1. Background Etijah is implementing the Bedayat Livelihoods Programme to support refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable host-community members in Greater Cairo to access sustainable livelihood opportunities. The programme provides integrated support through self-employment, wage employment, vocational training, business-development training, soft-skills development, business grants, employment referrals, coaching, and post-assistance follow-up. Given the technical complexity of these interventions and the need to ensure that programme activities are market-driven, consistent, and results-oriented, Etijah seeks to engage a qualified Technical Advisor to provide strategic and technical support to the Bedayat Programme. The Technical Advisor will strengthen the quality of livelihood interventions, support the development and application of technical tools and standards, build the capacity of programme staff, and contribute to improved employment and self-employment outcomes for beneficiaries.

2. Overall Objective The overall objective of the assignment is to strengthen the technical quality, relevance, consistency, and sustainability of Bedayat s livelihood interventions. The Technical Advisor will provide guidance across the programme cycle, including beneficiary assessment, livelihood-pathway selection, training design, business-grant support, employment interventions, monitoring, follow-up, learning, and programme improvement.

3. Specific Objectives Ensure that Bedayat s livelihood interventions are technically sound, market-driven, and aligned with programme objectives. Strengthen the link between beneficiary assessment, training, financial support, employment opportunities, and sustainable livelihood outcomes. Improve the quality and consistency of services provided by trainers, consultants, service providers, and programme staff. Support the assessment of business viability, employment potential, and vocational-training relevance. Strengthen monitoring, coaching, and post-assistance follow-up systems. Build the technical capacity of project staff and volunteers. Support evidence-based programme adaptation using field findings, monitoring data, beneficiary feedback, and labour-market information. Contribute to the identification and documentation of programme lessons, challenges, good practices, and recommendations.

4. Scope of Work

4.1 Review of the Livelihoods Programme Approach Review Bedayat s existing livelihood methodology, implementation processes, tools, and intervention pathways. Assess self-employment, wage-employment, business-development, vocational training, soft-skills, grants, employer engagement, coaching, follow-up, graduation, and exit processes. Identify technical gaps, overlaps, risks, and areas requiring standardization or improvement.

4.2 Beneficiary Assessment and Livelihood-Pathway Selection Review and refine eligibility, screening, assessment, and selection criteria. Support the identification of beneficiaries suitable for self-employment, wage employment, vocational training, or other livelihood services. Review complex or borderline cases and advise on appropriate livelihood pathways or referrals. Ensure that pathway selection considers experience, technical skills, education, market opportunities, resources, protection considerations, and employment barriers.

4.3 Labour-Market and Sector Analysis Review available labour-market information and identify sectors with employment and self-employment potential. Assess employer demand, recruitment requirements, skills gaps, market saturation, and business risks. Advise on relevant vocational-training specializations and sector-specific interventions. Recommend adjustment or discontinuation of interventions with limited market relevance. Support engagement with employers, training providers, business associations, and relevant market actors.

4.4 Business Viability and Grant Assessment Review business plans, market assignments, proposed budgets, and grant requests. Assess commercial and operational viability, including costs, pricing, revenues, expenses, profitability, competition, customer demand, supply chains, and market access. Identify unrealistic assumptions, missing costs, and potential business risks. Review requested equipment, materials, and inputs and assess whether they are necessary and proportionate. Recommend changes to business models, budgets, procurement lists, or grant packages. Participate in grant-selection committees as a technical advisor when requested. Support documentation of technical reasons for approval, modification, or rejection.

Required Qualifications and Experience

 Education Graduate degree in economics, business administration, development studies, entrepreneurship, labour economics, social sciences, vocational education, or a related field. Undergraduate degree combined with additional relevant professional experience may be accepted.

 Professional Experience At least seven years of relevant professional experience in livelihoods, economic inclusion, employment, entrepreneurship, private-sector development, vocational training, or business-development programming. Demonstrated experience designing or advising livelihood programmes for refugees, migrants, or vulnerable populations. Strong experience in business viability assessment, entrepreneurship support, coaching, or grant-based livelihood interventions. Experience in wage-employment programming, employer engagement, job matching, or employment-readiness interventions. Experience reviewing vocational-training or business-development curricula and service providers. Experience developing technical tools, guidelines, assessment frameworks, or standard operating procedures. Experience providing technical training and capacity-building to programme teams. Experience conducting labour-market or sector assessments and contributing to monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting. Previous experience with UN agencies, international organizations, NGOs, or donor-funded programmes is highly desirable. Familiarity with the refugee and livelihood context in Egypt is strongly preferred.

Desired Candidate Profile

7. Required Qualifications and Experience

7.1 Education

Graduate degree in economics, business administration, development studies, entrepreneurship, labour economics, social sciences, vocational education, or a related field. Undergraduate degree combined with additional relevant professional experience may be accepted.

7.2 Professional Experience

• At least seven years of relevant professional experience in livelihoods, economic inclusion, employment, entrepreneurship, private-sector development, vocational training, or business-development programming.
• Demonstrated experience designing or advising livelihood programmes for refugees, migrants, or vulnerable populations.
• Strong experience in business viability assessment, entrepreneurship support, coaching, or grant-based livelihood interventions.
• Experience in wage-employment programming, employer engagement, job matching, or employment-readiness interventions.
• Experience reviewing vocational-training or business-development curricula and service providers.
• Experience developing technical tools, guidelines, assessment frameworks, or standard operating procedures.
• Experience providing technical training and capacity-building to programme teams.
• Experience conducting labour-market or sector assessments and contributing to monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting.
• Previous experience with UN agencies, international organizations, NGOs, or donor-funded programmes is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with the refugee and livelihood context in Egypt is strongly preferred.

8. Required Competencies

• Strong technical knowledge of livelihoods and economic-inclusion programming.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, business-assessment, and labour-market-analysis skills.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into practical tools and actionable recommendations.
• Strong coaching, facilitation, capacity-development, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities.
• Sensitivity to protection, gender, age, disability, and diversity considerations.
• Commitment to accountability, confidentiality, ethical conduct, and the do no harm principle.

9. Language Requirements

• Excellent command of written and spoken Arabic.
• Strong command of written and spoken English.