DEADLINE: 23RD SEPTEMBER, 2021
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM)
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP IN THE REINTEGRATION OF MIGRANTS
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 socio-economic 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 Kano 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 otherwise known as potential migrants 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
- Plastic recycling and plastic production business
- Manufacturing of household plastic items
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.
SPECIFIC CONTEXT
The high demand of plastic items in Nigeria and the positive impact of recycling plastic items has prompted the essence of plastic recycling and plastic manufacturing business to boost production for the increasing population and contribute to the overall economic matrix of the state.
According to the data matrix from the Nigeria data portal the unemployment rate in the country is about 32.5% [2021] for a population of approximately 211,394,895 people, with youths making a substantial part of that population. Also available data from the EU-IOM JI over 17,359 migrants have been returned back to Nigeria since 2017 and a large number of them are from Kano State. It is of critical importance therefore to positively engage this youth channeling their energy and potentials to build their skills, create employment, develop entrepreneurship capacity to create livelihood opportunities.
In view of this, IOM is seeking well established private sector companies in the plastic recycling sector that can provide employment within their existing businesses or in setting up a new plastic business in a partnership modality with IOM. The beneficiaries under this scheme will have the opportunity to acquire skill, work experience and technological know-how on plastic recycling and producing of plastic items.
REQUIREMENT
This project has taken an approach of promoting partnership with well-established plastic recycling and production of plastic items 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 plastic processing, value chain network who will offer job placement within their business for returnees and potential migrants and is also capable of providing technical expertise to set up plastic recycling and production.
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
The criteria for selecting the firm, among others, are:
➢ Must operate in Nigeria with preference given to those who are within/near the following States: Kano State.
➢ Must be registered and certified by the Corporate Affairs Commission and tax certificate;
➢ Must have been in operation for at least two (2) years in similar area of expertise;
➢ Must be a business development service provider;
➢ Evidence of consistent and sustained good financial performance (audit reports for the last 2years);
➢ Management Team composition with a proven track record;
➢ proven understanding of the Nigerian business environment and labor market structure;
➢ Evidence of the existence of a proper governance structure;
➢ Evidence of the availability of adequate resources (human and financial) and capacity to manage plastic or manufacturing business;
➢ Evidence of consistent regulatory compliance;
➢ Proven financial capacity.
QUERIES RELATED TO APPLICATIONS:
Organizations requiring any clarifications on the content of this document may notify the IOM in writing at the following email address: IOMLagosTenders@iom.int. IOM will respond to any request for clarification received on or before 15 September 2021.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
IOM invites interested private Firms to submit an expression of interest, along with a cover letter in support of their application, addressed to the IOM Lagos Procurement Unit and sent to the following email IOMLagostenders@iom.int on or before 23 September,2021.
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