Information Session 30 August 2019

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Stimulating Economic Development and Job Opportunities in Oromia and SNNPR Regions of Ethiopia

Reference: T05-EUTF-HOA-72-01

Background

Part of the new EU financing decision under the EUTF - Decentralization of DRM in Ethiopia

The program builds upon previous related interventions and lessons learnt, focusing on addressing two main sectors:

Employment/job creation - incomes

Disaster Risk Management – decentralization

Background (cont…)

Designed to achieve three Results: • Result 1: Increased access to diversified economic

opportunities for people affected by shocks, in particular women and youth;

• Result 2: Strengthened DRM capacities of regional and local (woreda) administrations; and

• Result 3: Effective DRR regional Contingency Funds (DRR-CF) are in place to reinforce preparedness and early response.

R1: this CfP

R2&R3: Support for NDRMC and regions (Amhara, Oromia, SNNP and Somali)

Overall Budget of the Program (DRM)

Amount in EUR (‘000) Regional allocation TOTAL

Components Somali Oromia Amhara SNNPR NDRMC Others

Result 1 - Employability & livelihood

NGOs call of proposals - 2 Lots 5 500 3 200 8,700

Subtotal 8,700

Result 2 - DRM framework

Grants to Regions having a DRR-CP 1 000 1 000 2,000 Grant to NDRMC for Regions not having a DRR-

CF 1 800 1 800 1500 5,100

TA - Service contract 2700 2,700

Subtotal 9,800

Result 3 - DRR CF Grants to Regions having a DRR-CP for

operations 6 000 4 000 10,000

Grant to NDRMC for Regions DRR-CF start up 2 000 2 000 4,000

Subtotal 14,000

Audit and Evaluation - Framework contracts 500 500 Studies, research and Budget support

assessment 400 400

Communication and visibility - service contract 100 100

Subtotal 1,000

GRAND TOTALS 3 800 12 500 5 000 7 000 1 500 3 700 33,500

Objectives of this action (R1)

The overall objective

• to enhance the capacities of the local authorities to proactively support job-seekers to have better access to information on available job opportunities and job placements.

The specific objective

• to enhance economic development and access to job opportunities for the youth and women

Focus

• address the mismatch between the youth's preference for short-term solutions, (low) skills/ qualification and the job requirement offered locally

• gender and conflict-sensitive in ensuring equal access for host communities and displaced populations, in order to avoid conflict/ethnic tensions (DO NO HARM)

Target Beneficiaries

• Rural youth and women exiting subsistence agriculture and livestock production as well as displaced youth and women in the targeted areas;

• It also targets development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);

• The youth, who have little prospects, that are sent off to seek temporary employment

Location Oromia and SNNPR, considering selection criteria:

• Potential of socio-economic development and potential of agricultural/agribusiness development;

• Potential link with agro-industries located nearby;

• Access to existing TVET and ATVET;

• Possible synergies with other livelihood and job related activities;

• Accessibility for joint monitoring and evaluation and cross-sharing of lessons and good practices;

Location (cont….)

• Woreda commitment to provide land and possible premises as well as committed administration staff for the development of woreda job centres;

• The existing capacity of the regional and local governments to put in place a viable system of job placement

The following woredas identified by the two regional bureaus of Federal RJOC, Job Creation Commission (SNNPR) and Entrepreneurship Development Bureau (Oromia):

Location (cont….)

Region Zone Woreda

Oromia

West Arsi 1. Gedeb Asasa

East Shewa 2. Adama Zuria

West Wollega 3. Gimbi

East Wollega 4. Sibu Sire

SNNPR

Sidama 1. Dale

Gedeo 2. Dila Zuria

Silte 3. Sankura

Wolaita 4. Dugna Fango

Top-line activities (indicative)

At Woreda Level:

Detail gap assessments (consulting JCC, RJOC, and Entrepreneurship Development Centres (EDCs)):

• Youth employability assessment for further targeting;

• Gap assessment of the TVET and ATVET;

• Renovate and furnish the ATVET/TVET (modest levels);

• Adapt and support skill training to ensure that the skill levels match the type of skills required by the economy (improve the labour market supply);

Top-line activities (indicative)

• Support the development of "job market access portal" at woreda level: The job offer will have to include: • Identification of value chains with better employment

opportunities; • Identification of need of employers: private sector partners,

government programmes, civil society organisations, etc

• Support the development of standard youth training and youth integration packages for their progressive integration in the job market;

• Support the definition and the integration of a set of measures ranging from protection to empowerment of women (GBV and FP);

Top-line activities (indicative)

• conflict-sensitive measures to ensure equal access for host communities and displaced population, respect the "DO NO HARM" principle;

• Renovate the "One Stop Job Centre" (modest) and equip the premises according to the agreed scope of activities;

• Train the "One Stop Job Centre" managers;

• Integrate as part of the "One Stop Job Center" the local Entrepreneurship Development Centres (EDCs) to promote youth entrepreneurship;

Top-line activities (indicative)

• For this purpose: • Support establishment/strengthening of

business incubation/advisory and mentorship services;

• Facilitate access to finance with existing financial institutions existing in the woredas;

• Identify the potential of job creation for the youth in the programmes' outreach;

• Refine the key outcome indicators that will inform the performance of the project at woreda level (the first 6 month inception phase)

Top-line activities (indicative)

At all levels (woreda, region, federal)

• Coordinating with the other EU pilot projects on job creations (Siti, Waghimra, Jijiga, etc)

• After the initial 12 months, conducting a areview to lay out system configuration requirements in terms of:

• Job market with access portals at woreda, regional and national levels;

• Standard methodology and guides for youth employability;

Top-line activities (indicative)

• Standard training packages including short-term training packages for youth job-placement

• Standard referral mechanisms available in the "One stop Job Centre"

• Standard M&E to inform the National RJOC/JCC Strategy

• Facilitate the monitoring of the project by the regional and federal directorates' staff in the project areas.

