Individual Consultancy: Conduct market analysis on job opportunities for adolescents and youth in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

Produce a market analysis on the current socio-economic situation among adolescents and youth up to 18 years old. in IDP and Host Communities, with a specific focus on formal and informal job market opportunities and entrepreneurship in the target districts within Cabo Delgado Province.

Scope of Work:

The Market Analysis (MA) is pertaining to the European Union-funded Promoting the Protection of children, adolescents and young people in Northern Mozambique (EU IcSP) project, which UNICEF is being implementing in the Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique between 2021and 2023. The EU IcSP project is focused on the empowerment of Children, Adolescents, and Young People (CAYP) with viable skills through alternative learning (AL) and vocational training (VT). On the programmatic level, the MA will produce and capture current trends, demands, opportunities and gaps related to AL, VT and income generating opportunities. The analysis will consider child rights, gender, disability, and equity approaches.

The aim of the MA is: (i). To evaluate the level of formal and informal employment among adolescents and youth in the selected districts in Cabo Delgado (both IDP and host communities); (ii). To verify which existing government and non-government coordination mechanisms are in place to improve employment services; (iii). To map the existing actors (private, public, NGOs, UN, academic, etc.) involved in the formal and informal employment and job market sectors; (iv). To verify the adolescents and youth interest in present formal and informal job market opportunities; (v). To map the existing actors (private, public, NGOs, UN, academic, etc.) involved in the provision of AL and VT to adolescents and youth; vi. to identify areas and sectors where VT interventions could take place and the partners that could be engaged in the implementation of the activities. All of the afore mentioned will be achieved taking into consideration at least gender, disability, socio-economic, and equity dimensions (geographic, etc), including an analysis of the situation in both IDP and host community contexts.

In terms of geographical coverage, the MA will target the following 12 districts in Cabo Delgado: Pemba, Metuge, Ibo, Quissanga, Mueda, Palma, Montepuez, Balama, Namuno, Chiure, Ancuabe and Mocimboa da Praia.

Payments and deliverables

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

Payment will be agreed as lumpsum paid upon completion of deliverables

Deliverables:

Deliverables 1

Deliverables/Outputs:

1. Draft inception report and tools

Recipients: MA managers and key stakeholder group.

2. Presentation of the draft inception report and tools – in person or via video link – MA managers and key stakeholder group.

3. Final inception report (plus completed revision trail addressing all comments)

Recipients: MA managers and key stakeholder group

Timeline/deadline: June(3 weeks)

Estimate Budget: 15%

Deliverables 2

Deliverables/Outputs:

4. De-brief/feedback with UNICEF staff and field report with summary of data collection activities.

Timeline/deadline: June-July 2023 (6 weeks)

Estimate Budget: 30%

Deliverables 3

Deliverables/Outputs:

5. Validation of Preliminary findings, conclusions and recommendations – in person or via video link – MA managers and key stakeholder group.

6. A complete first draft MA report

Recipients: MA managers and key stakeholder group.

Timeline/deadline: July-August 2023 (6 weeks)

Estimate Budget: 40%

Deliverables 4

Deliverables/Outputs:

7. A final MA report (plus completed audit trail addressing all comments). The main findings should be visualized through graphs and infographics. Gender should also be included as a cross-cutting theme throughout the findings.

8. MA Summary Report

Recipients: MA managers and key stakeholder group.

9. MA brief. A summary of the key MA points, with a maximum of 4 pages, illustrated with data and infographics.

Recipients: MA managers and key stakeholder group.

10. Support in UNICEF dissemination efforts. Presenting and sharing the results in a web-based conference and supporting wider communication efforts upon request (e.g. executive summary brochure, etc)

Timeline/deadline: September 2023 (3 weeks)

Estimate Budget: 15%

For more information, the detailed TOR is available via this link ToR Market Analysis .pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree in Social Science or relevant discipline

Work Experience

• At least 10 years in designing and conducting research/evaluations
• Technical skills in qualitative and mixed methods evaluation methodologies.

• Work in development sector and in South-East Africa and/or Mozambique context

  Technical Proposal

• Understanding of the scope, objectives and completeness of the study

• Quality of the proposed Methodology
• Quality of work samples

Financial Proposal

• Submit your Financial Proposal

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Remarks:

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