AKA,Short term consultant

Title:
Short
term consultant _ Job Seeker Guidelines Curriculum
TEAM/PROGRAMME:
Consultant
LOCATION:
Kigali
1.  
 About AKA
AKA
is a registered National Non-Government Organization (NGO) operating under
the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) certificate No 66/RGB/NGO/2016. AKA’s
mission is providing Rwandan youth with employability skills, capital and
support to take advantage of economic opportunities. Currently, AKA is
implementing multiple donor’s projects including Akazi Kanoze 2 (AK2), funde

d
by The MasterCard Foundation (MCF) through Education Development Center (EDC),
USAID-funded Huguka Dukore Activity,supporting youth
employment,Educate!  Rwanda Exchange Project which supports capacity
building and roll out of the new competence-based curriculum in
Rwanda’ssecondary school education systemand As well as Innovation Funded by
GIZ among other projects. Akazi Kanoze Access have received Innovation
Project Fund from GIZ Under Its Global Initiative on Innovative Employment
Services for Youth(YouMatch) to implement a six-month project named Matching
Job Seeker portfolio with Job Profile and Employer expectations.

2.  
 OBJECTIVE
Innovation
Project aims at developing and piloting job profile assessment guidelines
that will facilitate alignment of employer expectation with job seeker
portfolio to minimize mismatch and reduce unemployment. Akazi Kanoze Access
has selected 3 trades including ICT, Tourism and construction, reviewed
existing job profile, conducted job analysis survey, and developed updated
job profiles for 6 occupations; Plumbers, Masons, Graphic designers, IT
Technicians, Travel consultants and Inquiry clerks.
The
objective of short term consultant is to develop curriculum that will
facilitate job profile assessment for youth to be able to develop portfolio
that match job profiles developed, and conduct training with job seekers.
3.  
 SCOPE OF THE ASSIGNEMENT
  • Review
    existing profile assessment guidelines for job seekers
  • Develop
    or adapt job seeker self-assessment tools for knowledge, skills and
    competencies.
  • Develop
    a job seeker training guide of maximum 15 hours using a participatory
    approach
  • Develop
    a trainer brief to go with the Job seeker training guide
  • Facilitate
    a 2 days training with 60 youth
4.  
 DELIVERABLES
Contracted
consultant is expected to submit a report which include, but not limited to,
the following output:
  • Inception
    report detailing how he/she is supposed to carry out the curriculum
    development (methodology), desk review schedule as well as any
    informants to the process.
  • Self-assessment
    tools for job seekers
  • Curriculum
    for job seeker assessment and portfolio development
  • Trainer
    manual/ brief on developed training guide
  • Facilitate
    a 2-day training
  • Submit
    final process report and curriculum to AKA with both hard and soft copy
    of all data set
5.  
 CONSULTANT QUALIFICATION/ EXPERIENCE:
  • Minimum
    of Master’s Degree in field related to social science, economics and /or
    educations
  • Proven
    track record in research, curriculum development, and training
  • Strong
    understanding of the education sector in Rwanda with a special focus on
    TVET
  • Strong
    understanding of Rwandan labour market
  • Fluent
    in English and Kinyarwanda
  • Use
    participatory approach
6.  
 EXPECTED DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The
task is expected to be completed within 14 days from the date of signing of
the contract. The consultant is therefore required to prepare and submit the
entire plan in a way that allows the achievement of all deliverables within
15days’ period.
7.  
 DUTY STATION
The
selected consultant is not required to seat at AKA but should be based in
Kigali City and may work in his own office with coordinated visits to AKA.
8.  
 RECOMMENDED PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSAL
The
proposal shall be presented in the following manner:
  • Personal
    curriculum vitae highlighting qualifications that meet the minimum
    requirement stated
  • Technical
    proposal with brief methodology on how he or she will conduct the work
    (2 page maximum)
  • Financial
    proposal containing the final and all-inclusive total price offer for
    the full range of service required broken down into all major cost. The
    total price shall be in a fix lump sum amount and milestone payment (tax
    inclusive) corresponding to output shall be indicated in the proposal.
9.  
 PAYMENT TERMS
Payment
under the contract will be output based and will be made upon satisfactory
completion of the assignment.
Interested
qualified Consulting firms or individuals wishing to undertake this
assignment are requested to submit their technical and financial proposals by
January 21st, 2018 to AKA emails. The technical proposal
shall detail the consultant’s proposed methodology, a tentative work plan and
CVs of personnel to carry out the study will be submitted at info@akazikanoze.org with a copy to omukulira@akazikanoze.org.

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