Consultancy Assignment: Behavioural study on Enterpeneurship and Working Culture Among Young Job Seekers 92 views0 applications

SNV, Netherlands Development Organization, is Dutch based, non-for profit foreign charity operating in Ethiopia since the 1970s. SNV has gone through many phases and evolutions in its 53-year history. This has enabled us to remain relevant in a changing world. We have a great complement of nearly 1,300 staff in our 28 offices around the world in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. We aspire to scale our impact. To step up to solidify our position as a premium organization. We will remain a global organization with a local presence (rather than a loose association of country outfits). Currently SNV Ethiopia is working in the eight+ regional states of Ethiopia which includes– Addis Ababa, Afar, Somali, Gambella, Benishangul, SNNPR, Oromia, Amhara and Tigray regional states, providing technical assistance and program implementation in the major 3 sectors including Agriculture, WASH and Energy. SNV is an open and learning organization focusses on improving the lives of Ethiopian Need people through best practices in the value chain, market, and youth and gender. Through its work in agriculture, SNV in Ethiopia supports the development of number of value chains such as milk and milk products, honey and beeswax, oilseeds and edible oil, fruit and pulses, livestock and horticulture. This takes a value chain development approach, with special focus on improving access to sustainable markets for smallholder farmers and by developing business-to-business relations and improving business development services.

For more information on SNV’s operations, visit our website: www.snvworld.org

The Project and about Jobs Creation Commission

The Jobs Creation Commission is a newly-established institution under the Prime Minister’s Office in Ethiopia, with a mandate to govern, monitor and coordinate all governmental and non-governmental efforts in creating jobs.

The Jobs Creation Commission is organized around five main teams, serving the following objectives:

1. To provide a clear institutional framework for employment management and promotion;
2. To promote the attainment of productive and freely chosen employment for all job seekers;
3. To support the development of a globally competitive, skilled and productive workforce;

Problem Statement: 

JCC plans to develop key behavioral insights on the entrepreneurship and working culture among young people/job seekers in order to:

1. design and implement effective Active Labor Market Programs (skills development, market linkages, employment enablers, etc.
2. Develop a strategy for behavioral change campaigns
3. inform policy decisions to improve the labor market for youth

The  assignment:

The JCC would like to commission a behavioral study focused on the youth and their perceptions, aspiration, and expectations towards entrepreneurship and jobs in order to develop actionable insights. The study is expected to be primarily qualitative but relevant quantitative data and analysis is expected where and when possible.

Job Requirements

Team Composition and Experience of the ideal Research Team qualification

–  The research team should be led by a PhD-holder with at least 15 years of experience, 10 of which in Ethiopia, in one or more of the following fields: anthropology, sociology, cultural and or behavioral studies.

– Preferably, the research team should also have at least 2 other technical team members with at least 10 years of experience in qualitative fieldwork in the field.

 – The combined research team should have demonstrated knowledge of the Ethiopian socio-cultural context. In addition, the research team should have a rich portfolio of publications, discussion briefs and nationally and internationally recognized commissioned research in the fields outlined above 

How to Apply

The detailed terms of reference and information on how to apply can be obtained by clicking the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14q273PgfMyjDXffhtOHxHrq8n_0izX40/view?usp=sharing

.you may use the following email address for any clarification or enquires on this assignment: [email protected]

. All interested firms/ should submit a hard copy of the technical and financial proposal.

• The hard copies submitted should be in a separate envelope marked TECHNICAL PROPOSAL, and FINANCIAL PROPOSAL each.
• All Prices should be presented in a unit cost and/or per day.
• The price submitted should include any applicable tax.
• All submissions of interest should be sent to on or before 31 July2019 Close of Business (5:00 pm).

The Technical and Financial Proposal should be submitted to the address below :

 SNV Ethiopia, Human Resource Office, Africa Avenue; In front of the Millennium Hall; Next to the new Ethiopian Airlines five-star hotel _SKY LIGHT HOTEL;  200 meter from the main road at the right side; telephone: +251 (0)11 616 6232

SNV Ethiopia reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

1. All submissions shall be in hard copy. Soft copy submission will not be accepted