Training for Potential Migrant and Migrants

Background

Labour migration is increasingly featuring on the global agenda including that of Ethiopia. The events unfolding every day in the Middle Eastern countries, and the repeated tragedies in regards to Ethiopian migrant workers in the Middle East, caused the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) to put a temporary ban on low-skilled migrant workers going to the Middle East and Sudan in 2013. The ban was mainly to work on improving the overall migration governance in the country, enhance protection of Ethiopian migrant workers in destination countries and address irregular migration. At national level the Government of Ethiopia is currently taking multiple initiatives to improve the labour migration governance structure in the country.

To support the government’s effort in improving labour migration governance, the ILO is implementing a project entitled “*Improved labour migration governance to protect migrant workers and combat irregular migration in Ethiopia”* funded by United Kingdom’s Department for International Development. The project aims at supporting the efforts of the Government, Social partners and Civil Societies in improving labour migration governance to better address migration challenges in the country and combat irregular migration. Through this project the ILO would support the GoE and its partners to address irregular migration and protection risks faced by migrants in countries of origin and destination by working on legal and regulatory frameworks for fair recruitment, strengthening and building the capacity of Federal, Regional, zonal and woreda government offices as well as Ethiopian foreign missions, migrant communities and migrants themselves.

As part of empowering migrants, the ILO and MoLSA are planning to integrate entrepreneurship, life skill and financial education as part of the pre-departure skills training. Both ILO and MoLSA believe that entrepreneurship, life skill and financial education training will provide migrants with essential knowledge and skills that will help them making their migration experience successful, plan their return, improve their lives and bring change in perceptions, attitudes and behaviours. To this end, the ILO country Office for Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia is seeking to hire a qualified consultant or consulting firm to develop a training manuals consisting of entrepreneurship, financial education and life skills components for potential migrants and migrants.

Purpose of the Consultancy

The main purpose of the consultancy is to develop a training manual for Ethiopian migrants and potential migrants going to Middle East on life skills, entrepreneurship and financial education by integrating and adopting the ILO SIYB[1] and ILO financial education tools[2] taking into account the country context and target group. ILO in collaboration with MoLSA is planning to integrate the entrepreneurship, financial education and life skill training in the skills training curriculum for potential migrants.

Scope of the work

· Develop one training manual consisting of three modules on life skills, entrepreneurship and financial education taking into account the SIYB, (GYB & SYB) and Financial Education tools developed by ILO, with an objective to use it in pre departure training for migrants and potential migrant.

· The ILO’s SIYB, and ILO tools on financial education should be used as reference and guide.

· Life Skill component must focus on ensuring that migrants lead successful, healthy and peaceful migration experience. With a focus on skills such as having a vision, using time effectively, saving resources, making investments, being responsible, taking care of one’s family properly, bringing dreams to reality, respecting work, not being a person of excuses, self-confidence, positive thinking, good inter-personal communication, being healthy, being informed**,** managing and coping up with challenges, becoming independent etc.

· The manual need to be developed taking into account the Ethiopia and Middle East country context as well as the target beneficiaries.

· Develop a trainer guidance note to explain how the manual can be used in trainings.

· The contractor will provide ToT training for 30 participants using the developed manual.

Deliverables

· An Inception report that will include a detailed inception report explaining his/her understanding of the ToR, methodology, key resources/materials to be used within one week following the signing of the agreement.

· Compile and review relevant information related to the subject matter.

· A first draft manual and trainer guide (outline of the manual will be discussed and agreed during the inception phase).

· Presentation of the manual in national validation workshop.

· The final manual including comments and inputs given by different stakeholders.

· Facilitate ToT training on the manual for 30 participants.

Duration

The duration of the consultancy is 45 days after the signing of the agreement between the two parties. The first draft should be submitted within 30 days after the date of signing. The task will be projected to commence as shortly as possible after the signing of the agreement and approval of the inception phase report.

Required Competencies/Qualifications

· The lead researcher or leader of the team will need to have a post graduate Degree in Social Sciences or Development Studies, or another relevant field, with 5 years’ experience in developing training manuals.

· The lead researcher need to have in-depth understanding of finance and business management.

• Previous experience in developing or contextualizing entrepreneurship, financial education, and life skills training manuals.
• Understanding and experience of working with potential migrants, migrants and returnees
• Knowledge of the country’s social and economic dynamics
• Good drafting skills, ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, ability to clarify information, good computer application skills, good organizational skills
• Skilled and experienced in developing training manual and providing training.

· Excellent conceptual and analytical skills.

• Excellent and proven experience of English and Amharic languages.

[1] http://www.ilo.org/empent/areas/start-and-improve-your-business/WCMS_315262/lang--en/index.htm

[2] http://www.ilo.org/asia/publications/WCMS_171658/lang--en/index.htm

Interested applicants should submit their letter of application, firm’s capability, copy of credentials and a detailed technical and financial proposal and other supporting documents that show previous work experience, technical and financial proposal to Abubeker Naser at anaser@ilo.org

Only short-listed candidates will be communicated

Deadline for submitting the applications: 27 November 2017