Youth Opportunity Mapping and Value Chain Study - Consultancy

job Description

SNV is a global development partner, deeply rooted in the countries where we operate. We are driven by a vision of a better world: A world where across every society all people live with dignity and have equitable opportunities to thrive sustainably. To make this vision a reality, we need transformations in vital agri-food, energy, and water systems. SNV contributes by strengthening capacities and catalysing partnerships in these sectors. We help strengthen institutions and effective governance, reduce gender inequalities and barriers to social inclusion, and enable adaptation and mitigation to the climate and biodiversity crises. Building on 60 years of experience we support our partners with our technical and process expertise and methodological rigour. We do this in more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia with a team of approximately 1,600 colleagues. By being adaptable and tailoring our approaches to these different contexts, we can contribute to impact at scale, resulting in more equitable lives for all.

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Job Description
SNV is implementing the second phase of the Scaling Up Youth Employment in Agriculture Initiative Opportunities for Youth Employment (OYE)+ project in Zimbabwe. The four-year OYE+ Phase II project builds off successes, lessons learned and evaluations to date from the Phase I project in Zimbabwe and Zambia, other SNV youth employment projects and the OYE program in Tanzania. The OYE+ Phase II program aims at fostering a strengthened approach to youth employment programming by addressing structural barriers, offering tailored support, and promoting collaboration among community, private sector, and government stakeholders to create dignified livelihoods for young people.

Duties and Responsibilities

The key objectives of the project are to:
-Increase access to employment and entrepreneurial skills development opportunities.
-Match young people to economic opportunities in their communities, using market development and increased financial inclusion.
-Contribute to and support an enabling environment via company partnerships, community engagement, and improved government coordination.
-The project employs the Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship (YEE) Pull-Match-Pull-Enable framework approach that brings together partners from the private sector, service providers, and government to focus on employability, entrepreneurship, and business access for youth. In view of the above, a need has arisen for SNV to conduct a Localized Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Opportunity Scan (Opportunity Scan) as a prelude to the implementation of the project.
-Opportunity identification lays the groundwork for implementing YEE activities, by directing interventions towards growth-oriented economic sectors that present viable youth employment and entrepreneurship.
-SNV intends to undertake a pragmatic exercise to inform a concrete project implementation strategy. To that end, the Opportunity Scan will be led by the SNV technical team with support from an independent consultant, ensuring that OYE+ Phase II activities are strategically aligned with promising economic opportunities.
-By leveraging the expertise of both teams, the exercise will comprehensively analyze and identify opportunities that are both viable, appealing to your aspirations and “green” in nature which addresses current and futuristic localized challenges and ever-changing market dynamics.
-Additionally, the central involvement of the SNV technical team will foster ownership and sustainability, anchoring the identified opportunities within the YEE framework approaches.

Qualifications and Experience

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Additional Information
Proposal submissions shall be sent to [email protected] on 30 June 2024, at 23:59.
Prospective consultants should follow the requirements clearly outline in the Request for Proposal Youth Opportunity Mapping and Value Chain Study

Working at SNV:
SNV offers a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from and contribute to, an internal and global network of experts. This creates a learning opportunity for those who come on board for internships.