Indicative output indicators

• Number of jobs placements facilitated and/or supported;

• Number of jobs created among those facilitated; • Number of SMEs supported; • Number of youth and women benefitting from

professional trainings (TVET/ATVET) and/or skills development after transiting through the "One-Stop-Job-Centre“;

• Number of staff from local authorities benefitting from capacity building on rural job Creation and youth integration

Strategic stakeholders

• RJOC/JCC (regional and federal, EDC (Oromia)

• TVET and ATVET institutions

• Woreda Labor offices

• Private sectors actors

• Women, Children and Youth Affairs offices

• Formal micro and local finance institutions

• Woreda offices of agriculture (jobs creation)

• NGOs working on livelihoods and job creation in the target areas for all activities

Budget and Duration

• EUR 8,700,000 (EUR 5,500,000 for Oromia and EUR 3,200,000 for SNNPR)

• One lot (one proposal) depicting budget allocation between the two regions

• Applications presented only for one region or another, or two separate applications for the two regions (one each) will be rejected

• Budget planned must be to a maximum 90% of the total eligible costs

Duration: >36, <48 months Tentative start date – Beginning of 2020

Rules for this Call for Proposals

• Eligibility criteria (for the actors, the costs, and the actions)

For British applicants: Please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. Unless sector specific eligibility rules provide otherwise, if the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, you will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible to participate) or will be required to leave the project on the basis of Article 12 of the General Condition of the grant agreement’.

Other requirements to observe (Guideline for Applicants)

• Financial support to third parties

• Visibility and communication

• Number of applications and grants per applicants/affiliated entities

• Cost eligibility/ineligibility

• Ethics clauses and code of conduct

Financial support to third parties (are neither affiliated entity(ies) nor associates nor contractors)

Applicants may propose financial support to third parties in order to help achieving the objectives of the action. The maximum amount of financial support per third party is less than EUR 60,000.

In compliance with the present guidelines and notably of any conditions or restrictions in this Section, the lead applicant should define mandatorily in Section 2.1.1 of the grant application form:

(i) the overall objectives, the specific objective(s) and the outputs (i.e. the results) to be achieved with the financial support;

(ii) the different types of activities eligible for financial support, on the basis of a fixed list;

(iii) the types of persons or categories of persons which may receive financial support;

(iv) the criteria for selecting these entities and giving the financial support;

(v) the criteria for determining the exact amount of financial support for each third entity, and

(vi) the maximum amount which may be given.

In all events, the mandatory conditions set above for giving financial support (points (i) to (vi)) have to be strictly defined in the grant contract as to avoid any exercise of discretion.

How to Apply

• Application online: • PADOR (potential applicant data online registration)

• Application in a sealed envelope (Annex A.1: concept note and Annex A.2.: full application form), budget and logical framework • One original signed copy of the complete application

forms (CN and FP), the budget and logical framework.

• Three additional copies in A4 size, each bound.

• An electronic version (CD-ROM or USB disk)

• Reference number and the title of the call for proposals

• and the words ‘Not to be opened before the opening session’

Rules for this Call for Proposals

• Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals – Exclusion Criteria (Section 2.6.10.1 of the practical guide) • bankrupt

• in breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions

• guilty of grave professional misconduct

• Guilty of fraud, corruption, money laundering or terrorist financing, terrorist-related offences, child labour or other forms of trafficking in human, other irregularities, etc

Further information

• Deadline for application: 30 September 2019

• Questions may be sent by e-mail no later than 21 days before the deadline for the submission of applications (through the functional mailbox created for this call: DELEGATION-ETHIOPIA-JOBCENTER@eeas.europa.eu)

• Replies will be given no later than 11 days before the deadline for the submission of applications

• All questions and answers as well as other important notices to applicants during the course of the evaluation procedure will be published on the website of the EU Delegation https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ethiopia_en

Evaluation and Selection of Applications - Steps

1. Opening & administrative checks and concept note evaluation – • concept notes that pass this check will be evaluated

on the relevance and design of the proposed action • only the concept notes with a score of at least

30/50 will be considered for pre-selection • letters to all lead applicants

2. Proceed with the lead applicants whose proposals have been pre-selected • Provisional selection • Verification of eligibility of the applicants and

affiliated entity(ies)

3. Notification of the contracting authority’s decision

Timetable of the Call DATE TIME

Information meeting (if any) 30 August 2019 09h30 Addis Ababa time

Deadline for requesting any clarifications from the contracting authority

9 September 2019 17h00 Addis Ababa time

Last date on which clarifications are issued by the contracting authority

19 September 2019 17h00 Addis Ababa time

Deadline for submission of application 30 September 2019 17h00

Information to lead applicants on opening, administrative checks and concept note evaluation (Step 1)

15 October 2019

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Information to lead applicants on the evaluation of the full applications (Step 2)

8 November 2019 -

Notification of award (after the eligibility check) (Step 3)

25 November 2019 -

Contract signature 13 December 2019 -

Thanks, Good Luck!