Request for Quotation for Project Evaluation Service

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Request for Quotation for Project Evaluation Service Terms of Reference Final Independent Evaluation of the Promoting Employment and Employability among Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Host Communities focusing on Women, PWDs, and Youths in Northern Iraq Project 1\. Key facts Title of project being evaluated Promoting Employment and Employability among Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Host Communities focusing on Women, PWDs, and Youths in Northern Iraq. Project DC Code RQ/24/02/DEU Type of evaluation Independent Evaluation Timing of evaluation Final Donor Government of Germany/ Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Administrative Unit in the ILO responsible for administrating the project Regional Office for Arab States/DWT-Beirut Technical Unit(s) in the ILO responsible for backstopping the project Regional Office for Arab States/DWT-Beirut EMPLOYMENT Implementing partner N/A Project duration From 1 October 2024 to 31 August 2026 (23months) Evaluation duration (tentative) From August to September 2026 P&B outcome (s) under evaluation P&B Outcome(s): 2024/25 - Outcome 3: Full and productive employment for just transition; Outcome 4: Sustainable enterprises for inclusive growth and decent work; and Outcome 5: Gender equality and equality of treatment and opportunities for all. SDG(s) under evaluation SDG 4 Quality Education, 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth Project budget EUR 2,580,057.95/USD 2,649,463.29 2\. Background information Despite Iraq's youthful demographic profile—nearly 50 per cent of the population is under 19 years old, and 20 per cent is aged 15–24—there are limited opportunities to channel young people into productive learning, employment, and entrepreneurship. This undermines their successful reintegration into Iraq's fragile post-conflict economy. According to the 2021 ILO Iraq Labour Force Survey, the national unemployment rate stood at 16.5 per cent, while yo