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Terms of Reference for a consultant of local tourism enterprise formation and training creation

1. About Plan International

Plan International, we strive to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. As an independent development and humanitarian organisation, we work alongside children, young people, our supporters and partners to tackle the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. For over 80 years we have been building powerful partnerships for children, and we are active in over 75 countries.

Result from Plan International study in 2018 showed that 60% were involved in family-owned agricultural activities, making them essentially unpaid workers. Those in wage employment had informal jobs earning and low income. Compounding the scarcity of local jobs, many do not have sufficient entrepreneurial or vocational skills to thrive in a post-COVID-19 economy.

Plan International Thailand is implementing an eighteen-month project, “Building a local eco-tourism network of community-based enterprises for Thailand’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery” in formation of local tourism enterprises.

2. Background

The project is aligned with Futuremakers’ outcome on sustained growth of youth-led/female-led & inclusive SMEs. The total number of participants that will directly benefit from this project will be 800 young people aged 16-35 (60% women and girls) in 20 communities. The target communities are usually not the government’s priority to drive local economy and therefore have remained rather invisible in the government’s COVID-19 economic recovery. Through activities in the project, community enterprise (SMEs) will be built and sustained with linkages to local government’s economic plans.

The project will provide 20 targeted community local tourism enterprises consist of 1) entrepreneurship and relevant topics such as management, marketing, financial inclusion, business planning with inclusive approach. 2) upskill trainings for community enterprise members on topics relevant to their business plan such as hospitality, production, handicrafts, eco-trekking, etc.

The project will support community enterprises to develop business plan and presentation to tourism network working team to get seed grant for enterprise’s implementation. We expect that targeted enterprises will develop their products and services to sell and promote both on-line and off-line platforms. In addition, the project aims to work with a network of 20 local/community-based enterprises under 3 district-level clusters, which then are linked up into a local federation. The project like to see increasing of self-employment and increasing of wage and income opportunities. Moreover, marginalized young women can raise up their entrepreneurship issue on policy level in their communities.

3. Objective of the TOR

The project is looking for a consultant on local tourism entrepreneurship trainings (e.g. management, marketing, financial inclusion, business planning with inclusive approach and so on) and upskill trainings (e.g. hospitality, production, handicrafts, eco-trekking, etc.), and 20 tourism enterprises business plan development, with possibility to link as a local tourism enterprise 3 clusters (3 districts in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai province), and a federation.

The consultant is encouraged to reach information of 20 local tourism enterprises by report and on-line meeting with project team members.

4. Tasks (30 working days)

4.1 Analyzing information of 20 communities about surrounding materials, such as physical, cultural, organizational and so on, to be developed to local tourism enterprise.

4.2 Classifying and analysing 20 communities about;

• capacity on entrepreneurship and other relevant topics such as management, marketing, financial inclusion, business planning with inclusive approach.

• Capacity on upskill trainings for community enterprise members on topics relevant to their business plan such as hospitality, production, handicrafts, eco-trekking, etc.

4.3 Create and provide suggestions and recommendations for contents and training materials of entrepreneurship such as enterprise formation guidelines, training guidelines, leaning materials based on different capacities of community enterprises.

5. Details of deliverables

5.1 Timeframe: 15 October – 15 December 2022

5.2 Deliverables:

6. Payment

Noted: Terms of payment are subject to change upon agreement with the consultant
 

7. Qualifications

The applicant should have the following qualifications:

• Experience in local tourism formation and management

• Experience in entrepreneurship training, business training or related training to upskill local enterprises

• Have analytical skills and ability to provide analysis and suggestions to strengthening knowledge and skills of the members of community enterprises especially girls and young women.

• Ability to create contents and training materials for young people who might not have high levels of education

• Understanding background of working with young people and community people, other stakeholders and networks.

• Understanding background of working with marginalised upland people

• Open-minded, innovative, and detail-oriented

• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills
   

8. How to apply

Interested consultants submit the following application documents:

• A proposal including Work plan and budget breakdown for this assignment

• A comprehensive CV

Submit to the Plan International Thailand’s at Thailand.procurement@plan-international.org referring “Futuremakers local tourism enterprise Consultant” in subject line by this 26 September 2022 at 05.00 pm. BKK time.

The selection of the consultants will be done through proposal reviews and candidate interviews through online meetings.

The successful candidate will also need to sign Plan’s Global Safeguarding policy.