DEADLINE: 11TH MARCH, 2021
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGE INTERNATIONAL
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE NEXT ECONOMY PROGRAMME EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT
ABOUT SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES
SOS Children’s Villages is an independent non-governmental social development organization that focuses on the child’s development into self-supporting and contributing member of society Recognizing the role of the child in his her own development, as well as the role of his her family, community, state and other service providers, we work together with all relevant stakeholders to find the most appropriate response to the situation of children at risk of losing parental care and those without parental care In Nigeria, SOS Children’s Villages (SOS CV Nigeria) has been active since 1973 and has presence in Lagos, Ogun, Plateau, Oyo, Kaduna, Borno and Edo states as well as Abuja-FCT Over the past forty-seven years, we have provided quality child care and protection to orphaned and abandoned children through our Alternative Care and Family Strengthening Programmes
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE INITIATIVE
The Next Economy Programme- “How African Youths Make t Work” empowers Nigerian youths to unleash their talents, build their confidence and hone the skills they need for a successful career in a job role or as an entrepreneur The programme is designed to accommodate the diverse ambitions of young people in Nigeria who are entering the labour market. With the help of the programme. young people will gain cross cutting professional Skills, which may be lacking in the learning curricula of higher institutions The contracted service provider will design the training curriculum which will define the content of the training programme
TARGET GROUP
The Next Economy Programme, is targeted at vulnerable young people in Nigeria. This activities generally target young people between the ages of 18 and 35, who are graduates and are in need of the required skills for an effective career in the workplace
TERMS FOR THE EMPLOYABILITY TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT
The employability skills training component of the Next Economy Programme in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is aimed to prepare youths by equipping them with skills that meet the demands of the local labour market and to guide them, through internships, to a ‘decent job’
In view of this, SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria is seeking highly experienced and qualified training professionals to facilitate a 2-week training on employability skills for selected participants, as well as facilitate the placement and linkages of participants who successfully complete the employability trajectory training into internship positions and to ensure they secure decent jobs
OBJECTIVES
- Youths acquire the skills, behaviors, and attitudes that enable them to learn and grow in self-knowledge. social interaction, and physical and emotional health
- Youths understand the relationship between their individual strengths and desires and their future goals, and have the skills to act on that understanding
- Youths have the knowledge and skills needed to practice leadership and participate in community life
- In cooperation with the private sector educate and coach youths with skills connected to the demand of the local labour market, and therewith accompany them towards internships and/or a ‘decent job’
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
- Young people become aware of the needs of the labour market, assess themselves to identify their area of best fit in the labour market
- Young people gain job readiness skills and understand expectations in the workplace
- Young people are able to write a viable CV, experience mock interview sessions as well as other relevant role-play and performances.
- Young people are able to enter the labour market and pitch their value in the jo market with their personal value proposition
- Young people are able to build the necessary confidence and courage to actively search for and secure internship and job opportunities
The proposed training will tackle topics related to soft skills, interpersonal and management skills that will include but not limited to: Positive Thinking, Effective Communication Skills,Corporate Communication, Effective Presentation Skills, Personal Branding. Team Building and Team Work. Other topics will include: Excellence in Service, CV Writing, Interview Skills, Business Writing, Developing Intrapreneurial Spirit, Workplace Ethics and Etiquette. Financial Literacy, Budget Management Organizations Policies and Procedure, ICT Skills and Project Management Skills for Beginners
APPROACH
The training provider will follow a demand-driven skill-building and experience-sharing approach that will be effective, innovative, exciting and flexible for the participants. The training provider will utilize measurement and evaluation systems that are unique to encourage deeper involvement of participants
- Each training session will be customized to meet the needs and objectives of the program while taking into consideration the needs and likely expectations of the participants.
- As a means of ensuring quality control, the training provider must guarantee a level of consistency across the concurrent training sessions utilizing a standard curriculum based on the outlines and as approved by SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria.
- The training facilitator will be in constant communication with assigned SOS Nigeria staff to monitor the learning process, outputs, and benefits
- Following each training, both qualitative and quantitative data will be collected through surveys, written questionnaires, and verbal feedback from participant and trainers. In addition and to ensure maximum benefit, our trainers will examine participants’ ski levels during the training, identity the causes of performance gaps and their select the method of intervention to correct the situation
DELIVERABLES
- Develop custom-made training curriculum/modules
- Develop tools for measuring quality and consistency of the training
- Link a stipulated number of participants to internship and job opportunities
- Submission of periodic and final reports (as agreed)
NOTE: Each training module will consist of introductory remarks, learning objectives, concepts, definitions, activities and exercises.
REQUIRED PROFILE
- Profile of interested training providers include:
- Highly knowledgeable of livelihood and employment trends in Nigeria
- Experience with extensive expertise in employability skills development and training
- Experience working with young people with a minimum of five (5) years working in a related field
- Professional human resource management
- Highly developed facilitation, analytical and writing skills
- Adequate business registration with regulatory bodies
- Physical and verifiable presence in project location (Abuja)
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
While it is the responsibility of SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria to select the training participants, the training provider will be responsible for coordinating and training
Therefore, SOs Children’s Villages Nigeria reserves the right to extend, reduce, or terminate the contract and/or suspend payments if the training provider does not perform according to the RFP in its entirety
- This bid is open to all national and international service providers (independent
- consultants or companies) who are legally constituted and can provide th requested services in Abuja, Nigeria. The bidder shall bear all costs of the bid, costs of a proposal cannot be included as a direct cost of the assignment
- The proposal and all supplementary documents have to be submitted in English in addition, the bidder has to cover ail translation costs related to field interviews
- The financial bid needs to be stated in Naira
SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
All RFPs received will be assessed based on relevance (efficient and effective responsiveness) to the call and should not be more than five (5) pages.
The Reference Code: “SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria- Next Economy Programme Employability Skills Training Proposal should be indicated on the application and mailed to The National Director, SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria through:
SOSCV.Services@sos-nigeria.org
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: The proposal has to be received by close of work, 5pm on March 11, 2021.
Proposals received after the deadline will not be considered.
