Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) Consultant for Cobblestone Technology Consultancy

Introduction

PROSPECTS is a Dutch Partnership Programme focused on creating inclusive labour markets and expanding access to education for forcibly displaced persons and host communities in eight refugee hosting countries in Eastern Africa and North African & Middle East regions. The project is implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and four other agencies: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), United National High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank. The project seeks to move from a purely humanitarian response to forcibly displaced persons and host communities to approaches that address the humanitarian to development nexus and result in inclusive and sustainable medium to long-term socio-economic development. The initiative seeks to “transform the way governments and other stakeholders, including the private sector, respond to forced displacement crises” in refugee-hosting countries.

As stated in the ILO Vision Note for the Prospects project, access to employment and livelihoods provides the bridge between humanitarian action and development cooperation. ILO will offer a series of mutually reinforcing employment-related response interventions targeting refugees and host communities including on skills, enterprise and employment-intensive infrastructure. The ILO interventions are anchored in its comprehensive policy framework, Guiding Principles on the Access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour market and the Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience Recommendation, 2017 (No. 205). The ILO’s vision within the Partnership is: “To strengthen decent work in countries impacted by forced displacement to mitigate stress factors at all levels and support inclusive socio-economic enablers for access to labour markets and empowerment of host communities and forcibly displaced populations”.

1. Employment Intensive Investment Programmes (EIIP) Approach

The Employment-intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) is one of ILO’s vehicles to promote full and productive employment and decent work. The EIIP has been implemented since the early 1970’s. The main strategy for the implementation of EIIP is the use of local resource-based and employment-intensive approaches for the creation of more and better jobs in the production of public assets in diverse sectors including roads, soil and water conservation and resource management, natural resource management and environment conservation. The approach entails the application of a well-designed system optimizing local resources, technology and management processes to produce or maintain quality public assets in a cost-effective manner, while generating local employment and stimulating the local economy. In order to have a successful application of EIIP interventions, however, there is a need to have supportive policies with the will and commitment of the decision makers and regulatory bodies. In addition, there is a need for an efficient and effective capacity for the coordination, planning, implementation and monitoring of employment intensive works. Thus, capacity development is an integral part of the ILOs technical assistance to ensure quality and sustainability of local resource-based public works. The EIIP interventions should also be based on a deep understanding of the needs of the target communities, in this case refugees and host communities, the policy environment as well as the local operational conditions.

2. Turkana County Government-ILO Collaboration

The shift from humanitarian operations to a development approach towards the impact of refugees in Turkana County as envisaged in the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP II) and the Partnership will require investment in quality and durable infrastructure assets. The Kenyan Government, the Turkana County Government (TCG) and partners all realize and have made commitments towards directing investments to long-term plans that entail spatial and physical planning, upgrading and expansion of infrastructure of social and productive assets and services to serve an integrated population of refugees and host communities and support their paths to self-reliance and long-term prosperity. Applying ILO’s EII approach provides the bridge to address multiple short-term objectives, while simultaneously laying foundations for the medium- and long-term objectives of building resilient labour markets and inclusive economic growth to be achieved.

The ILO is therefore working in collaboration with TCG under the PROSPECTS Programme to support the development initiatives of the TCG geared towards the achievement of the above goals. The TCG initiated the construction of the Lodwar Fresh Produce Market but due to financial limitations, some of the key facilities were not completed. The ILO comes in to provide the necessary technical and financial support to complete the outstanding works through the EIIP approach, including sanitation and drainage improvements that will make the market fully operational in a clean, safe and hygiene working environment for the traders.

Objective

The consultant will contribute to the broader objective of using EIIP approaches to enhance the employability of youth and women in Turkana County trough equipping local institutions (Turkana County Department of Public Works, and the Lodwar Technical and Vocational Education Training Centre with knowledge and skills on cobblestone paving technology”.

The excol will support setting up of cobble stone skills training, and design of labor based works for the Lodwar Fresh Produce Market paving works as well as overseeing the construction of sanitation blocks.

Scope of work

The scope of the consultancy work includes but not limited to:

i. Create cobblestone training capacity through training of Trainers selected from the Lodwar TVET centre target being 50 young women and men who will be engaged on labour intensive infrastructure development and maintenance works. Out of the above 15 will be locally based small scale contractors and their staff.

ii. Formulate and implement cobblestone demonstration project as part of practical training.

iii. Coordinate and oversee the construction of ablution blocks to be constructed in the Lodwar Fresh Produce Market

Activities

Specific activities to be undertaken shall include:

Output area 1: Prepare detailed cobblestone training programme and conduct training and awareness workshop.

