Terms of References

For procurement of expert service for Assessment of training needs and development of training curricula, training materials and trainings delivery(BL 4.1.4.3.b.1 and B.L 4.1.4.3.b2)under the project No. P9410“Organizational development of NRC and improved employability and entrepreneurship skills of Roma people, especially women and youth”

MSD Intervention:Expert service for Assessment of training needs and development of training curricula, training materials and trainings delivery

I.     Background

The project “Organizational development of NRC and improved employability and entrepreneurship skills of Roma people, especially women and youth”, supported by We Effect started in May 2021.

The project objective is ”Providing support in rural development especially for poor members of the communities in the selected market systems so that local communities are resilient and sustainable.” The project with be based on two outcomes, first being focused on implementation of MSD based pilot interventions. The second outcomes is ”Increased organizational capacities and financial sustainability of NRC”.

NRC (implementer of the intervention) and MK Delteks DOOEL Kocani(intervention partner) will work on training needs assessment of the company’s management and employees. Training curricula and training materials will be developed. Focus of topics for training modules: i. Communication skills; ii. Employees motivation; iii. Retention of employees.

II.     Objective of the assignment

The engagement of the expert for Assessment of training needs and development of training curricula and training materialsand trainings deliveryincludes

(a) following services:

a1. Assessment of training needs and development of training curricula and training materials for company strengtheningin regard toimproved processes and management ofemployees, issues with employee’s retention and improved communication; (2 days)

a2.Developing training curricula and training materials for i. Communication skills; ii. Employees motivation; iii. Retention of employees; (4 days)

a.3Preparation and execution of at least 5(one-day) workshops with MK Delteks DOOEL Kocanistaff (management and employees) for capacity building for improved management of employees in the company, as part of the garment sector industry; (5 days)

a4. Preparation and delivery of activity report and time sheet (in English), 5 days after the engagement is finished

a5. Acceptance and respect of the principles and ethic values of the NRC and MK Delteks DOOEL Kocani

a6. communication and cooperation with all participants in the project

The engagement of the expert for Assessment of training needs and development of training curricula and training materialsand trainings delivery

(b) following deliverables:

b1. Assessment report for training needs and developed training curriculum and materials for workshops

b2. Developed training materials for i. Communication skills; ii. Employees motivation; iii. Retention of employees

b3. 5 (five) ( one-day) workshops with MK Delteks DOOEL Kocani staff (management and employees)for company strengthening

b3. activity report in English (delivered 5 days after finishing the engagement tasks)

b4. time sheet (delivered 5 days after finishing the engagement tasks)

Expected workload/time for delivery of the is 11 working days in total.

Expected duration of assignment is December 2021- February 2022.

III.     Duty travel &accommodation

There are no related costs for duty travel and accommodation.

IV. Coordination& reporting

Contact point/responsible person for the assignment are

  • Staff assigned from MK Delteks DOOEL Kochani
  • Co-facilitator from NRC
  • Organizational Development Coordinator from NRC.

The engaged expert will report once after finishing of the assignment with activity report in English and time sheet.

V.     Qualification requirements

Quantitative and qualitative criteria upon which offers will be evaluated are:

  • At least bachelor degree
  • Minimum 5 years of documented work experience in preparationand delivery of trainings fori. communication skills; ii. employees motivation ;and/or iii. retention of employees
  • Minimum 5 years of work experiencein mentoring and coaching with modern methods for retaining and developing employees
  • Knowledge in Microsoft Office and secured internet access
  • Digital literacy in modern communication tools (Zoom, BlueJeans..)

VI.Application procedure:

Deadline for submission of offers is 24.12.2021 until 12:00 p.m.

Offers should be submitted on the following e-mails: info@nationalromacentrum.org and ksojic@nationalromacentrum.org and gorgievska.delta@gmail.com.

Offer should contain following documents:

  • Work biography
  • Copy of graduate diploma
  • Letter of interest with short description about relevant knowledge and experience for this call
  • At least3examples of previous work in similar tasks in last 5 years
  • Proposed methodology and approach
  • Current status scanned in original not older than 6 months if the applicant is legal entity
  • Offered gross price per day in Macedonian denars

VII.     Evaluation of the offers

Incomplete applications or applications received after the deadline for submission will not be taken into consideration.

Best value for money principle will be taken into account by using a weighted scoring method to evaluate the combination of the applicants’ qualification (80%) and financial proposal (20%).

When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract will be made to the bidder whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

·         Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and

·         Having received the highest combined score out of a weighted technical and financial evaluation specific to the solicitation

1.     Technical evaluation (80%)

The technical evaluation of the received offers will consist of:

·         Evaluation of professional experience (relevance of 50%)

  • Number ofyears of experience of work with CSOs (10%)
    • Number of years of experience of work with business sector (10%)
    • Number of trainings planned and implemented for strengthening individual and organizational capacitiessimilar to this ToR (30%)

·         Evaluation of proposed methodology and approach (relevance of 20%):

·         Evaluation of formal education (relevance of 10%)

2.     Financial evaluation (20%)

The evaluation of the financial offers will be conducted in the following manner:

·         The offer with the lowest price shall receive the total of 20 points

·         The other offers with higher prices shall receive the respective score according to the following formula: 20* (Lowest Price / Proposed Price).

VIII.     Terms of payment

NRCwill sign a contract with the selected applicant. The payment will be made by NRC in three installments: first installment of 15% of the total gross amount of the offered and accepted price after concluding the contract and second installment of 35% of the total gross amount after the competition of assessment, training curricula and materials, and third installment of 50% after completion of trainings and approval of the submitted report and time sheet.

IX.Declaration of relationships

The Applicant shall describe if their organization/employees have any business or personal relationships with closely associated party from We Effect, its Regional Office in Skopje, its governing bodies and employees or with similar bodies/persons of NRC and MK Delteks DOOEL Kochani. 

Katerina Bojkovska Organizational Development of NRC and Access to Labor Market, Uncategorized