Chad: Call for proposal - Socio-economic Opportunity Mapping, Chad

TERMS OF REFERENCE: socio-economic opportunity mapping for YOUTH at risk in the region of lac, Chad

Date: 19 April 2016

Background

Since the beginning of January 2015, the violent activity by Boko Haram has been very pervasive and the crisis so far has displaced more than 6,000 refugees and nearly 100,000 returnees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs) in Chad[1]. IOM has been leading the registration and profiling of displaced persons from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Mali by using IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) and since April 2015, IOM has conducted physical registration and profiling of displaced persons in the region of Lac in Chad and succeeded in registering 60, 036 displaced persons as of 2 April 2016. Since July 2015, Chad has been suffering from attacks by Boko Haram and suicide bombers both in the region and N’Djamena. Therefore, these numbers are expected to increase as IOM is still conducting its registration in new areas of displacement.

The region of Lac falls in the heart of the Sahel belt and it has been suffering from severe food insecurity, poverty, lack of access to basic services and high unemployment rates. The presence of the private sectors is limited and there are many frustrated unemployed youth. This recent influx of displaced persons and violent activity of Boko Haram is worsening the already poor living conditions in the region. The combination of all factors jeopardizes the stability of the region and could provide an opportunity for terrorist/ extremist groups, such as Boko Haram, to expand their activities in the region.

Therefore, IOM is committed to contribute to the stability of the region through addressing 2 (two) key points: (1) improving the limited access to lights through installing solar generated street lights and raise awareness on potential risks especially for youth, and (2) empowering vulnerable unemployed youth at risk with IOM’s capacity available both globally and specifically in Chad.

As a part of durable solutions for returnees in the country, IOM has been assisting the Government of Chad to support the reintegration of returnees from Libya, Sudan and the Central African Republic since 2012. The model which was developed by IOM has been working very well and this model can be modified to the different context in the region of Lac to provide socio-economic assistance for youth at risk. In order to provide tailor-made assistance, it is necessary to identify the socio-economic opportunities for targeted persons.

As part of this set of interventions facilitated by IOM, IOM seeks a qualified and experienced organisation / institution to (1) train IOM staff members and IOM partners on how to conduct opportunity mapping and (2) conduct an actual mapping in the region. This consultancy assignment is focused on identifying socio-economic opportunities for youth at risk in the region of lac, who are either host community members or displaced communities through an extensive opportunity mapping exercise and to build local capacities for future updates.

[1] Sources : UNHCR (31 March 2016) for refugees and IOM (2 April 2016) for returnees, IDPs and TCNs. mmon

1. Scope

This consultancy assignment should cover the following aspects:

1. Desktop research:

a. Secondary market information analysis;

b. Analysis of government economic policies and development priorities.

1. Tools development, field testing and adaptation.

2. Training of local data-collectors.

3. Field research:

a. Interviews with displaced communities;

b. Interviews with host communities;

c. Market information from key informants.

1. Data analysis and market opportunity identification.

2. Validation workshop.

3. Reporting.

The mapping is scheduled for May to June 2016 and should take place over a period of 40 calendar days with approximately 5 days of literature research and preparation, 5 days of tools development, adaptation and training, 15 days of field research, plus 10 days for writing the draft and final report, based on comments and/or requested changes from IOM. The field research will take place in the following locations:

(1) Bagasola

(2) Bol

2. Objectives

The purpose of the Socio-Economic Opportunity Assessment is to identify concrete market opportunities for youth at risk, through analyzing market dynamics and assessing the supply and demand of prominent goods and services. The assessment will also provide estimates for how many people would benefit from those market opportunities, how much would be their potential increase in income and how the IOM programme would help the beneficiaries make optimal use of the identified opportunities. In addition the availability and gaps in economic services will need to be mapped.

In order to maximise impact and sustainability of the IOM programme, the following aspects need to be taken into account:

• Gender sensitivity;

• Participation of youth and vulnerable groups;

• Conflict sensitivity, in particular the promotion of peaceful coexistence of returnees and host communities;

• Participatory approaches at all stages of the study (the voice of beneficiaries should be well reflected);

• Focus on long term sustainability;

• Focus on impact- and action- oriented recommendations.

3. Outputs

The expected products of the consultancy are:

1. Methodology and set of tools that can be used for future updates (in French).

2. Local data collectors are trained in the methodologies and tools (in French).

3. Written draft report presenting the secondary market information analysis, analysis of government economic policies and development priorities and outcomes of the field research. This should include (but is not limited to):

a. local markets trends and factors;

b. products and services in demand;

c. potentially profitable opportunities for the different target groups and communities;

d. estimated number of beneficiaries per opportunity;

e. constraints and potential solutions per opportunity;

f. mapping and gaps analyses of services;

g. recommendations for specific business development strategies to increase opportunities in the target locations;

h. examples of projects with costing.

1. Initial validation workshop with PPT in the region of Lac (in French).

2. Final report.

All outputs must be produced in French but a final report can be submitted in English.

At the start of the project, a briefing session with partners of the IOM programme will take place with the consultant. The validation workshop, at the end of the consultancy, is meant to present the initial results of the opportunity mapping to a broad range of stakeholders, including community leaders, government officials, international institutions and NGOs.

4. Language of the proposal

The Proposals prepared by the Offeror and all correspondence and documents relating to the proposal exchanged by the Offeror and IOM shall be written either in the English or French language. Any printed literature, if any, furnished by the Offeror may be written in another language so long as accompanied by an English or French translation of its pertinent passages in which case, for purposes of interpretation of the Proposal, the English translation shall be leading.

5. Proposal form

The Offeror shall structure the operational and technical part of its Proposal as follows:

Offeror’s background, experience, and capacity:

1) This section should provide a brief description of the Offeror’s present activities, which has a focus on services related to the Proposal;

2) This section should also describe the general management approach towards a project of this kind;

3) The Offeror should comment on its experience in similar projects and identify the person(s) representing the Offeror in any future dealing with IOM.

Proposed approach and work plan:

1) This section should demonstrate the Offeror’s responsiveness to the ToR by identifying the specific components proposed, addressing the requirements, as specified, point by point; and provide a clear workplan showing how the contract will be implemented properly and along agreed timelines;

2) This section should also demonstrate strong conceptual understanding of the mapping process, identify ways in which the mapping will be gender and conflict sensitive and generally demonstrates that the offeror clearly understands the requirements of the ToR.

Personnel proposed to provide the services:

This section should fully explain the Offeror’s resources in terms of personnel and facilities necessary for the performance of this requirement. It should describe the Offeror’s current capabilities/facilities, provide CV’s of key staff assigned or to be assigned to the project and indicate the amount of time that they will be engaged specifically on the project. For the consultancy assignment, a gender balanced team of experienced researchers should be proposed. The project team leader will have final responsibility for all outputs and for all communications with IOM.

In an annex to the narrative proposal, the following information should be included:

Annex A CVs of all proposed staff

Annex B List of relevant assignments

Annex C Registration certificate

Annex D Last financial report

Annex E Minimum of 3 (three) references

Annex F Detailed Budget (in USD)

6. Budget

Maximum budget for this consultancy is USD 45,000 (Forty five thousand United States Dollars).

7. Application

All offerors should submit a technical and a financial proposal that provide information on the proposed way of working, including research methodology, interview techniques, data collection and analyses methods used, timeline and budget either in English or French via email to both YFUJIMURA@iom.int and iomchadprologistic@iom.int. The deadline of submission of a proposal is9May 2016.