BACKGROUND & CONTEXT
DRC has been operating in Kenya since 2005 and has accumulated significant knowledge and experience in supporting refugees, host communities and people who are internally displaced (IDPs) in the country. DRC began its operations in Kakuma in 2014 as an operational partnership with UNHCR to help respond to the South Sudan situation in offering protection and livelihoods activities as well as scholarship programmes (Vocational and professional courses). This followed a request to and authorization by the Department of Refugee Affairs for DRC to provide assistance in Kakuma camp. DRC programming at Kakuma Refugee Camp is geared towards adolescent and youth protection and the neighboring population by funding host community activities.
OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSULTANCY
DRC recognizes the role of structured value-chains/market systems in enterprise development and broader economic development. The purpose of the proposed consultancy therefore, is to comprehensively research and document information on the existing economic sectors and their respective value-chains, analyze the applicable market-system frameworks (including market-players/ Actors, supporting functions and rules/regulations and identify the gaps and the underlying causes) and through a report, propose viable economic sectors and value-chains for possible future investments/interventions.
The consultancy will inform on the Livelihoods strategies that are being undertaken by the refugees in Kakuma as well as the host community. It will also identify other sustainable livelihoods intervention of the choice amongst the refugees and host community; and the gaps/ underlying causes hindering the interventions.
In addition, DRC also recognizes the importance of education in empowering individuals for future job markets in vocational and professional courses. Therefore, the consultancy will research and document the various courses of interest that are marketable both in Kenya and South Sudan (including minority groups’ country of origin).
SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES
Activity 1: Develop/Refine framework and methodology for the assessment according to the consultancy objective, i.e.:
Activity 2: Recruit, retain and highly productive teams of enumerators across the proposed assessment sites
Activity 3: Design and test appropriate data-collection tools for field work
Activity 4: Ensure quality data-entry using SPSS or other suitable application and analysis.
Activity 5: Submission of a draft report and presentation of results within 10 working days after the last day of the actual field activity.
Activity 6: Final report
QUALIFYING CRITERIA FOR CONSULTANTS
The key personnel of the Consultant should ideally possess the following qualifications and experience:
Advanced degree in the relevant themes such as Agriculture, Economics, Business Administration, Social Science, Development or Entrepreneurship. Additional qualifications in Enterprise Development, Value-Chains and BDS at Diploma or post-graduate level would be desirable.
Diverse understanding and clear knowledge of Market Research, Value-chain Development and Management; Business Development Services, Educational aspects and Livelihoods in general.
Extensive knowledge i.e. not less than 10 years’ development experience in international agencies and programs with private and public sector involvement in production, input-suppliers, service-providers and marketing, and advisory services.
Have conducted similar assessments in the recent past and possess sound analytical and technical competence in the subject matters.
Requisite experience in design of value-chains and frameworks for the agro-allied, cottage and services sectors of the economy.
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