**About STOOS Consulting**

**STOOS CONSULTING** is an international consulting firm specialized in **third-party monitoring, research, assessments, evaluation, capacity building, and economic empowerment programming** across fragile, humanitarian, and development settings. STOOS works with international NGOs, UN agencies, donors, and national partners to design and deliver **evidence-based, context-sensitive, and operationally practical solutions** that strengthen institutions, improve livelihoods, and support inclusive local development.

**Background**

Libya’s socioeconomic environment presents both significant constraints and important recovery opportunities. **Youth unemployment, limited private sector absorption, dependence on public employment, weak SME ecosystems, barriers facing women and vulnerable groups, and gaps in labour-market-relevant training** continue to affect economic participation. At the same time, ongoing programming by actors active in Libya shows growing demand for **employment-oriented TVET, entrepreneurship promotion, green and digital skills, apprenticeship and job placement models, municipal-level local economic development, and market-responsive support to youth and women**.

**Purpose of the Call**

STOOS CONSULTING is establishing a **Libya-based and international roster of qualified experts, trainers, advisors, and technical specialists** to support current and upcoming assignments in **TVET, youth employment, enterprise development, local economic recovery, entrepreneurship, market systems strengthening, and inclusive livelihoods programming**. Selected experts may be engaged on **short-term, part-time, full-time, remote, hybrid, or field-based assignments**, depending on project requirements.

**Overall Objective**

The purpose of this roster is to mobilize experts who can support STOOS and its partners in designing and delivering **market-relevant, inclusive, and practical economic empowerment interventions** that improve **employability, enterprise development, income generation, and local economic resilience** across Libya.

**Target Groups**

Assignments may focus on **youth, women, jobseekers, aspiring entrepreneurs, MSMEs, returnees, internally displaced persons, migrants, vulnerable host communities, persons with disabilities, and other economically excluded groups**, depending on donor and programme priorities.

**Indicative Areas of Expertise**

STOOS seeks experts across a broad range of priority areas relevant to Libya’s labour market, recovery, and local development context.

**1. Workforce Integration and Employment Promotion**
Experts in this area will support **labour market integration, employability programming, career pathways, and transition-to-work models** for youth and vulnerable populations. This may include **career guidance, job readiness, apprenticeship design, job matching, employer engagement, and placement support**.

**2. TVET Strengthening and Skills Development**
STOOS is seeking specialists who can support the **modernization, delivery, and quality assurance of technical and vocational education and training**, including **competency-based training, short-cycle practical courses, instructor development, institutional strengthening, and alignment of training packages with labour market demand**.

**3. Vocational Training Delivery in Priority Trades**
We are looking for experienced trainers who can deliver practical, hands-on vocational training in areas such as **electrical installation, solar energy systems, generator and machinery maintenance, refrigeration and air conditioning, automobile maintenance, construction finishing, carpentry, metalwork, welding, plumbing, tailoring, beauty and personal care, mobile phone repair, graphic design, digital marketing, photography, hospitality, food services, and other market-relevant trades**.

**4. Entrepreneurship, MSME Development, and Start-up Support**
STOOS seeks business development specialists able to design and deliver support for **micro, small, and medium enterprise development**, including **business planning, start-up incubation, enterprise coaching, business formalization, market positioning, operational improvement, and growth support for youth- and women-led businesses**.

**5. Private Sector Engagement and Job Placement**
Experts in this stream will help build **linkages between training programmes and employers**, including **mapping private sector actors, establishing internship and apprenticeship pathways, facilitating job fairs, negotiating partnerships, and supporting post-training placement and retention follow-up**.

**6. Market Systems Development and Value Chain Analysis**
We are also seeking specialists in **market assessments, labour market analysis, local economic opportunity mapping, value chain analysis, market linkage facilitation, and area-based economic recovery planning**, particularly in sectors with realistic growth potential in Libya.

**7. Green Economy, Renewable Energy, and Climate-Responsive Livelihoods**
Given growing interest in **solar energy, green jobs, sustainable production, and environmentally responsive local services**, STOOS welcomes experts with experience in **renewable energy training, green enterprise development, recycling and waste-related livelihoods, climate-smart agriculture, and circular economy approaches**. This aligns with recent Libya programming that highlights **renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and green skills** as emerging employment pathways.

**8. Agribusiness and Rural Livelihoods**
Specialists are also sought in **agriculture, irrigation, food processing, post-harvest management, greenhouse or vegetable production, small-scale agribusiness, and rural enterprise development**, particularly where these sectors offer realistic local income opportunities.