1.1. Draft training programme based on rapid needs assessment;

1.2. Identify cobblestone production site and produce illustrations and bill of qualities as well as resource plan;

1.3. Conduct training needs and competency assessment on targeted trainees;

1.4. Prepare training modules based on existing ILO training as well as reference materials;

1.5. Participate in conducting awareness creation workshop targeting ILO constituents, heads of departments, engineers, and other stakeholders, and

1.6. Conduct Training of trainers for the first batch of institutions and other trainees. The training will involve at least one week of classroom and three weeks of practical training. This training involves both Chiselling and Paving, which require special skills training to prepare (cut) the stones and carry out all paving activities in accordance with the required quality specifications. The awareness and theoretical training will be conducted in collaboration with ILO EIIP specialists.

1.7. Conduct training for selected Chisellers on quarry site. The training will include cobblestone cutting as well as life skills training including financial literacy, OSH, etc.

Deliverables

i. Outline of the demonstration site

ii. Training modules and teaching material for cobblestone technology

iii. ToT training delivered to the beneficiaries

iv. Cobblestone training competency framework developed

Output area 2: Cobblestone site demonstration and mentorship to trainees.

1.8. Support the Project implementers (Lodwar TVET Centre) procurement units in identifying and procuring the right tools and materials necessary for the cobblestone trial project;

1.9. Take part in the design, set out, construction and monitoring of the trial project;

1.10. Provide technical mentorship, based on agreed training plan and monitor the progress of the trainees as they execute trial projects, and

1.11. With the guidance from the EIIP Specialists, develop the cobblestone project procurement procedures with the district procurement unit, including bidding documents, general and special conditions of contracts, contract formats, technical requirements (including schedule of requirements, designs, specifications, bills of quantities) and additional forms and documents as necessary.

Deliverables

i. Setting up demonstration project

ii. Mentorship programme developed and executed

iii. Procurement procedures, documents and templates for cobblestone projects developed

iv. Support given to the forum and the district in procuring tools (specification of tools and

identification of suppliers etc.)

Output area 3: The Lodwar TVET Centre supported in developing promotional materials on cobblestone technology.

1.12. Provide supporting materials for developing promotional materials of cobblestone technology.

Deliverables

i. Promotional materials developed

Organization of and Conduct of the Consultancy

The consultant will report to the Director ILO CO-Dar Es Salaam and works under the overall guidance of the ILO PROSPECTS team in Nairobi, Kenya, and the PROSPECTS EIIP Technical Specialist based in Addis Ababa. The consultant is further expected to work in close coordination with the ILO EIIP Senior Specialist in Pretoria.

Reporting

The Consultant will submit the following reports:

1. Inception report: the consultant will prepare an inception report detailing implementation methodology, list of activities and sub-activities as well as implementation timeline, proposed consultant’s personnel deployment schedule, etc;
2. Draft completion report: outlining the organization and delivery of cobblestone training, and demonstration project, mentorship as well as a recommendations relating to the improvement in training capacity for cobblestone technology.

The consultant shall submit 3 hard copies and an electronic copy of all the documentation prepared in the course of the consultancy work to ILO within the time specified above.

Time Frame & Input

The assignment will be implemented over a period of two months from the time of contracting. The following are the total expertise/inputs required for the Consultancy services:

Designation: Cobblestone Trainer and Materials Technician

Needed qualification/expertise: Shall be a higher diploma holder in materials testing and with certificate on ToT on cobblestone works. He/she must have extensive experience in materials testing in the road sub-sector and training delivery

Input person- days: 30

The total estimated project input shall be about 30 person-days.

Essential Qualification and Experience

The prospective consultants should possess a Diploma in civil engineering or equivalent qualification. He /she should also possess proven experiences on training delivery, materials testing and alternative road paving technologies including Cobblestone.

Facilities to be provided

The Lodwar TVET Centre will provide working offices and will ensure that the Consultant is introduced to the staff of the relevant authorities in the road sector and is fully supported in carrying out its activities. The institution will also avail all the necessary and relevant documentation for use by the consultant and assign suitable staff to work with the Consultant. The ILO will share on technical and training materials related cobblestone paving technology.

The Consultant will make his/her own arrangements regarding computer hardware and software, stationery, communication, local transport, etc.

Terms of Payment

The consultant’s payment will be comprised of:

i. Fee: Payment to cover for the services provided to carry out this assignment as per the TOR.

30% of fees shall be paid upon delivery of the following output 1 results within 1 week of contracting: –

Output area 1: Prepare detailed cobblestone training programme and conduct training and awareness workshop.

1. Draft training programme based on rapid needs assessment;
2. Identify cobblestone production site and produce illustrations and bill of qualities as well as resource plan;
3. Conduct training needs and competency assessment on targeted trainees;
4. Prepare training modules based on existing ILO training as well as reference materials;
5. Participate in conducting awareness creation workshop targeting ILO constituents, heads of departments, engineers, and other stakeholders,

iii. The balance of the agreed fees (70%) shall be upon completion of the assignment to satisfaction of the ILO

iv. Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA): To cover the consultant’s daily expenses when traveling to project site. DSA shall be reimbursed based on actual missions taken.

v. Local travel: ILO shall reimburse all costs related local travel.