Scope of Work

---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------Scope of WorkS COPE OF S ERVICES L IVELIHOODS S OCIAL C OUNSELORS P ROJECT : L IVELIHOOD S ERVICE I NITIATIVE E CONOMIC S ELF -R ELIANCE FOR R EFUGEES IN E GYPT A. B ACKGROUND Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is creating a Livelihood Service Initiative (LSI) for refugees in Egypt that will provide support to 500 job seekers and entrepreneurs through a variety of economic services, including: individual economic assessments; training; job matching and apprenticeship; micro-finance linkages; and protection and business advice. The exact map of services will differ for each individual and will be established through an individual economic assessment. Livelihoods social counselors charged with conducting the assessment, facilitating service provision, and providing follow-up and protection services will facilitate this process. The LSI will provide services in a decentralized manner through outreach to refugee community-based organizations (CBOs). The LSI will also include a comprehensive referral system through existing service providers to avoid creating parallel services or competing with valuable services currently available to refugees in Egypt. The scope of the LSI will be1 / 8limited in 2019 in order to focus on demonstrating results and building successes; if additional funds become available, CRSwill mobilize resources to scale-up the project. The LSI isa high-profile pilot project that seeks to become a model for other urban refugee contexts; consequently the initiative must offer high-quality services in a careful and studied manner.B. P URPOSE The purpose of this Scope of Services (SOS) isto define the responsibilities of a Livelihoods Social Counselor, who will be the liaison between the refugee community and the services offered by the program. Livelihoods Social Counselors will be trained in the skills and duties for the job and will have substantial responsibilities related to livelihoods assessments; building linkages to training, apprenticeships, job placements, and micro-financing; and monitoring employment opportunities to ensure protection. C. D ESCRIPTION OF S ERVICES The Livelihoods Social Counselors will undertake the following duties under this Scope of Services: Livelihoods Assessmentsform the targeted community about the services offered by the LSI and steps required to ensure they have full information about the projects scope, services, and---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------3 / 8by CRS, conduct assessments of iDevelop with the participant a sustainable livelihoods map or action plan based on the results of the LivelihoodsAssessment, which includes linkages to the services offered by the LSI program (livelihoods training, apprenticeships, training and job placements, micro-finance and business start-up activities, on the results of the livelihoods assessment, as appropriate,and follow-up to ensure the referral is meetingthe how the livelihoods assessment and action planning can be meet with refugee participants to assess and document their progress on the Livelihoods Action Plan; assist in problem-Makesite visits to training providers, apprenticeships hosts, business partners, and new refugee business owners to assess and document the participants treatmenParticipate in a complaint mechanism established by the project andserve as an mediator between the participant and the hostinghow the protection services can be strengthened and improved.orientations, capacity building sessions, exchange of experiences, and practical exercises to develop the skillsand reflection exercises to discuss project implementation andimplemented and results achieved and issues affecting the targeted community, in a format and frequency agreed to in advance with CRS Management;refugee community and the project team to ensure that project services are well communicated and responsive to the communitysAssessments completed each month for targeted members of theminimum of 10 Livelihoods maps each month developed for targeted members of the refugee community, as evidenced by theoviders, as evidenced by a referral receipt, and follow-up on the referral, as evidenced by a follow-with participants to assess and document progress on the---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------5 / 8Site visits to training providers, apprenticeship hosts, business partners, and new refugee business ownership to assess protection and take actions, as needed as evidenced by trip reports in a formatagreed-participation in capacity building, team meetings, and Reports on activities implemented and results achieved and issues affecting the targetedcommunity, in a format and frequency agreed to in advance with CRS management. E. C ONDITIONS OF W ORK The following conditions apply to the provide the Livelihoods Social Counselor with an orientation to allof the activities, duties, and tools/forms required for the successful iwill be paid a fixed amount of each month for the deliverables listed above, for the satisfactory completion of services only. In addition, CRS will provide a monthlytransportation allowance to facilitate outreach to the community and deliverables is not an exhaustive list and the Coordinator may from time-to-time be asked to supplement the list, upon mutualcial Counselor may mobilize additional human resources to assist in this work, such as volunteers or assistants, with the costs associated included in the Counselors monthly fee for services, but the Livelihoods Social Counselor remains fully responsible for allfraud or inappropriate influence on the part of the Livelihoods Social Counselor, as determined by CRS staff, the Counselors Contract with CRS will be terminated immediately. CRS need not produce evidence of the fraud, only suspect it. F. P LACE OF P ERFORMANCE The Livelihoods Social Counselor will work from his/her home or will be co-located with a refugee community-based organization partnering with CRS in the Project. All work will be performed in the community itself or on the premises of a training provider, apprenticeship host, or business. In addition, the Social Counselor will be responsible for attending periodic team meetings at CRS office in either Maadi or Dokki. G. P ERIOD OF P ERFORMANCE March 1, 2019 December 31, 2019, with the possibility of extension to 2019 upon successful completion of duties. H. B IDDING S ELECTION P ROCEDURE Bidding Procedure Interested bidders should submit the attached Bid Cover Sheet along with their CV---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------7 / 8in a sealed envelope to CRS office in Garden City (13 Ibrahim Naguib, Floor 2) no later than noon on 06 March2019. Ifa bid is missing any of the required information or does not comply with the process in any way, the bid may be disqualified. Selection Procedure All bids will be evaluated by a committee withthetargeted community and the challenges and opportunitiesintensely, often for long-Price for Services Only bidders who are selected as finalists and move to the interview, contracting, and negotiation stage will be notified. Conditions CRS/Egypt reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, to annul the solicitation process and reject all Bids at any time prior to award of purchase order, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected Bidder(s) or any obligation to provide information on the grounds for the purchasers ground. CRS will permanently refuse to work with any bidder who attempts to influence the bidding process through bribery, graft or any other corruptpractices.。