83460388_Technical Consultancy: Online Self-Assessment Tool

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is looking for Technical Consultancy Online Self-Assessment Tool

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The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a global service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. As a public-benefit federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government – in particular the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) – and many public and private sector clients in achieving their objectives in international cooperation in around 120 countries. Since 2004, GIZ has been a reliable and trusted partner of the African Union (AU) to enhance inclusive growth and sustainable development on the African continent in line with the AU’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. With more than 200 staff, GIZ African Union cooperates with the AU Commission, as well as the AU’s specialised institutions and agencies, such as the Development Agency AUDA-NEPAD, at continental, regional and national level in more than 35-member states. Key areas of engagement include Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention, Governance and Migration, Sustainable Economic Growth and Employment, as well as Health and Social Development.

The Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) lays a leadership role in ensuring the overall coherence of social development programs and in promoting, monitoring and evaluating associated policies and strategies. As part of the Department of HHS, the Division of Labour, Employment and Migration focuses on the rights, labour standards, integrated employment policies and social security systems. It provides guidelines for Member States to draw up their own country specific frameworks, based on national needs and priorities. It supports the implementation of effective labour and employment policies and programmes aligned with the various AU, RECs and international legal instruments and policy frameworks.

In a bold and timely initiative, the African Union Commission (AUC), through HHS, together with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) developed a regional programme on Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration in Africa (JLMP). The JLMP is an instrument dedicated to the implementation of the 5th Key Priority Area of the Declaration and Plan of Action on Employment, Poverty Eradication, and Inclusive Development, which was adopted by the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments (AU/Assembly/AU/20(XXIV)/Annex 3, January 2015) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The overall objective of the JLMP is to strengthen the effective governance and regulation of labour migration and mobility in Africa, under the rule of law and with the involvement of key stakeholders across governments, legislatures, social partners, migrants, international organizations, NGOs, and civil society organizations. Its immediate objectives are to strengthen effective governance of labour migration in Africa; and promote decent work for regional integration and inclusive development.

To ensure the take off the JLMP, a Three-Year Project (2018-2021), the JLMP Priority, was developed with the overall objective to improve the governance of labour migration to achieve safe, orderly and dignify migration in Africa as committed in relevant frameworks of the AU and RECs, as well as relevant international human rights and labour standards and other cooperation processes. That project was succeeded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)-funded project Labour, Employment and Mobility Actions of the AU-ILO-IOM Joint Programme on Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration in Africa (JLMP Lead) aims to contribute to the JLMP objective of strengthening the effective governance and regulation of labour migration and mobility for enhanced sustainable development for inclusive economic growth and regional integration of the African Continent.

The AUC, in collaboration with its implementing partners, the ILO and IOM, kicked off the “Catalytic Actions of the Joint Labour Migration Programme (JLMP-Action)” in June 2021 to contribute to the objective of the JLMP of strengthening effective governance, and regulation of labour migration and mobility, for enhanced sustainable development for inclusive economic growth and regional integration of the African Continent. The JLMP Action project will roll-out the implementation of the first phase of the JLMP Strategic Framework and Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (2020-2030), led by the AUC and in collaboration with ILO and IOM, and with financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). It will be implemented until December 2024 with two priority RECs namely, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), and five Member States Cameroun, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Morocco.

Anchored on the JLMP Strategic Framework (2020-2030), one of the priorities of the JLMP is to strengthen effective governance of labour migration in Africa by ensuring that Member States and RECs put in place evidence-based, human-rights centered, and gender responsive policies, strategies and interventions and systems aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of migrant workers and members of their families throughout the entire migration cycle. To this, the Programme advocates for increased domestication of key African Union, Regional Economic Communities and international legal frameworks on human rights and standards on human mobility, trade in services, free movement, and labour migration; and support for evidence-based labour migration management through increased utilization of labour migration disaggregated data and statistics. Further, the Programme encourages Member States to provide accurate and timely information to migrants on safe and regular migration, including legal pathways for amongst others the pre-decision orientation purposes.

