Tender No: G.CD.OXBW.200.2022

Ma’an Development Centre in partnership with Oxfam is implementing the EU-funded project entitled “Building the Economic Resilience for the Gaza Strip”, which aims to enhance the economic resilience of vulnerable economic groups in the Gaza Strip affected by recurrent political and economic shocks, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is a 42-month project, starting in 2022.

The target groups and activities are varied but mainly the project seeks to target 350 new graduates, women, men, and skilled and unskilled workers, of which 150 persons will receive internship/apprenticeship opportunities for 5 months, and another 50 interns/apprentices will get vocational, of whom 40 will be subjected to remedial training. The project is extended to support 20 SMEs for build support plans in addition to providing 10 matching grants, developing 5 scale-up business models for non-agricultural SMEs, and providing seed funds to support 5 innovative ideas/initiatives that promote WEF and green economy.

Furthermore, the support package for the 2 TVET institutions includes developing 5 curriculums. Also, the project will support 3 livelihood preparation and response plans along with producing advocacy and media materials.

Through previous experience in similar projects, MA’AN has developed a comprehensive working methodology for the internship component. MA’AN Development Centre’s internship model offers the interns a learning experience to lift up their professional skills and support their engagement in the labor market.  It also grants prospective employers an excellent strategy for investing in the business’s future successes, often leading to discovering future colleagues and leaders.

The Advisor will handle the follwoing tasks : 

• Preliminary Selection of the employers- Stage One
• Conducting ongoing coaching sessions- stage two
• Facilitate and Follow-up the implementation of the internship process
• Reporting

Interested Consultant (Individuals only)  can get tender document from MAAN-Gaza office and must follow the following conditions to participate in the above tender:

• Prices must be in EURO Excluding VAT .
• Prices must be valid for at least 120 days from the tender submission date.
• Qualified service provide can get the tender copy starting from Tuesday 6th September 2022 tell Thursday 15th September 2022  from MAAN Center between 09:00 AM and 03:00pm
• Offers must be submitted no later than Sunday 18th September 2022  at 03:00 pm
• Vendors/Service Provider must provide a bid bond guarantee (USD 500) only (Only Five Hundred USD)  either by bank guarantee or certified bank check, valid for 120 days from the last date of tender receipt.
• Tenders will be opened on Sunday 18th September 2022  at 03:00 pm
• A Pre-bid meeting to respond to any questions will be  on Monday 12th September 2022 at 11:00 AM in MAAN – Gaza Office.
• MA’AN is not obliged to award the tender to the lowest prices, and is not obliged to give reasons.
• Offers will be assessed first on their technical merit using the evaluation criteria. Only technical scores of at least 70 points will qualify for the financial review. The financial offer weight is 30% from the total weight while the technical offer is 70% of the total weight.
• The awarded consultant will be required to pay for the cost of this advertisement in local newspaper and jobs.ps.

For further information, please refer to MAAN Office- Logistics Department at: Gaza-Haidar Abd Al Shafi Square- Al Motaz 2 Building –Ground Floor- Next to Blood Bank Building Telefax 2823712.