**9. Digital Economy and ICT Skills**
This area covers **digital literacy, web development, digital freelancing, ERP, e-commerce, online business development, coding, digital marketing, creative software, ICT support, and other technology-enabled livelihood pathways** that can improve youth access to income and self-employment.

**10. Service Sector and Creative Economy Skills**
STOOS is interested in trainers and advisors in **customer service, retail, sales, hospitality, tourism-related services where relevant, fashion and design, cosmetology, photography, visual content creation, media-related entrepreneurship, and other service-based livelihoods** suited to local market demand.

**11. Financial Inclusion and Enterprise Finance**
We seek advisors who can support **financial literacy, savings practices, enterprise cost planning, access to finance readiness, grant utilization support, business budgeting, and investment preparedness** for small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs.

**12. Municipal and Local Economic Development**
Experts with experience in **local economic development planning, municipal service-linked livelihoods, public-private collaboration, community-level economic recovery, and support to micro-enterprises linked to local service delivery** are highly relevant in the Libyan context, where local governance and municipal systems increasingly intersect with economic recovery programming.

**13. Curriculum Development and Instructional Design**
STOOS is seeking consultants able to **design, adapt, and review curricula, training manuals, learner guides, facilitation packages, and assessment tools** in Arabic and/or English, ensuring that materials are **practical, competency-based, market-relevant, and adapted to Libya’s operating environment**.

**14. Soft Skills, Life Skills, and Career Readiness**
We welcome experts able to deliver **communication, teamwork, workplace behaviour, time management, problem-solving, interview preparation, CV development, conflict management, self-confidence building, professional ethics, and entrepreneurship mindset training** for young women and men.

**15. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Training Quality Assurance**
STOOS also seeks specialists in **learning assessment, pre- and post-testing, tracer studies, training quality review, participant satisfaction measurement, reporting, and outcome tracking**, including support to donor compliance and programme learning.

**Profiles Sought**

This call is open to a range of profiles, including **vocational trainers, master trainers, soft-skills facilitators, curriculum developers, instructional designers, enterprise coaches, job placement advisors, labour market analysts, value chain specialists, private sector engagement advisors, M&E specialists, training quality assurance consultants, institutional development advisors, and sectoral subject matter experts**.

**Indicative Responsibilities**

Selected experts may be requested to support one or more of the following functions:

- Conduct **labour market, sector, enterprise, and value chain assessments**
- Design or adapt **training curricula, manuals, and assessment tools**
- Deliver **technical, vocational, entrepreneurial, and soft-skills training**
- Mentor trainees, start-ups, SMEs, cooperatives, and community-based businesses
- Facilitate **private sector engagement, internships, apprenticeships, and job placement pathways**
- Support **TVET centres, training institutions, municipalities, chambers, and local partners**
- Design and implement **monitoring, quality assurance, and reporting systems**
- Strengthen inclusion of **women, youth, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable populations** in programme design and implementation
- Provide advisory support on **local economic recovery, enterprise development, and market systems programming**

**Minimum Qualifications**

Applicants should demonstrate **strong technical and practical experience** in one or more of the thematic areas above. A **relevant academic degree, technical certification, or professional qualification** is expected, depending on the area of specialization. Most profiles should have at least **5–7 years of relevant experience**, while more senior advisory and institutional reform roles may require **7–10 years or more**.

**Preferred Experience**

Preference will be given to experts with experience in **Libya**, the wider **MENA region**, or other **fragile, transitional, or conflict-affected contexts**. Experience with **UN agencies, GIZ, IOM, EU-funded programmes, INGOs, government entities, municipalities, TVET institutions, chambers of commerce, or private sector actors** will be considered an advantage.

**Language Requirements**

For most Libya-based roles, **Arabic fluency is essential**. **English** is strongly preferred, particularly for reporting, curriculum development, donor coordination, and senior advisory assignments. Additional local knowledge and strong communication skills are highly valued.

**Cross-Cutting Requirements**

All experts are expected to apply **inclusion, gender sensitivity, conflict sensitivity, safeguarding, ethical practice, and practical market orientation** in their work. Experience working with **young women, vulnerable youth, displaced populations, and economically excluded groups** will be particularly valuable. Libya-focused programmes by active partners also place strong emphasis on **private sector linkages, women’s participation, vocational counselling, local ownership, and community-level resilience**, which this roster is designed to support.

**Engagement Modality**

Experts may be engaged on a **consultancy, call-down, framework, roster, or assignment-specific basis**. Assignments may be **remote, hybrid, or field-based**, depending on the technical scope, donor requirements, and security or access arrangements.