ChildFund
is an international child focused development agency working in 33 countries to
create lasting and meaningful change in the lives of more than 10.5 million
vulnerable, deprived and excluded children, families and communities,
regardless of race, creed, gender or national origin. In Indonesia ChildFund
has been operating for 34 years since 1973, in areas where the need is the
greatest and currently reaches out to 900,000 children and family members in
partnership with 50 local NGOs spread across 8 provinces. For more information
please visitwww.childfund.org.
ChildFund
Indonesia is currently seeking Consultant
For Develop Online Career Guidance Center
Background
As it is known that the issues related to the
unemployment rate in Indonesia always adorn our every conversation. Media also
discussing a lot issue of unemployment in Indonesia. Starting from the problem
of limited employment, the quality gap of people who will work with market
needs to the mentality of young people who will enter the world after school
work. The latter issue becomes an important point that requires the best and
the right solution.
The main causes
of the high percentage of youth unemployment was due to a big gap between
supply and demand which indicated by the limited employment opportunities
particularly in agricultural sector and the mismatch between job seekers’s
skills and industry’s skills demand. The limited employment opportunities are
mainly due to declining of employment in agricultural sector which was not
accompanied by a significant high employment growth in non-agricultural sector
particularly in industry sector. The shift in employment to services sector has
generated two significant consequences in Indonesia labour market. Firstly, it
has altered the skill demand of economy since specific and higher skills are
necessary to support the expansion of the services sector. Secondly, it has
narrowed the gender gaps in labour market due to rapid employment growth among
women.
The mismatch was
mainly due to increasing skills demand of services sector which is also
worsened by low quality of education and training graduates. The vocational
school’s curriculum particularly which designed a decade ago was mainly aimed
to meet industry sector. With the shifted economic sector, 58% of school
graduates youth having difficulty in finding appropriate job. The attempt to
meet the skills gap by transition training program has been thwarted by the
lack of resources and lack of demand driven training approach. The education
sector as whole, including higher education, cannot be solely responsible for
providing all the skills necessary for a successful transition to the labour
market.
Some discussions with young people, there are several
reasons why they find it difficult to get decent work especially in the formal
sector. One is the lack of information and relationships between job seekers
and employers. They are never connected effectively and systematically. Special
exchanges that exist in vocational school not all have certification to
distribute graduation to the workplace.
See the gap and mismatch above, young people need to
increase their capacity and also close access to jobs or start a business.
Career Guidance Center (CGC) is one alternative approach that can be accessed
by young people in getting their needs to find a job and also start a business.
The CGC will provide an inventory of vocational
training institutes to suit their interests, job/business information,
motivation and mentoring session, will provide CV’s from youth to upload in the
database and as a media discussion and sharing. In addition, the CGC will also
provide vocational training courses on computer
skills, financial literacy, life skills. CGC will be built
in the form of a web base and also android applications that will make it
easier for young people to access it, CGC center on the other hand, will provide
information, facilitate support networks, and implement trainings on enterprise
development. Information related to finances, business planning and management will
also be provided at this center. Through participation in these 2 corners, it
is anticipated that youth will be able to build the capabilities
they need to pursue careers that best suit their skills, interests
and qualifications.
Objective
The objective in the develop of CGC is to become a place
that can provide easy access to young people with the work place and market
place through a web platform and also applications on the android system.
Integrated e-learning modules and skills-enhancing support facilities are aimed
at improving the capacity of young people around the CGC. In addition, this
integrated CGC also aims to contribute in cross-sectoral coordination among
young people, private sector, and business sector and also villages.
Scope
of Work
a.
Web Platform and application for android design; this
include
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Design of the information/document/content management
structure, including storing/retrieving system’s mechanisms and the system
possibilities of producing pre-defined reports.
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Design of the database for youth profile, private sector,
business sector management showing the internal relationships and functions
that better fit the CGC’s needs.
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Report and present to the supervisors the architecture of the
system before the actual implementation.
b.
Implementation of the System:
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Programming the system as agreed in step a. The system will
be hosted and run through a web-interface to allow access to its functions in
intranet and to selected partners.
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Testing and evaluate the system in all its components and
functions.
c.
Delivery and Training:
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Train ChildFund’s Local Partner staff in the use and
maintenance of the system.
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Develop a series of written guidelines/training package to be
handed over to ChildFund
The external Consultant is expected to work closely
with Youth Development Specialist, Program Officer, Zonal Manager and ChildFund’s local partner.
Timeframe
The propose timeframe for proposed collaboration is
from 28 August 2017 – 31 January 2018. The piloting will be place in Semarang
and Yogyakarta.
Interested
consultants should submit a 1-page expression
of interest, curriculum vitae, proposed general work plan, and proposed budget
to carry out the assignment and will submitted to APane@childfund.org, not later than August 18, 2017.
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