TERMS
OF REFERENCE
MARKET
ASSESSMENT CONSULTANT
Title: Market Assessment to Inform the Start Up of IGAs for
Vulnerable Parents.
Location: Auno
community, Konduga LGA, Borno
Duration: 3
weeks
Line
management: M&E Advisor
Background:
Save the Children Nigeria is implementing a
12-month project funded by GIZ to address economic barriers faced by vulnerable
conflict parents in Borno in accessing basic education for their children. The
project is supporting 400 returnees, Internally Displaced People (IDP) and host
families in Konduga Local Government Area (LGA) to generate income and meet the
cost of education for their children. Through this project, at least 800
children (47% male and 53% female) primary school aged children (6-14 years)
will enroll and consistently attend school. The project will also support the
selected households to start up viable Income Generating Activities (IGAs), to
enable them to continue educating their children beyond the life span of the
project. The support package includes both training and equipment to start
microenterprises.
We employ approximately 25,000 people across
the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children
affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child
protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the
right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
Violence against children is no longer tolerated
SC intends to recruit a consultant to conduct
a Market Assessment to map the market system and identify market opportunities
for the potential IGA products. The study will inform the selection of the
identification of the income generating opportunities. All beneficiaries will
receive technical, financial and business management training and linked to
financial services where possible. After the trainings, the beneficiaries will
receive start-up equipment/supplies/materials for their enterprise, as well as
funds which they can exchange later for raw materials which they may need to
replenish.
The objective of the study is to provide
information to the IGA beneficiaries and guide their selection of viable
business opportunities. The study will further identify barriers to accessing
the opportunities and suggest ways of overcoming them. More specifically, the
study will:
- Provide analysis of the different types
of business available currently and those that could be created in the
near future, identifying the maturity duration of each type of business.
- Identify the barriers to accessing IGA
opportunities and suggest ways of overcoming them, focusing on key success
factors for the different types of businesses and the startup
requirements.
- Identify the key skills needed in the
market to guide the training guidelines for the micro enterprise
management for the IGA beneficiaries
- Identify vendors with capacity to provide
the required IGA equipment to the beneficiaries.
- Determine if the existing
vendors/retailers/business have the capacity to provide materials/inputs
of sufficient quality and quantity to meet the need of the beneficiaries
of multi-purpose e-vouchers
- Identify the existing micro finance
institutions/informal credit systems and hire purchase opportunities
available in the beneficiaries’ area.
- Map the local capacities –government,
NGOs and private sectors available to support the training and mentoring
of the activities; as well as identifying the available skills development
centers for young mothers
Methodology:
A detailed methodology should be provided by
the consultant showing how the assessment aims and objectives will be met. The
consultant should:
- Define the assessment methodology and
develop data collection tools
- Review of relevant material held by SC,
including baseline and household survey reports
- Collect data on existing business
opportunities, taking into account their growth potential
- Identify constraints/challenges to
starting up small businesses and provide recommendations on how to
overcome them
- Assess capacity of a representative sample
of retailers and wholesalers in the target beneficiaries’ locations.
- Meet with key stakeholders in the target
area
Deliverables:
Deliverables should include the following:
- An inception report, including: planned
timeline and work plan, literature review of all relevant secondary
sources, detailed methodology / approach, planned stakeholders to be
consulted and sampling framework, data collection and analysis tools,
qualitative and quantitative protocols for data collection and analysis
- Mapping of local suppliers and retailers
- Definition framework to ensure we have a
common understanding of key terms and sectors
- Any suggested improvements to existing
study scope, as outlined in this document
- Brief presentation of preliminary
findings
- Draft report written in English
- One (1) electronic file of the clean
(final) qualitative and quantitative data collected
- Final report
Consultant’s fee and
proposed mode of payment
- 30% upon signature of contract and
submission of inception report
- 40% upon submission of draft report
- 30 % upon submission of final evaluation
report.
SCI reserves the right to withhold payment if
deliverables do not meet the requirements outlined in this Terms of Reference.
Submission and evaluation of
proposals
This market assessment will be carried out
in Konduga
LGA of Borno state.
Qualified candidates (on a rolling basis)
are required to submit the following documents:
- Technical proposal describing how the
requirements of the Terms of Reference will be met within the given timeframe
(maximum 4 pages)
- Budget
- CV(s) of lead evaluator/team
- 1-2 samples of relevant work
Proposals will be evaluated according to the
following criteria:
- How well the requirements laid out in the
ToR are met
- Skills and experience of the
evaluator/team
- Cost effectiveness
CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications
- At least a Master’s degree, in a relevant
discipline
- Extensive theoretical and practical
experience of market assessment methodologies in humanitarian contexts,
including rapid market assessment
- Experience with socio-economic surveys.
- Excellent analytical and report writing
skills.
- Demonstrated understanding of the
entrepreneurship for households with low levels of education
- Commitment to and understanding of Save
the Children’s aims, values and principles
We need to keep children safe so our selection
process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to
the protection of children from abuse.
Due
to the urgency of this Consultancy, applications will be assessed as received
and ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
SCI
reserves the right to close the vacancy before the end of the closing
date.
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