TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) Technical Assistance Refugee-Led Organizations DREEM 20

World University Service of Canada (WUSC - EUMC) is seeking qualified Refugee-Led Organizations (RLOs) to serve as Specialized Technical Assistance Providers under the DREEM 2030 Technical Assistance Mechanism (TAM), supporting refugee and displaced youth inclusion across Africa.

About the Role

DREEM 2030 is the second phase of a WUSC initiative delivered with the Mastercard Foundation, helping refugee, displaced, and host-community youth—particularly young women and youth with disabilities—reach dignified higher education and economic opportunities. Through the TAM, context-fluent RLOs are deployed as technical experts to help Mastercard Foundation country teams and Young Africa Works partners remove barriers and include refugees and displaced youth in their programs. This full-time engagement spans operations in Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda, WAEMU, Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise partners such as banks, microfinance institutions, TVET centres, and NGOs on country-specific legal frameworks affecting refugees, including documentation recognition and barriers to finance, business registration, or enrolment.
• Review and adapt institutional policies, entrepreneurship and skilling curricula, admissions criteria, and business support models to fit camp-based and urban realities.
• Design and run community-led peer outreach and mentorship to connect RDP youth with economic opportunities.
• Provide strategic toolkits and ongoing advisory support to build economic transition pathways within local employment regulations.
• Act as a thought partner in designing economic inclusion interventions for displaced youth.

Qualifications

• A legally registered or community-verified entity led by refugees, displaced youth, or returnees.
• Demonstrated capability in local market systems, vocational training, or financial inclusion in the countries of operation.
• Specialized capacity to reach young women, youth with disabilities, or marginalized linguistic groups is prioritized.
• Ability to produce professional technical toolkits and facilitate corporate workshops in English, French, or key regional languages such as Kiswahili.
• Readiness to meet WUSC and Mastercard Foundation compliance, safeguarding, and "Do No Harm" standards prior to deployment.

About World University Service of Canada (WUSC - EUMC)

WUSC - EUMC advances education, economic opportunity, and empowerment for young people worldwide. Selected RLOs join the TAM unit under the Head of TAM, receiving core capacity training and institutional strengthening through a Grants Plus/Accompaniment model, shadowing WUSC specialists before transitioning to independent delivery from the third year.

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