Oxfam employs more than six thousand people in 90 countries who share a commitment to work together to end poverty and suffering. It is committed to ensure diversity and gender equality within the organization and welcomes applications from women, person with disability and under-represented groups. Oxfam does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on their HIV/AIDS status. The organization has been working in Bangladesh since the War of Independence and has established a permanent country office in 1972. Since then it has responded to all major emergencies in the country. Oxfam’s current program focuses on Economic Justice & Resilience, Gender and Women’s Leadership and Humanitarian Capacity Building and Response.

Oxfam in Bangladesh is going to hire a consultant (national) for Tracking Government Allocation for Youth Development. We invite proposal from interested individual consultant/consultancy firm to undertake this assignment.

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

The aim of this research is to generate information and insight which can be incorporated into project planning and create enabling environment towards sustainable economic empowerment of young men and women.  

OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSULTANCY

• The sequential process by which budget on youths’ skill development is fixed and distributed at all tiers of the national and local government
• Amount of budget allocation for youths’ skill development (gender segregated where possible) at all tiers of national and local government
• Trade-wise budget allocation for youth skills development (gender segregated where possible) by public training institutions
• Gap analysis of demand for skills and budgetary allocation
• Recommendations for bridging the gap

Please refer to the detailed TOR (Click Here) for this assignment.

Proposal submission Instruction:

Please follow all instruction accordingly

The individual/firm must submit the following documents along with Technical & Financial Proposal (including VAT/TAX): The financial proposal should include 15% VAT ONLY. Oxfam will deduct 10% Income Tax at source from the agreed consultancy amount.

For Individual Consultant:

• Maximum 2 page CV of Team Leader highlighting related assignments completed with client  name, contract person and mobile number  ( this person must have fulltime engagement during assignment time)
• Other Team members’ one page short CV highlighting related assignment completed
• TIN Certificate ( PDF soft version) 
• Relevant documents from previous assignment. 
• Two references

For Consultancy Firm:

• Maximum 2 page organization profile highlighting related assignments completed with client  name, contract person and mobile number
• Lead Consultant’s ( who will lead the assignment) Maximum 2 page CV highlighting related assignment completed, role in of the completed assignment 
• Other Team members’ ( who will involve in the assignment )  one paragraph short CV highlighting related assignment description of the roles and functions of the consultant and his/her associates, and a description of the level of effort of the associates (eg., full-time, part-time, as needed)
• Organization’s/Firm’s Certificate, TIN and VAT registration
• At least two Contracts of 2 organizations that have recently contracted the consultant to develop related documents.
• Documents in favor of the previous relevant documents.
• At least two references name needed to be mentioned

General Instruction for Individual Consultant/ Consultancy Firm:

• Do not send any JPEG/Image format.
• Please keep your all files name short and brief
• Please mention the assignment title “Consultant for Tracking Government Allocation for Youth Development” in the subject line during application via below mentioned email submit following two separate pdf files –

• Financial proposal
• Technical proposal should include Expression of Interest, profile of the consultant/firm or individual including experience in handling similar assignments, a work-plan, methodology, Certificate, TIN and VAT registration to hrbd@oxfam.org.uk

Proposal submission deadline: 01 February 2018

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