New Framework Contracts 2013-2017 - Lot 9 “Culture, Education, Employment and Social”
STARTING DATE / DATE DE DEMARRAGE: n/a
DURATION / DUREE:
short/medium term
GENERAL OBJECTIVE / OBJECTIVE GENERAL:
In the coming months the tender procedure for the next round of framework contract will be launched. ARS Progetti intends to apply as leader in the Lot 9.
For this purpose ARS Progetti is seeking for consultants available for short-term assignments worldwide in the fields of “Culture, Education, Employment and Social”.
Object of these contracts is the provision on-demand of highly specialised consulting services in different fields in any country beneficiary of the EU co-operation, within the ceiling of 200.000 Euro (with exceptions beyond this ceiling) for each assignment.
Being a framework contractor means to receive continuously during the period of validity requests for proposals which must be answered in two weeks by submitting the CV of the required experts, a financial quotation and, in some case, a methodology. Services may be required by the EC itself or by any beneficiary of the Europe Aid Cooperation Office in several countries.
For this purpose ARS Progetti is seeking for consultants available for short-term assignments worldwide in the fields of “Culture, Education, Employment and Social”.
Object of these contracts is the provision on-demand of highly specialised consulting services in different fields in any country beneficiary of the EU co-operation, within the ceiling of 200.000 Euro (with exceptions beyond this ceiling) for each assignment.
Being a framework contractor means to receive continuously during the period of validity requests for proposals which must be answered in two weeks by submitting the CV of the required experts, a financial quotation and, in some case, a methodology. Services may be required by the EC itself or by any beneficiary of the Europe Aid Cooperation Office in several countries.
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, APPLICATION SERVICES AND EXPECTED RESULTS / OBJECTIVES PARTICULIERS, SERVICES DEMANDES ET RÉSULTATS A ATTEINDRE:
Technical description:
Culture
1. Culture (development policies, intercultural dialogue, cultural heritage, audio-visual, cultural industries and tourism)
B. Education (formal and non-formal)
2. Early childhood education (Pre-school education)
3. Primary education (all elementary and first cycle systematic instruction for children)
4. Secondary education (Second cycle systematic instruction at both junior and senior levels)
5. Higher education (Degree and diploma programmes at universities, colleges and polytechnics; scholarships)
6. Basic life skills for youth and adults (including literacy and numeracy training)
7. Education sector analysis, reform, management (Education sector policy, financing, planning and programming; aid to education ministries, administration and management systems; institutional capacity assessment and building; school management and governance; curriculum and materials development)
B. Vocational Education and Training - VET (formal and non-formal)
8. Elementary vocational training, secondary level technical education, advanced technical training
9. VET sub-sector analysis, reform, management (including analysis and measures to strengthen the links between VET and the Labour market and to promote involvement of the private sector)
C. Labour Market and Employment (formal and non-formal)
10. Structure and characteristics of the labour force (Labour force participation and trends; Characteristics of job seekers and job search procedures; Industrial, occupational, age, qualification and gender structure of employment and trends; Gender and regional growth of employment and trends; Part-time employment, short-term contracts and hours of work; Self employment and employment in family enterprises; Employment in the public sector; Employment projections)
11. Labour market settings/management, employment services, related offices (Employment offices; Market share of public employment offices; Private employment offices; Other mechanisms of intermediation)
12. Wage policy and labour market (Collective/sector agreements/conventions; Wages, productivity, inflation and unemployment; Changes in labour remuneration, productivity and unit labour costs in manufacturing and other sectors of the economy; Public/private sector salaries; Flexibility of labour remuneration in relation to productivity and unemployment; Efficiency of the process of wage determination)
13. Social dialogue (Main statutes and laws governing industrial relations; Structure and organisation of labour unions; Labour-union participation; The employers’ organisations; Collective bargaining and collective agreements; Industrial action and procedures for resolving industrial disputes)
14. Job creation (Incidence of job loss on various groups; Labour mobility and turnover)
D. Use of Information and Knowledge Economy
15. Use of Information and Knowledge Economy
E. Social Inclusion and Protection (formal and informal)
16. Social situation and impact analysis
17. Social policy institutions, their management
18. Pension policy, legislation, systems reform
19. Social inclusion, assistance policies / systems (Subsidies, cash transfers, special programmes for vulnerable and marginal groups e.g. the elderly, the disabled, female headed households, orphans, street children, …)
