Labor Market Information System - IT development

Source: World Bank — Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

FDRE Job Creation Commission

Urban Productive Safety Net and Job Project (UPSNJP)

Grant No. D732-ET

Assignment Title: Labor Market Information System - IT development

Reference No. ET-JCC-227212-CS-QCBS

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (UPSNJP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. 

The consulting services (“the Services”) include Gather and document detailed system requirements at the start of the project. The Vendor shall also maintain a pipeline of new requirements and regularly prioritize them for design and development, Design and prepare a detailed technical (architectural) framework depicting the different components of the platform and how they work together, Build and test the LMSS: develop and test the software for the system, Pilot the LMSS systems at 15 Job Centers and 20 One Stop Service Centers (OSSC) in selected locations, Roll-out the system, Train 500 end users, 50 trainers and 5 system administrators (all government staff), and produce manual guidelines for self-training, Before the end of the project, transfer to the Commission’s system administrators (five in total) all technical knowledge and capacity required to sustainably run and maintain the system, At the end of the project formally handover all data, software code and infrastructure paid for or required for the system, and Provide a year and a half of technical system support (issues such as bug fixes) after the end of pilot project phase. The technical support relates only to the scope of this project.

The Objectives of the Assignment

To make the Job Centers more efficient by digitizing and automating their services to job seekers. The LMSS will have the following three components that facilitate the engagement and participation of job seekers, employers and employment agencies in the jobs creation and placement efforts.

1. An information system for Job Center staff to support them in delivering all services provided by the job centers, which include performing the registration of jobseekers and vacancies, matching job seekers and vacancies, and following-up on a jobseekers’ cases.
2. An online Job Center for self-service delivery to job seekers, employers and employment agencies. This platform will offer job seekers and employers access to online self-services such as self-registration, uploading vacancies, obtaining career advisory guides, registering for career counseling and related events.
3. A National Jobs Portal that will aggregate and centralize vacancies (from existing job listing portals and those directly posted by employers at the Job Portal) and help job seekers apply for jobs and employers post their vacancies online

The estimated implementation period for the assignment is 12 Months. 

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website:

https://jobscommission.gov.et/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Data-Collection-Template-Revised.xlsx

https://jobscommission.gov.et/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/LMSS_TOR_VF_4272021.pdf

The FDRE Job Creation Commission (JCC) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are core business and years in business, relevant experience, technical and managerial capability of the firm. The Qualifications and Experience of Key Experts shall not be included in the shortlisting criteria. 

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. 

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations. 

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 9:00AM to 5:00PM Addis Ababa.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 15, June 2021 on or before 5:00 pm Addis Ababa time (afternoon).

 Job Creation Commission (JCC)

Urban Productive Safety Nets and Jobs Project (UPSNJP)

The address: -Attn: - Alexander Endale

Around Bole, At the Back of DH GEDA Tower

Telephone number +251 11 667 1797,

Email: alexander.lemma@jobscommission.gov.et /yared.abonehe@jobscommission.gov.et  

Country: - Ethiopia