DEADLINE: 30TH JULY, 2021
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM)
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY BASED REINTEGRATION PROJECTS
BACKGROUND
Assisted voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR) is a key strategy in ensuring the humane and orderly movement of migrants. It is an indispensable component of a migration management approach which is intended to be mutually beneficial to migrants, governments and other sectors of society affected by migration.
IOM implements the AVRR which has well-tailored reintegration measures supporting the socioeconomic reintegration of returnees in their countries of origin. IOM under the different ongoing projects including the regional Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration (financed by the European Union Trust Fund) and other AVRR projects is implementing actions to ensure the sustainable reintegration of returning Nigerian migrants in close collaboration with the Government of Nigeria
These projects provide Community-Based Reintegration (CBR) support which aims at involving returning migrants in income-generating activities with their home communities to promote inclusive local development while also reducing the socioeconomic challenges in the areas and the impact of return migration on the prioritized receiving communities. In this regard, IOM has, at this stage, identified communities in Edo state which are highly affected by irregular migration to create job opportunities in existing private sectors firm and set up community-based projects in line with the community/returnees’ interest and ecological setting.
To create employment opportunities and income generating activities for returned migrants and unemployed youths in these communities,
IOM is seeking private sector partnership with companies who have expertise and are currently running profitable businesses with a potential to absorb potential migrants and returned migrants as employees in any of the following areas
• Agro- processing business related to tomato, pepper, cabbage etc
• soilless farming
OBJECTIVE
The main objective of this engagement is to promote partnership between IOM and the private sector to provide employment opportunities within their cycle of business for unemployed youth/potential migrants and returnees who are exposed to the risk of irregular migration within their communities, and to create avenue for knowledge transfer in the course of engagement with the private sector.
REQUIREMENT
This project has taken an approach of promoting partnership with well-established agro enterprises, which has the required funds, technological expertise, job placement capacity, management, market for the products and technical industry -specific expertise to support with provision of employment. To this end, IOM is seeking private firms with the relevant pedigree, preferably in agriculture processing, value chain network and soilless farming who will offer job placement within their business for returnees and potential migrants and is also capable of providing technical expertise to set up soilless farms.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
IOM invites experienced and interested private firms to submit an expression of interest, technical proposal along with a cover letter in support of their application addressed to IOM Lagos via email: IOMLagosTenders@iom.int OR via hard copy to IOM Lagos Office at No.1 Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, Nigeria or 3, Aideyan Street off Ihama Street, GRA Benin on or before July 30th,2021.
