The Ministry of Women, Children and Youth in Collaboration with UNFPA and Consortium of Reproductive Health Associations (CORHA) Has Planned To Conduct a National Level Assessment on the National Youth Policy of Ethiopia Launched in 2004

CALL FOR CONSULTANCY CONDUCT

ASSESSMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUTH POLICY

The Ministry of Women, Children, and Youth in collaboration with UNFPA and Consortium of Reproductive Health Associations (CORHA) have planned to conduct a national level assessment on the National Youth Policy of Ethiopia launched in 2004.

To this end, the ministry and its partners would like to invite interested, competent and eligible consultants to apply for the consultancy service to undertake National Assessment on the implementation of the Youth Policy of Ethiopia. Interested  consultants can download TOR from CORHA’s website WWW.corhaethiopia.org  

Objectives

The overall objective of the study/ assessment is to assess the status of the implementation of the national youth policy of  Ethiopia, aiming to provide comprehensive evidence and pictures.

Specific objectives of the report include:

• Assess the implementation of youth policy in terms of  the basic principles of the policy, major policy issues, implementation strategies, accountability & responsibilities  of various sectors, participation and partnership in support  of the policy objectives.
• Investigate how the youth policy created favorable situations for youth mainstreaming and integration of youth issues and engage young people across policy initiatives and operations
• Identify the practical challenges of the youth policy from the socio-economic and political participation perspectives
• Recommend policy directions for future

Expected Results (Deliverables)

The consultancy firm/consultant is expected to produce the  following deliverables:

• Technical proposal with a detailed work plan showing the assignment’s important activities and milestones and financial proposal
• Inception report
• Data collection tools
• Collected data both on quantitative and qualitative in hard  and soft copies
• Draft and final study reports submitted to the Ministry and its partners

Required Qualifications and Skills

A minimum of Master’s Degree in Development Studies,  Economics, Sociology/Social works, Public Health, Population studies or related social science fields is required to undertake the assessment. Furthermore, the team of consultants should  also meet the following experiences and skills:

• Proven experience in undertaking various researches with  minimum of 5 years’ experience
•  Highly knowledgeable of youth related policies, strategies,  programs and youth development packages of the country
• Ability to produce well written, analytical reports
•  Demonstrated understanding of working with government  and development partners

Legally registered firm with a renewed license for the service  with VAT and TIN Registration certificate

Application Procedures

Interested consultants/consultancy firms satisfying the required  qualification and skills are invited to submit technical and  financial proposals to MOWCY and CORHA through the  following email addresses only in soft copies.

mekonennana@yahoo.com  estibelm2@gmail.com matsebunited@gmail.com