Terms of Reference for Notetakers in the Trainings on Entrepreneurship Activities in 20 Communities Based in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai Province
1. About Plan International
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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 notetaker to do note-taking in the business training activities from April 1 to May 31, 2023. The training contents focus on entrepreneurship and other relevant topics such as management, marketing, financial inclusion, and business planning with an inclusive approach.
The notetaker is required to attend all 20 trainings, the same as the project team’s schedule.
4. Tasks (60 working days)
4.1 Attending 20 community training activities, 2 days per each, for a total of 40 days All 20 communities are located in mountainous areas in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces. Traveling days are not included. 20 communities are located in different areas as follow;
4.2 Taking photos in important training/ workshop meeting sessions
4.3 Supporting the training sessions if necessary, such as by preparing flip charts, setting up training materials, and setting up sound systems.
4.4 Observing environmental of training sessions, and reflect to the project team immediately
4.5 Writing and following up on 20 training reports
5. Details of deliverables
5.1 Timeframe: 1 April – 31 May 2023
5.2 Deliverables:
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Item No. |
Details |
Due date |
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1 |
The notetaker receives a briefing on basic information and surrounding materials, such as the physical, cultural, organizational, etc. characteristics of 20 communities, from the project team via documents and an online meeting. |
30 March 2023 |
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2 |
The notetakers attend the business training and workshop in total from 20 communities. |
1 April – 20 May 2023 |
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3 |
The notetaker submits the training report of the first 5 trainings. |
20 April 2023 |
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4 |
The notetaker receives feedback from the project team on the analysis report in No. 3. |
25 April 2023 |
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5 |
The notetaker submits the final report of 5 trainings. |
30 April 2023 |
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6 |
The notetaker submits the training report of the rest of the 15 trainings in Thai. |
31 May 2023 |
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7 |
The notetaker receives feedback from the project team on the analysis report in No. 6. |
7 June 2023 |
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8 |
The notetaker submits the final report of all training activities in Thai. |
15 June 2023 |
6. Payment
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NO. |
Descriptions |
Payment |
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1 |
First payment will be made after submission of Deliverable No. 5 |
20 % |
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2 |
Second payment will be made after submission of Deliverable No. 6 |
40 % |
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3 |
Final payment will be made after submission of Deliverable No. 8 |
40 % |
Noted: Terms of payment are subject to change upon agreement with the consultant
7. Qualifications
The applicant should have the following qualifications:
8. How to apply
Interested consultants submit the following application documents:
Submit to the Plan International Thailand’s at Thailand.procurement@plan-international.org referring “Futuremakers local tourism enterprise - Notetaker” in subject line by this 31 March 2023 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.
Contact : Thailand.procurement@plan-international.org
