Assessment of Existing Business Development and Financial Services for Returned Migrant Workers in Kenya tendering at International Labour Organization

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Scope of Work
The following areas should be covered:
General economic situation, growth prospects and information about the returnees and MSME sector
The national consultant should provide an initial overview that contains key information about the current state of the economy in Kenya and the specific situation of returnees and their inclusion in the labour market. This should rely on secondary information sources and key informant interviews and should cover:
• An analysis of the role and situation of returnees, micro and small enterprises, including specific strengths and weaknesses in the sector. The sector analysis should explore the existing business linkages and employment opportunities for returnees and potential migrant enterprenuer.
• Existing and planned donor and agency/institutional interventions in the field of private sector development.

Supply side
• The Supply side assessment will produce an in-depth understanding of existing financial and business development support services both on the public as well as the private side.

Financial and business development services:
• The assessment will analyse the functioning of the business service and entrepreneurship training market and information on the existing public and private service providers. The assessment should provide insights into the current capacity and sustainability of providers, their income sources and payment for services. The assessment will result in a list of existing public and private service providers in both regions and collect information on these service providers as follows:

Organizations: What organizations/providers/programs are providing services? Do they have a mandate and experience in micro and small enterprise development?
credibility and reputation among micro and small enterprises in their geographical area of intervention?
the necessary means (financial and logistic) to carry out SIYB programmes?
a sound foundation to enhance the sustainability of their SIYB programme in the future?
consideration for returnees as viable clients?

What organizations/providers/companies/programs are not providing services to returnees but could be? Do they have:
• incentives to deliver SIYB trainings to returnees (for example, this could also include the delivery of training as a corporate social responsibility strategy)? - the necessary means (financial and logistic) to carry out SIYB programmes? - a sound foundation to enhance the sustainability of their SIYB programme in the future? - consideration for returnees as viable clients?
• Market Size: what type of services (training, coaching, other services) are currently provided by these public and private institutions? The report must include specific information about training services, their outreach quality, prices and funding mechanisms as far as possible.
• Target Group: What type of returnee-led businesses or small businesses and sectors (manufacturing, trade, food processing services, etc) do existing providers target?
• Training curricula: What types of trainings are currently provided and what topics are covered?
• Capacity: How many employees work for the providers? How many trainers, consultants and coaches are in their employ?
• Trainers: What is the qualification (education level, experience with business start-ups) of trainers employed by these service providers? How committed motivated and active are they?
• Prices: Are fees charged for services and training?
• Promotion: What ways of promotion are service providers using to reach out to potential clients?
• Even though the analysis should be on the general business development service provision, particular attention should be given at the existing network of SIYB trainers in Kenya.

Demand side
To better understand the demand side of business services the assessment will take into account existing secondary data and will conduct primary qualitative research. The research aims to get a clear picture of the current demand for enterprise support services by returnee micro and small entrepreneurs as well as potential start-up entrepreneurs. The research will include investigations into:
• Capacity and challenges of returnee-led MSMEs to effectively manage their businesses (in particular capacity to correctly calculate costs, revenues, profit and productivity)
• Awareness of financial and business development services, with a particular focus on:
• Awareness of the Services: in areas where services are available, how do returnees know about offered services?
• Awareness of Providers: Does the target group know about the providers of business development and financial services?
• Awareness of Need: Does the target group feel any need for entrepreneurship training? Are they interested in loans and other financial products?
• Entrepreneurship Training
• Previous Attendance/Experience of Entrepreneurship Training: What are reasons for attendance / non-attendance?
• Self-reported Impact/Perception of Entrepreneurship Training: If target group had access to training previously, has it had any impact on their capability to run their business? If yes what type of impact, if no, why not?
• Services and payments: Is the target group willing to pay for services that can potentially help them to better manage their business\es? What specific services are they currently paying for?

Qualification and Experience
The national consultant should have experience in private sector development.
• Experience working on developing business linkages, organizing entrepreneurship training, value chain development and awareness campaigns.
• Proven expertise in conducting surveys, and assessments in relevant areas.
• Experience undertaking similar projects and assignments in Kenya.
• S/he should have the ability to write reports, and have communication and coordination skills, and ability to facilitate focus group discussions in the English language.
• Experience with the SIYB training programme would be an advantage.

How to apply
All interested individual/consultant can send questions if any to the ILO’s Procurement Unit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ADDIS_PROCUREMENT@ilo.org) until 5th January 2023. Questions will be answered and shared with the interested organizations by Close of Business on 10 January 2023.
Completed technical and financial proposals are to be submitted to ADDIS_PROCUREMENT@ilo.org by Close of Business on 20 January 2023.