Implementation Agreement - Strengthening Public Employment Services, Career Guidance, Job Matching, and Referral Systems for Returnees, IDPs, and Local Communities in Syria

Description

Strengthening Public Employment Services, Career Guidance, Job Matching, and Referral Systems for Returnees, IDPs, and Local Communities in Syria Syria continues to face significant displacement, recovery, and reintegration challenges following years of conflict, economic decline, and damage to infrastructure, public services, and livelihoods. Returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), women, youth, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable local communities face limited access to decent work opportunities, weak livelihood prospects, skills gaps, and constrained enterprise support, affecting economic recovery, social cohesion, and sustainable reintegration. In response, the joint UNHCR–IOM–ILO Durable Solutions Programme in Syria adopts an integrated approach to support national institutions, returnees, IDPs, and host communities through strengthened national systems, labour market governance, and employment pathways. ILO interventions specifically focus on market-relevant skills, employment services, financial inclusion, enterprise development, and institutional capacity-building. The assignment will focus on Aleppo, Hama, and Idleb. Objective The overall objective of this TOR is to support the transition of Syrian returnees, IDPs, and vulnerable local populations into decent employment and self-employment opportunities through strengthened employment services, career guidance, job matching, referral pathways, and employer engagement through the engagement of a qualified NGO/INGO. The intervention will support 3,200 job seekers through a structured two-day integrated employment services package, delivered through Public Employment Services (PES) and Directorate of Social Affairs and Labour (DoSAL) centres under MoSAL, TVET centres, UNHCR community centres, NGOs, youth centres, community centres, and other partner facilities. Major activities under this intervention: Provide employability and career guidance support to returnees, IDPs, youth, women, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable local community members. Support job seekers with career planning, CV preparation, interview skills, job search techniques, and individual action planning. Raise awareness on fundamental principles and rights at work, decent work principles, occupational safety and health, non-discrimination, and fair working conditions. Strengthen community-level job matching and referral systems through PES/DoSAL centres, TVET institutions, youth centres, community hubs, and local referral mechanisms. Facilitate linkages between job seekers and employers in sectors with labour demand and opportunities for decent employment and self-employment. Organize 16 job fairs, career days, employer networking events, and outreach activities. Required Qualifications The project shall be implemented with a non-profit organization/entity that shall satisfy the below requirements: A legally registered national NGO or international NGO/INGO authorized to operate in Syria in accordance with applicable national regulations and legal requirements. Demonstrate an active operational presence and a proven implementation track record in Syria, including established field presence, operational access, and implementation capacity in Aleppo, Hama, and Idleb. Minimum seven years of practical experience in employment promotion, labour market interventions, job creation, employability support, livelihoods, and/or income-generating programmes. Demonstrated experience in working with vulnerable groups, including returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), women, youth, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable local community members. Demonstrated experience in coordinating and working with government institutions, particularly the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MoSAL), PES/DoSAL centres, TVET institutions, chambers of commerce, employers, humanitarian actors, and local stakeholders. Demonstrated financial reliability, accountability, and sound financial management sys