INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB): Consultancy Firm to Develop Digital M&E and Information Exchange Platforms for Moyesh Program at icipe, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  1. The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) is an intergovernmental organisation headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya that carries out research and training in sustainable management of insects (arthropods) for improving comprehensive health and agricultural productivity in the tropics (www.icipe.org). icipe is embarking on the implementation of the MOre Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (MOYESH) program in Ethiopia. The program aims to create jobs for 100,000 male and female youth in the Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, and SNNP Regions. The programs is supported by Mastercard Foundation (MCF).
  2. icipe intends to engage a qualified consultancy firm to establish digital data collection, management and information dissemination platforms. The platforms will help to map  targeted youth, and certified  input suppliers and outputs buyers, facilitate exchange of information among actors along the value chains, monitor and evaluate  progress of the program implementation and lay foundation for assessing the performance of the program against the goal of creating jobs for 100, 000 youth in beekeeping, sericulture and associated businesses. See attached Terms of Reference (TOR) for more details: http://www.icipe.org/sites/default/files/icipe_ToR_for_ICT_Consultant__Moyesh_Project_Jan_2020.pdf
  3. icipe now invites interested parties who are able to demonstrate technical capability to undertake this assignment.
  4. Interested parties should be a well-established ICT company with the know how in system, platform, Portal and mobile phone application development that meets the following key criteria:
  • Proven experience in delivering medium-sized to complex software projects.
  • Proven capacity to work at offshore or on-site location.
  • Proven experience in delivering services on the following technologies:
    • User interface / experience design (Web/Mobile);
    • Expert knowledge of XML-RPC, NET-RPC, JSON-RPC, NGINX, Bootstrap, Node.js, Python, Less, D3.js, SOAP and MVC;
    • Comprehensive Dynamic Workflow Builder;
    • Cloud development (Microsoft Azure);
    • Cloud development (Amazon Webservices);
    • Business Intelligence using open source BI tools such as Pentaho Business Intelligence;
    • Health Information Systems (DHIS2);
    • Geospatial Analytics (ArcGIS);
    • Databases development and administration (Open Source);
    • Cenit module for integration with other modern systems or integration tool
    • Web development (Python, Django);
    • Two Factor Authentication;
    • QR code with CRC16 Checksum on all generated documents;
    • Proven ability to work and communicate in English.

5. Expressions of interest may be delivered to the following address on or before on 31st Jan 2020, and mention “EOI for the development of a digital data collection and Information exchange platforms for the MOYESH program.

The document should addressed to:

Nebiyu Solomon

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

Mobile: +251 (0) 911 745902

Fax: +251(0) 116172001

Email:  nsolomon@icipe.org
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