To achieve this, the JLMP:

1. provides support and lobby for Member States to improve the ratification of key international standards for labour migration governance: AU and RECs legal instruments; including ILO C-97, ILO C-143 and the ICRMW; labour standards ILO C-87, C-181 and C-189, and ILO Social Security Conventions C-102 and C-118.
2. facilitates technical advisory engagements and capacity building training in line with the JLMP Capacity Building Strategy to Members of Parliaments (PAP, Regional and National Parliaments), labour migration institutions at the Member States level, social partners (employers and workers’ associations), diaspora associations and the RECs Secretariats to lobby and advocate for ratification and domestication of legal instruments
3. promotes legal instruments as foundations for the development of evidence- based rights-centered and implementation plan; and gender responsive labour migration policy frameworks at the RECs and Member States levels.
4. supports labour market information and labour migration sex-disaggregated administrative data management in key labour market institutions (social security institutions, private recruitment agencies, public employment services, labour inspections, etc.) by developing common and shared guidelines and tools on the collection and utilization of administrative data.
5. develops knowledge-based products and advocacy tools for usage by various stakeholders including academia, Member States, RECs Secretariats, etc. and
6. compiles migration narratives and migrant workers’ experiences for advocacy, programme development and interventions; and to monitor and evaluate the state of play of labour migration in Africa including African migrants in other regions such as the GCC countries.

For strengthening the analytical capacity of AUC when it comes to labour migration governance supported by the JLMP Action Project, the AUC has commissioned and will engage in the development of an online Self-Assessment Tool that will enable the African Union to have an overview of labour migration governance in the continent that:

1. Maps the existence of labour migration policies or strategies among MS and RECs or any other tool that contributes to labour migration governance.
2. Tracks progress of countries and RECs in a comparable manner with regards to domestication and implementation of the labour migration legal instruments and policy frameworks as well as to collect best practices on labour migration governance in the continent.
3. Highlights key priority areas of intervention to be implemented or planned by MS, RECs, and other beneficiaries.
4. Develop a sustainable and secure Online Repository System with analysis tools that can always be updated in the future.
5. Tasks to be performed by the contractor

Pursuant to the objectives outlined above, the consultancy will entail the following:

1. Activity 1: Draft an inception report containing a sitemap of the tool and understanding of the requirements, timelines, and relevant actors in line with the attached specification (annex 1).
2. Activity 2: Design and develop an intuitive and user-friendly interface for the online self-assessment tool.
3. Activity 3: Develop a one pager on the step-by-step practical “online self-assessment tool” guide for AUC, RECs and MS end-users.
4. Activity 4: Conduct consultative meetings to review the online self-assessment tool.
5. Activity 5: Incorporation of feedback and revision of the online self-assessment tool.
6. Activity 6: Test the online tool in coordination with the focal points at the Member States and RECs levels.
7. Activity 7: Presentation of finalized self-assessment tool to be used by Member States and the RECs.
8. Activity 8: Training and support: Provide online training and support to users on how to use the self-assessment tool effectively.
9. Activity 9: Develop a secure online repository system with analysis tools within the online self assessment tool that helps storing, collating and analysing the information collected from the online assessment tool. The final online repository system should be equipped with analytical tools to process and analyse the collected data efficiently.
10. Activity 10: Develop a one-pager on the step-by-step practical “online repository system with analysis tools” guide for end users.
11. Activity 11: Consultation on the newly developed online repository system with analysis tools and the step-by-step practical Guide on using the tool.
12. Activity 12: Incorporation of feedback and revision of the draft online repository system.
13. Activity 13: Presentation of finalized Online repository system with analysis tools and the step-by-step practical Guide on using the tool.
14. Activity 14: Training and support: Provide online training and support to users on how to use the online repository with analysis tools effectively.

The number of expert days (up to 65 days days throughout the year) spreading over a period of 6 Months from May – September 2024.

Period of assignment: From May 1, 2024 until 30 September 2024.

Required qualifications:

Qualifications of key expert

• Education/training (2.2.1): university degree (Master) in in the field of computer science, Information technology, or related field.
• Language (2.2.2): C2-level language proficiency in English, knowledge of French considered an asset. Excellent drafting/writing and analytical skills.
• General professional experience (2.2.3): 10 years of professional experience in Developing similar online tools, preferably in the field of governance, data analysis, or related areas. Knowledge and experience in developing online information systems. Experience and ability to interact with senior officials in Government and work experience with the AUC, UN, IOM, ILO or GIZ.
• Specific Professional experience (2.2.4): 5 years in the usage of relevant technologies such as web development frameworks, database management systems, and data analysis tools and the proven ability to translate complex requirements into a technical solution effectively and strong interpersonal, presentation and Training deployment skills.
• Regional experience (2.2.6): Demonstrable work experience in Africa (related to developing similar online tools, preferably in the field of governance, data analysis, or related areas.). Experience in similar assignments in other regions are an advantage.