Company Description
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

SNV is a not-for-profit international development organisation that makes a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty by helping them raise incomes and access basic services. We aim for premium quality and focus on only three sectors: agriculture, energy and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). With a long-term, local presence in over 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, we know how governments work and how relationships are built. Implementing our mission exclusively through project financing requires us to work efficiently and invest in operational excellence every day. Our team of more than 1,300 staff is the backbone of SNV.

Established in Zambia in 1965, SNV is one of Zambia’s leading INGOs and works with locally based development partners including national and local government, civil society organisations and businesses to develop the capacities of local communities and alleviate poverty. For more information on our operations in Zambia, visit our website: www.snv.org/country/zambia

Background

SNV is implementing the second phase of the Scaling Up Youth Employment in Agriculture Initiative Opportunities for Youth Employment (OYE)+ project in Zambia. The four-year OYE+ Phase II project builds off successes, lessons learned and evaluations to date from the Phase I project in Zimbabwe and Zambia, other SNV youth employment projects and the OYE programme in Tanzania. The OYE+ Phase II program aims at fostering a strengthened approach to youth employment programming by addressing structural barriers, offering tailored support, and promoting collaboration among community, private sector, and government stakeholders to create dignified livelihoods for young people.

SNV Zambia, with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), is implementing the Opportunities for Youth Employment (OYE +) project phase 2, which seeks to improve the livelihoods and prospects of 13,000 out of school youths (among whom at least 50% are young women) by creating ‘green’ jobs and entrepreneurship. The project aims to improve the livelihoods and future prospects of youths through “Green Employment” and Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Agrifood, Renewable energy, and other emerging Sectors.

The key objectives of the project are to:

1.Increase access to employment and entrepreneurial skills development opportunities.
2.Match young people to economic opportunities in their communities, using market development and increased financial inclusion.
3.Contribute to and support an enabling environment via company partnerships, community engagement, and improved government coordination.
The project employs the Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship (YEE) Pull-Match-Pull-Enable framework approach that brings together partners from the private sector, service providers, and government to focus on employability, entrepreneurship, and business access for youth. In view of the above, a need has arisen for SNV to conduct a Localised Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Opportunity Scan (Opportunity Scan) as a prelude to the implementation of the project. Opportunity identification lays the groundwork for implementing YEE activities, by directing interventions towards growth-oriented economic sectors that present viable youth employment and entrepreneurship. SNV intends to undertake a pragmatic exercise to inform a concrete project implementation strategy. To that end, the Opportunity Scan will be led by the SNV technical team with support from an independent consultant, ensuring that OYE+ Phase II activities are strategically aligned with promising economic opportunities. By leveraging the expertise of both teams, the exercise will comprehensively analyse and identify opportunities that are both viable, appealing to youth aspirations and “green” in nature which addresses current and futuristic localized challenges and ever-changing market dynamics. Additionally, the central involvement of the SNV technical team will foster ownership and sustainability, anchoring the identified opportunities within the YEE framework approaches

Job Description
Overview of the assignment

The Local Service Provider will provide services as required during the project’s implementation phase. Reporting directly to the Project Manager for OYE, the LSPs will engage with both SNV personnel directly involved in the project and those providing indirect support and collaborating with the private sector companies and government.

The core responsibilities of the LSP encompass youth recruitment, provision of life skills and business training, dissemination of vocational skills and market access information, establishment of connections with local government entities and skill development providers, and facilitation of mentoring and internship/apprenticeship opportunities.

The assignment will run from 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025

Qualifications
Local service providers need to have demonstrable knowledge, experience, and skills in the following areas;

Knowledge and skills in delivering training to rural youth with limited education and entrepreneurship experience.
Small enterprise development, coaching, and mentoring in any of the two sectors mentioned above.
Linking enterprises with relevant market players such as private sector companies, financial institutions, and local government authorities.
Experience with gender-based value chain analysis and young women’s economic empowerment initiatives.
Knowledge and experience with the application of climate-smart agricultural practices and green jobs
Clear sustainability plan.
Must be a registered entity in Zambia as an association, business Hub, or TEVET Skills Development Institution.
Demonstrate local presence in the selected district
Proficiency in fostering youth employment and self-employment opportunities, along with a deep understanding of financial inclusion strategies.
Prior involvement in Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) initiatives
Expertise or experience related to climate change adaptation mitigation in agriculture.
Track record in working on youth empowerment programs and or training of youths for at least 6 years after the organization was registered.
Good understanding of the energy and agriculture sectors and how they can play a role in youth employment
Must have a network of at least 500 youth agricultural producers, processors, or entrepreneurs
Must have an onsite business in Agricultural value chains, energy, or Green Jobs with farm or productive assets for entrepreneurship demonstrations.
Must be able to demonstrate the ability to harness the market potential of continuing to deliver the services to youth beyond the project.
Must have experience in private sector engagement, linkages, and job placements
Proven financial and management systems.
Must have demonstrated financial capacity and capability, have current contracts with firms other than SNV
Lead must have a minimum of bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Project Management, Business Administration, or related field with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
Women-led Development Associations are encouraged to apply.
Prospective organizations must have expertise in:

Programming/project management
Skills development
Business Development
Agriculture/Renewable energy
Additional Information
Mandatory requirements

Company profile
Certified copy of Tax certificate and Tax Clearance Certificate
Certified copy of company/NGO registration certificate
Proofs and confirmations that statutory social insurance contributions, taxes, etc required by the national law have been paid
Audited Financial Statement for the last financial year
Failure to provide any of the above mandatory Organisation Documents will result in the elimination of the applicant’s bid.

All submissions should be sent electronically to: zambiaprocurement@snv.org with the heading “OYE Phase II LSP”

The deadline for sending in submissions is 29th August 2024. Only applicants that have been selected for further discussion will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by 20th September 2024 consider your application unsuccessful.

We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement. SNV believes in and follows competent selection procedures to ensure quality outcomes in all of its assignments

Detailed specifications and requirements are well stated in the RFQ which can be found on this link.