Deadline: 17-Feb-22
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is requesting for proposals for development of National Portal for Skills, Employment, and Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Digital Livelihoods.
Scope of Work
The web development service contractor is expected to encompass the following activities and responsibilities:
- Inclusive digital skills e-learning content data entry, programming and modules customization for online delivery and for self-employment through gig economy, freelancing and working out of home.
- Platform customization into Arabic language
- Localization and upgrade of training and e-learning content and accreditation in accordance to Jordan and regional market requirements by ICT and Gig Economy industry quality requirements (local and regional).
- National priorities alignment: The creation of this national e-platform comes in alignment with the priorities of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship 2020 strategy “Jordan Digital Transformation Strategy” and government response to recover and rebuild the economy post-COVID-19 labour market trends and needs.
Objectives
- The National Skills Portal (#DigiMaharat) aims to contribute to Jordan’s COVID-19 socioeconomic recovery whereby addressing the gaps in the supply and demand of digital skills in the Digital Economy market.
- Aims to provide digital skills development platform and upskilling, offering inclusive access to digital economy opportunities, facilitating demand-driven skill development and job match making portal.
- The platform aims to promote digitally enabled livelihoods for displaced and vulnerable host communities in Jordan. UNDP proposes to work with National key stakeholders to develop and manage a national digital skills portal. This Platform allows displaced populations and host communities to build their skills and access livelihood opportunities through employment and entrepreneurship.
- The platform is expected to be advanced gradually in order to serve as a borderless marketplace and matchmaking platform amongst displaced populations and host communities in the future.
- The Portal will enable digital skills development and upskilling for all and offer inclusive access to digital economy opportunities whereby facilitating demand-driven skills development and job matchmaking.
- Leveraging UNDP programs, the Pilot phase encompasses skills training and matchmaking support benefitting 2000 participants (50% women, youth, and 50% Iraqi and Syrian refugees).
Expected Outcomes
- Inclusive digital skills self-learning, freelancing, self-employment content and modules web development for self-employment,
- Enable policy makers and vocational training curriculum developers to have insight on post-COVID 19 skills landscape and provide matchmaking of available skills and skills needed
- Market the skills and vocations for self-employed and free-lancing re-entry (b2c)
- Enable specialization and quality digital vocations specialization strengthening through competitive consumer, industry and client’s feedback online
Competencies
- Technical Proposal (70%)
- Experience in similar tasks, previous experience, and experience working with
- international organizations in developing websites and livelihoods platforms (20 %)
- Proposed team structure and expertise of team leader (30 %)
- Technical approach and methodology demonstrating a clear understanding of the deliverables to be done (20 %)
- Financial Proposal (30%)
- To be computed as a ratio of the Proposal’s offer to the lowest price among the proposals received by UNDP.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=87943