Consultancy - Business Skills Training

The IRC now wishes to recruit the services of an experienced consultant to train these groups, organized in 6 clusters each with a maximum of 120 participants, in “business/enterprise skills modules” as part of this initiative.

Scope of Work

• The consultant will train 6 clusters of refugee VSLA members, with a maximum of 120 members per cluster, in in Central, Makindye, Kawempe and Rubaga divisions of Kampala. Specifically, the consultant will:
• Draw up an implementation plan and meet with IRC ERD team to harmonize the plan and organize the necessary resources.
• The trainings may run concurrently in all the locations within the specified period or as shall be agreed.
• Prepare a suitable training curriculum/manual including both business/entrepreneurship and requisite life skills modules.
• Conduct an orientation with selected groups in order to adapt the training content.
• Train the 6 clusters in business/entrepreneurship and life skills, using the developed entrepreneurship and life skills manual, within a specified period that shall be agreed upon, with each cluster taking a maximum of 3 days.
• Participate in review meetings with the IRC to evaluate the possible areas of concern after every training session.
• Submit a comprehensive final report.

On the other hand, the IRC will;

• Support the trainers in mobilization of the 6 clusters for the trainings.
• Meet with the trainers to agree on the implementation plan and organize the necessary resources required for the trainings.
• Avail ERD Officers and Community Based Facilitators (CBFs) to work with the trainers where required.

Deliverables

The main deliverable is a comprehensive training report submitted in soft copy (Word docs and PDF formats) which shall include;

• Customized training manual in English.
• Training notes and delivery plan, both hard and soft copies).
• Photos taken during the trainings.
• Training evaluations and recommendations.

Time frame

• Proposal for expression of interest must be received by the IRC in sealed envelopes in the above-mentioned IRC offices no later than 21^st November 2019, 4:00PM East African Standard Time.
• Submitted offers will be opened and reviewed by the IRC on 29^th November 2019, 10:30AM East African Standard Time.
• This assignment is expected to start by 9^th December 2019 and end by the 20^th December 2019. Follow ups will be done by the IRC ERD team.

Comments

Any comments or clarifications regarding this TOR should be addressed to: Gerald.Lee@rescue.org.

Interested services providers may submit their proposal to email UA-KampalaProcurement@rescue.org or the Supply Chain Department offices in Kampala Plot 7, Lower Naguru East Road, during office hours 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM from 14^th to 21^st November, 2019.

The Supply Chain Department may be contacted at 0312263673/4 or email UA-KampalaProcurement@rescue.org for more information and for the IRC’s terms and conditions of Service.

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