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Tenders are invited for Terms of Reference for Labour Market & Employment Opportunity Assessment for Unemployed Youth in Displacement Affected Communities) Sagal 2 Program Somali Cash Consortium Somalia faces some of the worlds harshest climate shocks, putting decades of hard-won economic gains at risk. This initiative targets the most affected communities in four districts (Xudur, Qhardo, Sheikh, Caadado) by helping early-stage businesses and young entrepreneurs especially women from host communities and IDPs siteslaunch,strengthen, and scale sustainable, inclusive employment opportunitiesthat generate decent jobs. The Social Protection, Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change (SAGAL 2) program, led by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) and implemented by the Somali Cash Consortium (SCC) with EU funding, aims to bolster the resilience of displacement-affected communities. It is planned MoLSA project will contribute to enhance access to employment opportunities and livelihood pathways in Sheikh/Burao (Somaliland), Qardho (Puntland), Caadado (Galmudug) and Hudur (Southwest State) for 800 vulnerable unemployed youth (18-21 yrs). Programme participants targeted under the MoLSA lead intervention will receive US$20 per person per month for a period of 12 months (6-8 months training + 3-4 months follow up). Under the lead of MoLSA the Action offers two distinct, but complementary modalities designed to increase employability opportunities for vulnerable youth in the target locations: 2. Modality A TVET / Skills Training + Coaching + support for Small-Business Start-Up: This modality targets unemployed youth from host communities who already have medium level literacy, and an intermediate skill set. Labour market opportunities have to be tailored to enhance self-or waged green jobs requiring more advanced vocational skills (basic financial management, business administration, carpentry, welding, plumbing, hospitality, decoration, mechanics, beautification, cooking, computer & IT skills, electrician, graphic design, mobile repairing, agribusiness, livestock products etc). By combining classroom instruction with practical, hands-on learning, the programme equips participants with the technical proficiency and workplace competencies employers demand. Upon completion, graduates can move directly into paid positions through organised internships and job-matching services or options to launch their own micro-enterprises using start-up grants and toolkits tailored to their chosen trade, thereby fostering both waged employment and sustainable self-employment pathways. 3. Modality B Green Graduation + Coaching + support for Small-Business Start-Up : Thissecond modality is purpose-built for internally displaced youth and other highly vulnerable groups whose limited literacy, numeracy, and work experience keep them locked out of mainstream labour markets. It centres on lowskill, environmentally sustainable tradessuch as climate-smart urban gardening, recycling services, eco-friendly food vending, or other small neighbourhood enterprisesthat add tangible value within local markets while minimising ecological impact. Participants receive a carefully sequenced package of support: foundational vocational and business training delivered in plain language, continuous one-toone coaching, and access to modest start-up kits or in-kind grants. This sustained guidance, combined Terms of Reference 2 with follow-up mentoring over several months, will help graduates move from extreme poverty to resilient self-employment, building livelihoods that are both climate-conscious and economically viable. Because the profiles of participants, the skill depth required, and the nature of viable enterprises differ between the two modalities, the consultant must analyse labour-demand trends, and market potential entry points for each group separately in relation to the above mentioned or any additional trending skills in the respective areas. The assessment will: Map growth sectors, private actors and hiring practices relevant to higher-skill urban/peri-urban jobs for Modality A. Identify green micro-business niches and low-capital trades that match the capacities of IDP and loweducated youth under Modality B, paying attention to look at opportunities and barriers in access to employment and self-employment for women, IDPs, minority groups Identify those core life, financial, digital literacy skillsfor both modelsthat could be potentially integrated into the curricula. Test the feasibility of linking both pathways to existing TVET / skills training institutions, community mentors, financial-service providers, and MoLSA/SODMA priorities, while safeguarding gender equity and environmental sustainability. MoLSA intends to seek alignment of employment opportunities identified through the labour and market assessment within on EU ongoing (IOMs experience in Hudur), WV (SomRep) in Burao, WHH + FAO (climate smart agriculture, value chains, markets etc) or planned Global Gateway investments in the districts and states selected for the Action. The EU-Africa: Global Gateway Investment Package aims to support Africa for a strong, inclusive, green and digital recovery and transformation in key areas asthe renewable energy, circular economy, digitalisation, agri-food). This ToR sets out the requirementsfor a specialised consulting firm (hereafter the Consultant) to conduct that assessment. 4. Purpose & Specific Objectives Overall purpose: Analyse the socioeconomic landscape of Sheikh, Qardho, Caadado, and Hudur; pinpoint inclusive, climate-smart employment and enterprise niches; tracking demand of goods or identifying oversaturated goods and services and deliver actionable recommendations that link SAGAL 2 trainees to these opportunities and unlock sustainable livelihoods. Specific objectives: a) Mapping out market systems and current and emerging labour demandincluding high-growth green and digital nichesacross priority sectors in alignment within the EU-Africa: Global Gateway Investment Package in the four districts selected. b) Quantify skills gaps and training needs, disaggregated by gender, disability status and displacement, assessing the feasibility of linking livelihood pathways to TVET institutions, mentors, financial services and Local Development Plans. 3 c) Analyse the ecosystem for Skill training provision, entrepreneurship support and access to finance in the four-district selected and recommend tracer studies options, paying attention to look at opportunities and barriers in access to employment and self-employment for women, IDPs, minority groups d) Produce location-specific opportunity matrices and placement strategies for both the Skill training and Green Graduation modalities including manufacturing and required potential inputs for business opportunities. e) Explore the list of Gateway financed or EU bankable projects in and around the four SAGAL districts and States 5. Scope of Work Geographic focus: Sheikh (Somaliland), Qardho (Puntland), Caadado (Galmudug) and Hudur (Southwest State). Target groups: Unemployed youth aged 1821 issued from Host Communities and IDPs. Key tasks: a) Desk review of macro-economic and climate-risk data, including Somaliland Vision 2030 and National Employment Policy and Decent Work Country Program1 and the Somalia NDC 3.0)2 . Tender Link : https://somalijobs.com/tenders
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