REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL- RFP-ETH-2015-9117237                       

Open for an international firm/Organisation/company having a well-established office in Addis Ababa. 

1. Topic: to provide consultancy Services(HR) for Long Term Agreement (LTA) of 12 months+12 months subject for satisfactory performance-(1) short-term technical assistance towards financial and (2) human resources management for various programmes in  Ethiopia. 

2.   Background: The primary objective of   engaging this institutional contract is to provide Human Resources Management (HRM) services that extend from the selection, recruitment, and placement of individual consultants to support UNICEF activities and, to the timely payment of fees, daily subsistence allowance (DSA), and travel expenses, plus any other services related to HRM. 

3.  Objectives

CONTRACTOR will identify, recruit and deploy technical consultants in accordance with the terms of reference provided by UNICEF for each programme or positions. Through a competitive and transparent recruitment procedure. Ensure that while hiring their technical consultants all governmental rules and regulations applicable are adhered to; CONTRACTOR during the hiring process will ensure the following; 

4. Qualification of Firm and Experience Required

-Reputed Consultancy/Management organization with experience of large scale project management for development programmes. -Capacity to handle disbursements of large sums of money with experience in field level monitoring and investigations. -The Contractor should have qualified and skilled staff to handle the day-to-day   requirements, whose minimum qualification should be graduate and should be fluent in -The Contractor should have one Finance Manager (with 8-10 yrs experience) and at least-3 dedicated and qualified accounts personnel (B.Com with 8-10 yrs experience) and one dedicated manager for day to day management of the program. The Contractor should have a dedicated, competitive and skilled person in the capacity of “Travel Manager supported with one Assistant, to manage the travel desk”.-The Contractor should have one experienced and qualified HR person to ensure proper -Recruitment/selection of personnel. -The Company should have proper infrastructure – Computers, printers, photocopying machines, telecommunication equipment etc. 

Interested and eligible bidders are invited to collect the complete tender documents by sending an email to Mr. Deresse Damte (ddamte@unicef.org) or Mr. Ayele Wolde (awolde@unicef.org) Starting on Wednesday 18^st Feb 2015. Proposals are to be submitted to UNICEF Ethiopia Office on or before 9.00 am (East African Time) on Friday 6^th March- 2015. Please quote the RFP nr. 9117237 in all your correspondences. Due to the nature of the bid, there will be no bid public opening for this offer. UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids. ADDRESS:  UNICEF Ethiopia, UNECA Compound, NOF Building, 2rd floor Supply Section,  Attn. Mr. Deresse Damte / Mr. Ayele Wolde, P.O.BOX 1169, TEL: +251-11 518 4167/4142  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.