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Consultant for Feasibility Study

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Consultant for Feasibility Study

Announcement Description

Introduction

WeWorld Onlus seeks an organization, firm, or individual capable of organizing and conducting an external Feasibility Study service for the BMZ co-funded project titled “Education for Youth Employment (EYE)”. This project will be implemented from March 2025 in partnership with ChildFund Deutschland and two local NGOs: Kampuchea Action for Promoting Education (KAPE), and Buddhism for Social Development Action (BSDA).

Background and Rationale

WeWorld Onlus has been working in Cambodia since 2009, in the sectors of human rights, migration, education and child protection. The action in Cambodia, carried out in collaboration with local partners, is organized around two main themes: support to primary education and child protection, to ensure basic access to education and reduce early school dropout for vulnerable children, and promotion of human rights, to prevent unsafe labour migration, protect labour rights of Cambodian migrants and reduce their vulnerability to exploitation and human trafficking.

WeWorld Onlus Cambodia is developing a project which, if approved, will be funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The project title is “Education for Youth Employment in Cambodia”.

The objectives of the project, to the achievement of which the feasibility study should be written are:

Overall objective: To facilitate development of a capable, well-trained workforce that can make meaningful professional contributions to community growth in 3 target provinces (SDGs 8, 10, 17).

Specific Objective: To improve education and workforce readiness for 20,000 students in 30 primary and 8 lower secondary schools and 100 out-of-school youth in 3 Provinces by 2028.

Bid Components

Consultant for Feasibility Study

  • Career Category: Consultancy
  • Location: Phnom Penh

Main Task and Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for planning and implementing the feasibility study, he/she will receive the Project Concept Note at the beginning of the assignment. Relevant WeWorld Onlus and partner staff will be at the disposal of the Consultant to provide all necessary information.

In detail, the consultant will be responsible for:

Project Specific criteria for feasibility study

The study should present the context of the planned project at all relevant levels (micro-, meso-, macro-) and incorporate essential, project-relevant data on the initial situation.

This foundation is used to develop an analysis evaluating the extent to which the proposed approach can contribute to solving the problem for the beneficiaries and other stakeholders.

Furthermore, recommendations for adjustments to the specific project concept, including impact matrix and project measures, should be formulated as concretely as possible. The stakeholders involved, opportunities and risks, as well as suggestions for the range and scope of monitoring on out-come and impact measurement, should be considered.

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Expected Deliverables

The consultant is expected to submit an outline of the study, including a table of contents, following the field trip and prior to commencing work on the draft report. This will provide a structured framework for the analysis and ensure that all relevant aspects are covered in the final report.

The draft report (max. 30 pages), based on tasks as mentioned in this ToR

The final report (max. 30 pages), based on tasks as mentioned in the ToR, no later than one week after reception of comments on the draft report.

Timeline

The consultancy period tentatively will be between September and October 2024, starting from the agreement contract sign-off date and ending when the final feasibility study report has been formally approved by WeWorld Onlus and BMZ.

Bidder Eligibility

  • Expertise Profile
  • Qualification and experience required
  • Higher level degree in a field related to development, economics or similar
  • Proven extensive knowledge in education, youth, employment creation and strengthening related good governance structures, local economic development, unsafe migration
  • Demonstrable experience (at least 5 years) in feasibility study/research/evaluation of complex programs related to sectors.
  • Successful record in conducting research in the above-mentioned sectors, and the ability to identify risks, assumptions, bottlenecks, and realistically estimate budget and resources
  • Good understanding of South East Asia and Cambodian context required
  • Skills and competencies
  • Demonstrable analytical and research skills, review and synthesis of data and information
  • Ability to conduct high quality research, meet deadlines and respond to requests and feedback provided timely and appropriately.
  • Excellent track record in designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative research, analysis and evaluation.
  • Experience in undertaking feasibility study/research with most vulnerable communities.
  • Ability to integrate experiences, methodologies and approaches from a diverse range of stakeholders, organizations, and technical experts from multiple sectors
  • Excellent oral and written English skills.
  • Excellent and demonstrated understanding of child protection, gender and cultural diversity issues in research and project design.

Submission Requirements

The deadline for submitting the following requested documentation is Wednesday 14 August 2024 within 3:00 pm.

The Offer must include:

  • Economic offer, including:

Total economic value

  • CV of the expert(s)/portfolio and presentation of the consultancy firm or organisation
  • Methodology and work plan
  • Previous experiences samples

Annex I, II and III signed and stamped

NB 1: WeWorld is responsible solely for reimbursing expenses related to the two trips required for attendance at stakeholder meetings, in accordance with WeWorld Cambodia's mission guidelines.

The bidder must include in the daily rate also all additional expenses, including but not limited to translation, software, communication, and similar costs, related to the consultancy.

NB 2: The consultant must consider at least 5 nights / 6 days of field mission in the project areas.

For more information on technical aspects, please contact:

The bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes with the inscription “Final evaluation BMZ project” and sent to Address provided in the contact details.

Please note, the offers that are not sent within the deadline will not be considered eligible.

 
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Contact Details

Office Address
  • #5A, Street 492, Sangkat Phsar Daeum Thkov, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
Contact Name
  • WE WORLD-GVC Cambodia
 
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