Individual Consultant for assessing the need for affordable and accessible child care Programs In industrial parks
Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Competitiveness and Job Creation Project
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST- Individual Consultants
FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
INDUSTRIAL PARKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Competitiveness & Job Creation Project (CJCP)
PROJECT ID: P143302, Credit No: IDA 54510-ET, Ref No.: ET-IPDC-153594-CS-INDV
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) - the World Bank towards the cost of implementation of the Competitiveness & Job Creation Project. The Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) an implementing agency intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this Credit to eligible payments under the contract for the for Individual Consultancy Service “ASSESSING THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE AND ACCESABLE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IN INDUSTRIAL PARKS”
The main objective of employment of the consultant is develop a comprehensive assessment on the needs, a place to establish affordable and accessible Child Care Service with workable recommendation for future use.
The Consulting Services include, but are not limited to the following:
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- Assess the need of child care center in IPs
- Identify number of factory workers with children zero to six years old.
- Assess government policy and procedure and the support provided
- Assess and analyze workers’ point of view /FGD with IP workers (both female and male)
- Government: lead role in setting the policy framework for childcare that meets diverse needs, including those of workers and employers and benefit.
- Identify workplace actors and responsibility: What can Employers’ Organizations (factories) do
- Identifying Existing Services in the country and take relevant experience in the findings
- Identify and incorporate the existing minimum standard in establishing the center (including distance from working area)
The Industrial Parks Development Corporation now invites qualified eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Individual Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services (CV, Relevant Testimonies, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, etc.).
The individual Consultant (IC) will be selected and engaged on the basis of their qualification for the assignment in accordance with the World Bank’s guidelines. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011, Revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Qualification and Experience Required:
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- Graduate degree in early childhood education, child development, or elementary education or relevant social science field;
- Proven 5 years work experiences of consultancy assignments in a development oriented environment
- Demonstrated knowledge of child care development issues and specific experience with other relevant development work in Ethiopia;
- Proven track record in working in designing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning framework/ system for development programs;
- Experience in undertaking baseline survey in the area of education and related program/ projects;
- Good understanding of the relevant laws in the country;
- Strong analytical skills and experience in applied research;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in Amharic and English;
- Strong computer abilities (Microsoft Office applications);
Duration of the assignment/contract
The duration of this assignment/contract shall be 2(Two) months starting from the date of agreement
Location: Industrial Parks Development Cooperation, Addis Ababa
The consultant may obtain further information at the address provided below during working days and office hours from 8.30AM-12:30 PM and 2:00 - 5:00 PM local time from Monday to Thursday and from 8.30-5:30 AM and 2:00- 5:00 PM local time on Fridays. Expression of Interest along with documentary evidences can be sent through the e-mail: tesscjc@yahoo.com with a copy to e-mail: nejmeddin@gmail.com or can be delivered to the address below marked “Expression of Interest for ASSESSING THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE AND ACCESABLE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IN INDUSTRIAL PARKS”, Procurement Package Reference No.: ET-IPDC-153594-CS-INDVon or before 16 March 2020 up to 5:00 P.M. Local Time.
Industrial Parks Development Corporation, Competitiveness and Job Creation Project Coordination Office, 3rd Floor, Room No 307, Comoros Street, Bishan Gari Building, opposite Kenya Embassy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST- Individual Consultants
FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
INDUSTRIAL PARKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Competitiveness & Job Creation Project (CJCP)
PROJECT ID: P143302, Credit No: IDA 54510-ET, Ref No.: ET-IPDC-153594-CS-INDV
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) - the World Bank towards the cost of implementation of the Competitiveness & Job Creation Project. The Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) an implementing agency intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this Credit to eligible payments under the contract for the for Individual Consultancy Service “ASSESSING THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE AND ACCESABLE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IN INDUSTRIAL PARKS”
The main objective of employment of the consultant is develop a comprehensive assessment on the needs, a place to establish affordable and accessible Child Care Service with workable recommendation for future use.
The Consulting Services include, but are not limited to the following:
-
- Assess the need of child care center in IPs
- Identify number of factory workers with children zero to six years old.
- Assess government policy and procedure and the support provided
- Assess and analyze workers’ point of view /FGD with IP workers (both female and male)
- Government: lead role in setting the policy framework for childcare that meets diverse needs, including those of workers and employers and benefit.
- Identify workplace actors and responsibility: What can Employers’ Organizations (factories) do
- Identifying Existing Services in the country and take relevant experience in the findings
- Identify and incorporate the existing minimum standard in establishing the center (including distance from working area)
The Industrial Parks Development Corporation now invites qualified eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Individual Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services (CV, Relevant Testimonies, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, etc.).
The individual Consultant (IC) will be selected and engaged on the basis of their qualification for the assignment in accordance with the World Bank’s guidelines. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011, Revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Qualification and Experience Required:
-
- Graduate degree in early childhood education, child development, or elementary education or relevant social science field;
- Proven 5 years work experiences of consultancy assignments in a development oriented environment
- Demonstrated knowledge of child care development issues and specific experience with other relevant development work in Ethiopia;
- Proven track record in working in designing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning framework/ system for development programs;
- Experience in undertaking baseline survey in the area of education and related program/ projects;
- Good understanding of the relevant laws in the country;
- Strong analytical skills and experience in applied research;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in Amharic and English;
- Strong computer abilities (Microsoft Office applications);
Duration of the assignment/contract
The duration of this assignment/contract shall be 2(Two) months starting from the date of agreement
Location: Industrial Parks Development Cooperation, Addis Ababa
The consultant may obtain further information at the address provided below during working days and office hours from 8.30AM-12:30 PM and 2:00 - 5:00 PM local time from Monday to Thursday and from 8.30-5:30 AM and 2:00- 5:00 PM local time on Fridays. Expression of Interest along with documentary evidences can be sent through the e-mail: tesscjc@yahoo.com with a copy to e-mail: nejmeddin@gmail.com or can be delivered to the address below marked “Expression of Interest for ASSESSING THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE AND ACCESABLE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IN INDUSTRIAL PARKS”, Procurement Package Reference No.: ET-IPDC-153594-CS-INDVon or before 16 March 2020 up to 5:00 P.M. Local Time.
Industrial Parks Development Corporation, Competitiveness and Job Creation Project Coordination Office, 3rd Floor, Room No 307, Comoros Street, Bishan Gari Building, opposite Kenya Embassy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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