Female Entry-Level Skills Gap and Course Development Research – Zambia Jobs in Build It International Zambia vacancies in Zambia at Build It International




# Job Description


1\. Background

Build It International is an ambitious and growing NGO that creates
opportunities for young people and their communities through skills training,
work experience and essential community building projects.

Build Its primary programme in Zambia is called Training into Work. Over the
past 10 years this vocational training initiative has steadily built up with
over 1,200 graduates. We’ve achieved the scale up in our training through our
newly developed training Centre for Excellence. By 2023 we aim to train 350
trainees a year.

To date, our training has focussed on entry level building skills training
which we deliver to international quality assurance standards. Our annual
impact analysis shows that our training has a tangible impact on livelihoods
average income increases significantly in comparison to baselines and control
groups with the majority of our graduates lifting themselves out of the
poverty line within 2 years of graduating.

25% of our trainees are female. Although we have tried various recruitment
strategies to encourage more females to join our construction focused skills
training, less females than males join our courses. Unfortunately, female
graduates don’t do as well as male graduates. They earn significantly less on
average per from construction activities than their male counterparts.

Following a mid-term strategy review in late 2019, Build It International took
the decision to aim for a 5050 gender balanced programme by 2024. A key
objective within this is that women succeed post-training at least as well as
their male counterparts and that we train as many females as males.

We will still continue advocating for female participation in the construction
sector whilst offering a greater diversity of courses that will provide skills
in ‘in-demand’ sectors.

We recognise that this is likely to mean adding to our core courses of
traditional construction skills and an expansion on the range of courses we
provide. We have completed some initial desk based research and now need to
narrow down on some further research to enable us to make decisions about
course selection and development.

We are seeking a consultant to build on the in-house research we have done and
identify suitable courses in areas where there is a skills gap in Zambia and
so provide a high chance of achieving the desired outcomes for our graduates,
in particular, female graduates.

2\. Objectives of the Consultancy

Main objective Identification of the skills that could provide women from our
target group with the highest probability of significant long-term income
growth post training.

Key criteria for skills selection

-->Suitable for our target group of beneficiaries low income, basic education, limited previous skills and experience
-->Barriers to women entering the sector are manageable
-->An entry level of competence can be achieved within 12 months of training
-->In an area of the economy that is growing and with current and predicted skills shortages
-->Where income earning potential is strong

Specific Objectives

i. Identify entry-level skills areas that meet our criteria for formal and
informal sectors

ii. Provide a clear cut case to support your recommendations against the above
criteria with a justification for need and expected outcomes against specific
skills. Include an analysis of barriers/risks and outline solutions.

iii. Provide key stakeholder map and analysis in recommended areas to give a
good understanding of the sector; not-for-profit, commercial employers,
governmental, trainers.

iv. Give high level guidance on the content that an entry-level course would
need to contain to meet employers needs and so assist with course design.
Include reference to existing courses developed elsewhere and their
effectiveness. Make reference to any softer skills required.

3\. Guidance on Methodology

a. Desk based appraisal of existing and new publications and research and
findings of from Build Its own in-house research. This can include relevant
sources from outside Zambia.

b. Key informant interviews & discussion groups with target group women
18-35 BII current trainees/graduates, relevant employers and representative
bodies, other training organisations, experts in the sector, Build It staff
and other key stakeholders. Minimum 15 interviews expected.

c. Presentation of conclusions and recommendations

4\. Deliverables

i. Planning phase, including confirmation of methodology, timelines, drawing
up interview questions, preliminary meetings with BII staff to identify key
issues and focus of research.

ii. Presentation of provisional high level findings – production of a post-
interview and initial desk research report summarising key themes and emerging
issues to be submitted to the Country Director.

iii. Production of a final report addressing the main objective and sub-
objectives.

iv. Final presentation with Build It to present findings and recommendations.

5\. Expected Timeframe

i. Planning, desk based research and fieldwork September 2021

ii. Report writing and Presentation October 2021

iii. Overall expected no. of days 21 working days

6\. Management of the Consultant

The Consultant shall report to Country Director and provide weekly updates.

7\. Compensation

i. The tender should include the proposed daily rate. Value for money will be
taken into account in tender evaluation. Reasonable and receipted travel and
accommodation related to carrying out the tasks in this Terms of Reference
will be covered, based on prior agreement with Build It and subject to certain
conditions.

ii. The consultant shall be paid in two installments the first to be paid
after completion of the first two deliverables, and the second to be paid
after deliverables 3 and 4.

8\. Consultant Profile Requirements

-->Demonstrable experience in conducting research in labour market analysis
-->A relevant degree and/or masters
-->Knowledge of skills development and livelihood programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
-->Experience of working with the NGO/not-for-profit sector/ employers
-->Experience of conducting qualitative, interview-based research as well as quantitative data gathering and publications based analysis.
-->Ability to effectively coordinate research and multiple logistical components
-->Excellent written and oral communication skills

9\. How to Apply

-->To be considered for this consultancy, please send your application via email to recruitment@builditinternational.org with the subject title being ‘Your Name’ – Research Consultant .

Applications MUST include

-->A proposed methodology / work-plan to deliver the assignment
-->Detail of costs fees and incidentals.
-->A summary CV and cover letter detailing relevant skills, experience, availability.
-->Reference from two recent clients
-->A writing sample of previous work no more than 5 pages



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The deadline to apply is Monday 30th August 2021 at 1700hrs. **Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.**


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