DEADLINE: 9TH MARCH, 2021
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM)
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY FOR END PROJECT EVALUATION TO IOM NIGERIA
Project Background
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Migration Agency, began operations in Nigeria in 2001 with the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) Programme, one of the organization’s global initiatives, which helps stranded migrants who wish to voluntarily return home safely and supports the most vulnerable to get back on their feet. In 2002, IOM signed a cooperation agreement with the government of Nigeria and launched the country mission. Ever since then, IOM has continued to assist stranded migrants in host countries to return voluntarily to their home countries through the AVRR programs. In 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the
Government of Nigeria provided assisted voluntary return and reintegration support to more than 6,900 Nigerian migrants stranded along the Central Mediterranean route. Due to the scale of the problem, the Government of Nigeria returned an additional 2,140 Nigerians since January 2018 back from Libya
through chartered flights. The institutional and strategic framework needed to respond to the needs of returning Nigerian irregular migrants is still at its early stages and no mechanisms were put in place to support this caseload with immediate post-arrival or reintegration assistance. Furthermore, while some
reintegration efforts are undertaken locally, most initiatives do not have the required resources or capacity to respond to the needs. This poses a significant risk to the sustainability of return as individuals may opt for re-migration or other negative coming mechanisms in order not to burden their families or communities
Scope of Work /Deliverables:
The evaluation is to be conducted at locations (should COVID-19 restrictions allow for travel) using the following methods. The evaluation management team will provide the evaluator with the identification of key stakeholders, and in organizing the schedule of interviews and site visits.
Desk review: IOM and the project implementation team will provide the following document to the evaluators: Project document and logical framework, Project budget, Interim financial and narrative reports, Activity reports, Documents related to project output such as visibility material, relevant brochures and other publications related to the project. Donor’s documentation, such as: donor’s reports, signed agreement, important correspondence.
Interviews: In-depth interviews are to be conducted with IOM staff directly involved in project implementation. Structured interviews will also be conducted with project’s direct beneficiaries and key stakeholders.
Direct Observation: The evaluator hired will visit the beneficiaries’ business sites in Lagos, Edo, and Delta states to evaluate the performance of the businesses and service providers during the implementation of the reintegration services through observation missions and beneficiary satisfaction surveys.
The evaluation will target returnees’ residents in the locations where the project is being implemented, as listed Below table.
Method of Application:
IOM invites experienced project evaluator at local and national levels working in the area of migration, vulnerable and human trafficking to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI), along with requisite organizational documents and a cover letter in support of their application.
Interested companies will be expected to submit their proposal as an EoI in the following manner:
a. Each proposal shall incorporate a detailed program design, including background and work plan.
b. Provide detailed financial costs, mentioning unit costs and rates.
c. Each proposal should contain an organizational profile and a portfolio of previous work done in similar field for similar organisations, especially on Communication for Development and behavioural change communication.
d. The organisational profile should include legal identity documents of the organisation and programs and projects, past and current with short descriptions.
The completed EoI should be placed in a plain, sealed envelope and clearly marked: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: Consultancy for end project evaluation to IOM Nigeria, Lagos sub-Office by 9th March, 2021 in the below address:
Procurement Department
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Nigeria
1, Isaac John Street, GRA Ikeja, Lagos
E-mail– iomlagostenders@iom.int .
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