F. Poverty
20. Poverty analysis / monitoring (including Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction Strategies, stakeholder and final beneficiary analysis)
Culture
1. Culture (development policies, intercultural dialogue, cultural heritage, audio-visual, cultural industries and tourism)
B. Education (formal and non-formal)
2. Early childhood education (Pre-school education)
3. Primary education (all elementary and first cycle systematic instruction for children)
4. Secondary education (Second cycle systematic instruction at both junior and senior levels)
5. Higher education (Degree and diploma programmes at universities, colleges and polytechnics; scholarships)
6. Basic life skills for youth and adults (including literacy and numeracy training)
7. Education sector analysis, reform, management (Education sector policy, financing, planning and programming; aid to education ministries, administration and management systems; institutional capacity assessment and building; school management and governance; curriculum and materials development)
B. Vocational Education and Training - VET (formal and non-formal)
8. Elementary vocational training, secondary level technical education, advanced technical training
9. VET sub-sector analysis, reform, management (including analysis and measures to strengthen the links between VET and the Labour market and to promote involvement of the private sector)
C. Labour Market and Employment (formal and non-formal)
10. Structure and characteristics of the labour force (Labour force participation and trends; Characteristics of job seekers and job search procedures; Industrial, occupational, age, qualification and gender structure of employment and trends; Gender and regional growth of employment and trends; Part-time employment, short-term contracts and hours of work; Self employment and employment in family enterprises; Employment in the public sector; Employment projections)
11. Labour market settings/management, employment services, related offices (Employment offices; Market share of public employment offices; Private employment offices; Other mechanisms of intermediation)
12. Wage policy and labour market (Collective/sector agreements/conventions; Wages, productivity, inflation and unemployment; Changes in labour remuneration, productivity and unit labour costs in manufacturing and other sectors of the economy; Public/private sector salaries; Flexibility of labour remuneration in relation to productivity and unemployment; Efficiency of the process of wage determination)
13. Social dialogue (Main statutes and laws governing industrial relations; Structure and organisation of labour unions; Labour-union participation; The employers’ organisations; Collective bargaining and collective agreements; Industrial action and procedures for resolving industrial disputes)
14. Job creation (Incidence of job loss on various groups; Labour mobility and turnover)
D. Use of Information and Knowledge Economy
15. Use of Information and Knowledge Economy
E. Social Inclusion and Protection (formal and informal)
16. Social situation and impact analysis
17. Social policy institutions, their management
18. Pension policy, legislation, systems reform
19. Social inclusion, assistance policies / systems (Subsidies, cash transfers, special programmes for vulnerable and marginal groups e.g. the elderly, the disabled, female headed households, orphans, street children, …)
F. Poverty
20. Poverty analysis / monitoring (including Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction Strategies, stakeholder and final beneficiary analysis)
QUALIFICATION
As a minimum, the expertise is required to cover the entire project cycle:
a. programme / project identification and preparation / formulation,
b. programme / project implementation,
c. preparation of Terms of Reference (services) and technical annexes (works, supplies) and evaluation of offers (Procurement),
d. evaluation of grant proposals (only for lots 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
e. evaluations (ex-ante, interim, ex-post etc.), monitoring as well as a number of horizontal aspects:
f. (Cross-) sectoral policies and reforms,
g. Macroeconomics,
h. Public financial management
i. legislation, regulations and law enforcement,
j. approximation of legislation,
k. institutional building,
l. training and research,
m. awareness-raising, (incl. information and communication)
a. programme / project identification and preparation / formulation,
b. programme / project implementation,
c. preparation of Terms of Reference (services) and technical annexes (works, supplies) and evaluation of offers (Procurement),
d. evaluation of grant proposals (only for lots 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
e. evaluations (ex-ante, interim, ex-post etc.), monitoring as well as a number of horizontal aspects:
f. (Cross-) sectoral policies and reforms,
g. Macroeconomics,
h. Public financial management
i. legislation, regulations and law enforcement,
j. approximation of legislation,
k. institutional building,
l. training and research,
m. awareness-raising, (incl. information and communication)
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE / EXPÉRIENCE SPÉCIFIQUE:
WORK LANGUAGE / LANGUE DE TRAVAIL:
English-French-Spanish-Portuguese
APPLY / POSTULER
DATE LINE / DATE LIMITE:
n/a
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