Germany - Business and management consultancy and related services

Description

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to implement the project ‘Environmental and social standards in the textile and clothing industry in Ethiopia’. The project is co-financed by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO) which means that the requirements of both institutions must be met.The overall objective of the project is to strengthen the economic, social and ecological sustainability of the Ethiopian textile and garment industry. In this context, GIZ is seeking to commission a contractor that provides a pool of short-term experts which is expected to provide specialised advisory services in the following areas of expertise:1) Industrial Park Management;2) Labour Markets and Social Sustainability;3) Environmental Sustainability;4) Business Linkages and Domestic Value Chain Development.
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to implement the project ‘Environmental and social standards in the textile and clothing industry in Ethiopia’. The project is co-financed by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO) which means that the requirements of both institutions must be met.The overall objective of the project is to strengthen the economic, social and ecological sustainability of the Ethiopian textile and garment industry. To achieve this goal the project com-prises five Outputs:1) The conditions for sustainable employment in the Ethiopian textile and garment industry have improved;2) The park management"s capacity of four industrial parks have been strengthened;3) The conditions for promoting social and ecological sustainability at company and industrial park level have improved;4) The institutional framework for promoting environmental sustainability has improved;5) The capacity of local enterprises to improve their integration into the international value chain of the textile- and garment industry has improved.In this context, GIZ is seeking to commission a contractor that provides a pool of short-term experts which is expected to provide specialised advisory services in the following areas of expertise:1) Industrial Park (IP) ManagementAs the common infrastructure as well as IP management services are frequently inadequately offered GIZ seeks to provide advisory services to support IP management in creating an environment which is conducive to attract new foreign investment. To achieve this GIZ is seeking for experts which provide specialised input on how the park management services in four IPs in Ethiopia can be improved, with a special focus on ensuring compliance with social and environmental sustainability standards. Moreover, developing sustainable business models for the park management services will be required.2) Labour Markets and Social SustainabilityBesides the violation of basic social and labour standards jobs in Ethiopia's IPs frequently violate occupational health and safety (OSH) requirements. Moreover, an inefficient recruiting system and limited career opportunities pose a significant challenge for female workers. Thus, to improve the compliance with social and labour standards as well as with the OSH requirements GIZ is seeking an experienced expert to provide specialised inputs regarding these topics on park-management and factory level. Moreover, GIZ wishes to contract an HR specialist who can support in designing an effective recruiting process and provide specialised inputs in developing career paths and improving career opportunities for women.3) Environmental SustainabilityBesides non-compliance with social-, labour and OSH-standards the IPs and factories also do frequently violate international environmental standards. Especially the management of industrial solid waste, hazardous materials, sludge and waste water are considered a problem. To address these issues on park as well as company level, GIZ seeks to contract experts in the field of environmental sustainability in the textile- and garment sector. Areas of expertise should include chemical management, waste- and wastewater management as well as resource-efficiency (energy and water).4) Business Linkages and Domestic Value Chain DevelopmentAs the business linkages between the companies within the IPs and outside the IPs could so far hardly been established. Thus, local companies have so far only had limited opportunities to be integrated into the global textile- and garment value chain. Thus GIZ seeks for experts who can provide specialised inputs in how to facilitate better business linkages between the local business community and the companies located in the IPs. As Ethiopia does have a substantial cotton production, the focus lies on establishing stronger business linkages between the local cotton sector and the textile factories located in the IPs.

Opportunity closing date

16 July 2021

Value of contract

to be confirmed