Pipeline
| ID | INDIGO-PL-0055 |
|---|---|
| Project Name - (Value) | Tunisia Skills-for-Employment RBF Program |
| Contact - Name - (Value) | Milena Castellnou |
| Contact - Email - (Value) | milena@edufundmea.org |
| State of Development - (Value) | Current |
| State of Development - (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Stage of Development - (Value) | Early stage |
| Stage of Development - (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Stage of Development - (Notes) | (Just finalized the scoping phase and will start the design & inception to prepare for launch) |
| Type of instrument and project - Impact Bond - (Value) | No |
| Type of instrument and project - Outcomes Fund - (Value) | Yes |
| Type of instrument and project - Social Impact Incentives (SIINC) - (Value) | No |
| Type of instrument and project - Social Impact Guarantee - (Value) | No |
| Type of instrument and project - Payment-by-results (no pre-financing) - (Value) | No |
| Type of instrument and project - Technical Assistance and Market-building program (Must involve dedicated grant resources) - (Value) | Yes |
| (Source ID's) | source1 |
| (Notes) | Outcomes Fund, Payments-by-results (no-prefinancing), Technical Assistance and Market-building program (Must involve dedicated grant resources) |
| Part of a larger outcomes-based financing program? - Part of a larger outcomes-based financing program? - (Value) | No |
| Part of a larger outcomes-based financing program? - (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Dates - Expected Launch Date - (Value) | Q1 - 2023 |
| Dates - Total expected project development time - (Value) | 6-12 months |
| Dates - Expected length of project (years) - (Value) | 3 |
| Dates - Project design process began - (Value) | Q1-2022 |
| Dates - (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Rationale for using outcome based finance - (Value) | The program will be the first results-based financing (RBF) initiative in the skills-for employment space in Tunisia, introducing an innovative model with strong focus on results. The aim is to improve skills matching between workforce and recruiting sectors, ensuring beneficiaries are placed in jobs that are fit for their profile and purpose, as well as supporting their retention in the job over time. The program also aims to provide support to the govenment on the integration of results-based financing mechanisms into the management processes of public funds on employment, as well as through data and learnings generated through the program which can help inform public policies in the country. |
| (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Key challenges to launch - (Value) | Limited capacity of local providers to implement the program at scale, coordination between different public agencies and build consensus around the program during the design phase, access to reliable data on employment for the verification of results. |
| (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Role of the domestic government - Outcomes funder - (Value) | No |
| Role of the domestic government - Service provider - (Value) | No |
| Role of the domestic government - Member of project committee - (Value) | Yes |
| Role of the domestic government - No formal role - (Value) | No |
| Role of the domestic government - Other - (Value) | Co-build program design, definition of learning agenda, participation in the selection of providers, receive technical assistance on RBF, data and learnings generated through the program, potential financial contribution to the program. |
| (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Service providers identified and selected - Request-for-proposals - (Value) | Yes |
| Service providers identified and selected - Direct contracting by outcome funder/investor/intermediary - (Value) | No |
| Service providers identified and selected - Provider-led deal development - (Value) | No |
| Service providers identified and selected - Other - (Value) | They will be selected in a two phased process comprising Expression of Interest for the shortlist of organizations that can partipate in the Request for Proposals stage. |
| (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Feasibility study - (Value) | Yes |
| (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Proposed financing instruments - Debt - (Value) | No |
| Proposed financing instruments - Equity - (Value) | No |
| Proposed financing instruments - Guarantee - (Value) | No |
| Proposed financing instruments - Grant - (Value) | Yes |
| (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Technical assistance grant - Technical assistance grant - (Value) | Yes |
| Technical assistance grant - (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Overall project finance - Estimated Maximum potential outcome payment - Currency - (Value) | USD |
| Overall project finance - Estimated Maximum potential outcome payment - Amount - (Value) | 5000000 |
| Overall project finance - (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Overall project finance - (Notes) | This is the figure for the first stage of the programme. |
| Purpose and classifications - Social/Developmental challenge - (Value) | Tunisia is faced with high unemployment levels, with 57% of job seekers being below 30 years old and 75% below 35, with significant geographical and gender disparities. |
| Purpose and classifications - Expected intervention model - (Value) | TBD, but around skills training and preparation for job interviews, placement, workplace training and mediation. |
| Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - Employment and private sector development - (Value) | Yes |
| Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - Education - (Value) | Yes |
| Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - Social protection - (Value) | No |
| Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - Criminal justice - (Value) | No |
| Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - Health - (Value) | No |
| Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - Agriculture - (Value) | No |
| Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - Environment and climate change - (Value) | No |
| Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene - (Value) | No |
| Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - Energy - (Value) | No |
| Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - Humanitarian - (Value) | No |
| Purpose and classifications - Secondary SDG goals - (Value) | 4,8 |
| Purpose and classifications - (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Purpose and classifications - (Notes) | Other sectors: Informal education, lifelong learning opportunities |
| Service users and beneficiaries - Target population - (Value) | All job seekers under specific criteria related to unemployment length and potential criteria for inclusion of groups from vulnerable backgrounds (with potential focus on youth TBC during design & inception) |
| Service users and beneficiaries - Targeted number of unique service users or beneficiaries (total) - (Value) | 2000 |
| Service users and beneficiaries - Unit type of targeted service users or beneficiaries - (Value) | Individual |
| Service users and beneficiaries - Country Classification of Service and beneficiaries - Low-income - (Value) | No |
| Service users and beneficiaries - Country Classification of Service and beneficiaries - Lower-middle-income - (Value) | Yes |
| Service users and beneficiaries - Country Classification of Service and beneficiaries - Upper-middle-income - (Value) | No |
| Service users and beneficiaries - Country Classification of Service and beneficiaries - High-income - (Value) | No |
| Service users and beneficiaries - (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Service users and beneficiaries - (Notes) | Around 2,000 beneficiaries in the programme's first phase (approximately 3 years). The fund will initiatlly be focused on the program’s first phase. Based on the results achieved, we will be pursuing the second phase to scale the model - number of beneficiaries not yet defined - and then a final stage for the exit |
| Notes - (Value) | Data for this pipeline project was last updated in May 2024 |
| Delivery Locations 1: Location - Name - (Value) | Tunisia |
| Delivery Locations 1: Location - Country - (Value) | TN |
| Outcome Payment Commitments 1: Notes | SECO |
| Intermediary services 1: Organisation Role Category - (Value) | Other |
| Intermediary services 1: Notes | Other - The Education Outcomes Fund (Program Design) |
| Intermediary services 2: Organisation Role Category - (Value) | Other |
| Intermediary services 2: Notes | Other - The Education Outcomes Fund (Program Management) |
| Outcome Metrics 1: Id | outcomemetric1 |
| Outcome Metrics 1: Outcome Definition - (Value) | Placement in a job |
| Outcome Metrics 2: Id | outcomemetric2 |
| Outcome Metrics 2: Outcome Definition - (Value) | 6-month retention in a job |