KKCF is a six-year program that aims to support private sector development and unlock the economic potential of refugees and their hosts in the Kakuma-Kalobeyei refugee-hosting area. KKCF aims to attract private companies to the area and support local entrepreneurs to create jobs and improve service provision in the Kakuma area. The program targets all private sector players, from small companies and medium-sized family businesses to social enterprises and large firms. For more information, visit https://kkcfke.org/ 

IFC is seeking to hire a specialized firm to deliver on the following three objectives:

1. Calculate the number of direct, indirect, and induced jobs created and/or supported by KKCF

2. Assess the impact of job creation by KKCF on fragility in Kakuma Kalobeyei Refugee Hosting Area and/or Turkana County as a whole.

3. Calculate the number of people with improved access to services. The proposed assessment methodology should be aligned with the WBG Scorecard FY24-FY30 Methodology Note for the indicator: “Millions of displaced people and people in host communities provided with services and livelihoods.”

SELECTION OF CONSULTING FIRMS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

Electronic Submissions through WBGeProcure RFx Now

ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Assignment Title: Jobs Estimation for Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund (KKCF) in northern Kenya

Assignment Countries:

• Kenya

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

KKCF is asix-year program that aims to support private sector development and unlock theeconomic potential of refugees and their hosts in the Kakuma-Kalobeyeirefugee-hosting area.KKCF aims to attract private companies to the areaand support local entrepreneurs to create jobs and improve service provision inthe Kakuma area. The program targets all private sector players, from smallcompanies and medium-sized family businesses to social enterprises and largefirms. For more information, visithttps://kkcfke.org/

IFC isseeking to hire a specialized firm to deliver on the following threeobjectives:

1. Calculatethe number of direct, indirect, and induced jobs created and/or supported byKKCF

2. Assessthe impact of job creation by KKCF on fragility in Kakuma Kalobeyei RefugeeHosting Area and/or Turkana County as a whole.

3. Calculate the number of people with improved access to services. 

ELIGIBILITY

a. Solid prior practical experience in job estimation and value chain impact assessments. Please provide detailed information about previously conducted assignments.

b. Demonstrated knowledge of Africa’s fragile and post-conflict countries including refugee hosting areas.

c. Economics background of the team.

d. Willingness to travel to Nairobi, Kakuma and Lodwar (in Turkana County).

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase.

Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through WBGeProcure RFx Now

NOTES

Following this invitation for EOI, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.

Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.

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