CONSULTANCY FOR LABOUR MARKET ASSESSMENT UNDER RACIDA’S IOM-ELEVATE PROJECT IN MANDERA EAST SUB COUNTY , MANDERA COUNTY

RURAL AGENCY FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE TENDER AUGUST 2025 

CONSULTANCY FOR LABOUR MARKET ASSESSMENT UNDER RACIDA’S IOM-ELEVATE PROJECT IN MANDERA EAST SUB COUNTY , MANDERA COUNTY

Closing date: 21 Aug 2025

Disclaimer: RACIDA reserves the right to determine the structure of the process, number of short-listed participants, the right to withdraw from the proposal process, the right to change this timetable at any time without notice and reserves the right to withdraw this tender at any time, without prior notice and without liability to compensate and/or reimburse any party

Synopsis of the Request for Proposal (Individual Consultant / Registered firm)

Solicitation Reference No. RACIDA/IOM/2025/DSO150/01
Title of Solicitation: Consultancy for Labour Market Assessment Under RACIDA’s IOM-ELEVATE Project.
Issuing Office & Address : Rural Agency for Community Development Assistance

Website: www.racida.org
Point of contact for clarifications, questions, and amendments: Procurement@racida.org
Email Address for submission of Proposals/ Quotes : Procurement@racida.org
Deadline for Submission: 21 August, 2025 23:59 PM East African Time
Anticipated Award Type: Consultancy Agreement

Submission and Evaluation Criteria

Bidder must provide the below listed information:
Mandatory Eligibility Requirement

• Must be an Individual Consultant/ Registered Consultancy Firm
• Must submit CV of Key Personnel
• Must submit a certificate of Incorporation/ Business Registration
• Must submit a certificate of Tax Compliance.
• Must Submit Business KRA PIN

RACIDA, in collaboration with IOM, is implementing a two-year project titled ‘Empowering Livelihoods and Economic Vitality in Fragile and Conflict Zones (ELEVATE) Africa which is targeting Mandera East and Lafey Sub Counties in Mandera County. The objective of the project is to enhance economic resilience of displacement-affected communities and empowerment of marginalized groups.

Purpose and Objective

To support the ELEVATE project, RACIDA, in partnership with IOM, plans to conduct a Labor Market Assessment using a Market Systems Development approach. The study aims to examine the role of individual and household labor as an alternative source of income contributing to the local economy. It will assess the alignment between labor demand and supply, identify existing and emerging economic and market opportunities, and explore the barriers and requirements for accessing gender-sensitive and decent employment. The assessment will focus on Mandera East Sub County, and its findings will guide the design of inclusive labor market strategies and programs that strengthen the economic resilience of displacement-affected communities and empower marginalized groups

The main objective of this study is to assess context specific information on existing and potential economic opportunities in the labor market, it also seeks to assess the associated priority skills needs demanded by the labor market currently and in the future compared with available skills and determine challenges individuals have in getting market relevant trainings and finding decent jobs both in wage and self-employment sectors in Mandera County. Specifically, labor market assessment will address the following objectives:

• Understand how different farm and non-farm employment opportunities contribute more/less to enhance economic resilience of displacement-affected communities, host communities and empowerment of marginalized groups
• Determine the key growth sectors of the economy that currently absorb labor, and which are likely to see significant increases and decrease in employment in the future in Mandera County and specifically in Mandera East Sub County
• Determine the current demand for specific job market skills and what market opportunities exist for self and wage employment for men and women in the formal and informal sectors
• Assess the profiles and preferences of workers, current level of skills and capacities in the local population, attitudes towards wage and self-employment and trainings and determining the skills gaps in relation to the job market requirements
• Map out the existing labor market institutions including training service providers in the target sectors and assess the relevance of skills training courses offered by the training providers against skills demand by the key employment sectors in the Sub County
• Understand the roles that informal and cultural norms play in shaping the labor market system
• Understand involvement and participation of women, youth, persons with disability in labor market ownership
• Understand seasonality of labor demands in various sectors
• Assess internal and external bottlenecks of market growth vis-à-vis a labor population
• Identify unique challenges that women, youth, minority communities, persons with disabilities face to participate in the labor market

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