Employment Support Project PIU Tender

Request For Expression Of Interestmongoliamongolia Employment Support Projectcredit No: 5974assignment Title: Individual Consultant For Technical Assistance On Designing And Conduct Of Unemployment Studyreference No: Y2-c3-c-03mongolia Intends To Apply For Financing From The World Bank Toward The Cost Of The Mongolia Employment Support Project (mesp) And Intends To Apply Part Of The Proceeds For Consulting Services. Mesp, Implemented By The Ministry Of Labor And Social Protection (mlsp) Seeks To Provide Jobseekers And Micro-entrepreneurs In Mongolia With Improved Access To Labor Market Opportunities.mesp Has Three Distinct And Interlinked Components To Achieve This Objective. Component 1 Intends To Orient The Current Public Employment Services (pes) Towards More Client-centric Service Providers With Greater Collaboration With Private Employment Services. Component 2 Will Strengthen The Design, Relevance, And Demand Orientation Of Select Active Labor Market Programs. Component 3 Plans To Improve The Quality And Availability Of Labor Market Information And Analysis To Help Institutional And Non-institutional Actors Make Informed Decisions And Provides Support For Strengthening M&e And Management Of The Project. This Assignment Falls Under The Component 3.international Individual Consultant Is Expected To Provide Technical Support To Planning And Implementing The Unemployment Study Which Is To Be Carried Out By The National Statistical Office (nso) Of Mongolia. Specifically, A Technical Support Is Needed To Develop The Concept And Methodology Of The Study, Designing A Questionnaire, And Providing Necessary Technical Support In Drafting, Finalizing And Present The Study Report. Total Number Of Contract Days Will Be 25 Working Days (15 Working Days For Part-1, And 10 Working Days For Part 2).the Consultant Will Undertake Following Tasks:desk Review Of Available Literature And Work With Mlsp And Key Stakeholders To Understand Issues To Be Explored By The Study, And Define The Key Issues Of The Study;work With Mlsp And Nso, And Propose And Finalize The Methodology And Sampling That Are Well Suited For The Study As Well As The Methodology Of The Lfs; Draft The Survey Questionnaire (to Be Added To The Lfs 2020);develop Technical Notes For Nso For Successfully Testing The Draft Questionnaire;finalize The Questionnaire;develop Technical Notes For Nso In Designing Emunerators Training Manual Of The Unemployment Study (added Module To The Mongolia Lfs 2020); Develop Output Tables For The Added Module;support Nso In Drafting[1] (in Analyzing The Data Collected Through The Added Module Of The Lfs As Guided By The Objective Of The Study) And Preparing The Unemployment Report (using The Data From The Additional Module And Beyond). The Report Based On Data Analyses Shall Be Complemented With Context, Policy Relevance, Relevant Literature, Best Practices, And Policy Recommendations.work With The Nso To Integrate The Statistics Of The Unemployment Into The Main Report Of The Lfs;present The Unemployment Report To Relevant Counterparts, Including The Mlsp, Goslw, Nso, Development Partners And Other Stakeholders.the Ministry Of Labor And Social Protection Now Invites An Individual Consultant (“consultant”) To Indicate His /her Interest In Providing The Services. Interested Consultant Should Provide Information Demonstrating That He/she Has The Required Qualifications And Relevant Experience To Perform The Services. In Below,the Criteria Are:at Least A Master Degree In Labour Economics, Human Resources Development Or Related Fields;at Least 10 Years Of Professional Experience In Labor Market Surveys And Studies;demonstrated Experience Of Working On Donor Funded Projects And Providing Technical Support To Countries Other Than Of His/her Own;proven Ability To Write Concise Reports; Proficiency In Written And Spoken English;familiarity With Social Issues Of Mongolia And Previous Work Experience With Mongolia Will Be An Advantage.the Attention Of Interested Consultants Is Drawn To Paragraph 1.9 Conflict Of Interest Of The World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection And Employment Of Consultants Under Ibrd Loans And Ida Credits & Grants By World Bank Borrowers Dated January 2011 As Revised July 2014.consultant Will Be Selected In Accordance With The Procedures Set Out In The Current Edition Of The Worldbank's Guidelines: Selection And Employment Of Consultants By World Bank Borrowers Dated January 2011 As Revised July 2014.interested Consultants May Obtain Further Information (terms Of Reference) At The Address Below.expressions Of Interest Must Be Delivered To The Address Below Before 6:00 Pm (ulaanbaatar Time) On 22 July 2019mongolian Employment Support Projectsuite 701 And 702, 7th Floor, Max Tower, Khoroo No.4, Street Juulchin, Chingeltei District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia N.mongolmaaproject Coordinator Tel: 976-99090567e-mail:mongolmaa@mesp.mn