Vendor needs to provide job creation pathways framework development service. • Analysis of formal and informal employment dynamics across food value chains • Identifies relevant indicators and metrics • Supports internal decision–making and external engagement with donors and partners • Identification of job creation pathways for different population groups, including women, youth, and marginalized communities • Mapping of job creation mechanisms (e.g., productivity gains, market expansion, enterprise growth, technology adoption, and policy or regulatory changes), including available evidence on the cost–effectiveness of different mechanisms • New jobs created • Livelihood improvements such as increased incomes or productivity gains without formal job creation • Identification of intervention levels (e.g., individual, enterprise, value chain, market system, and enabling environment) • Guidance on how different intervention types influence job creation and job quality • Design considerations to maximise reach youth, women, and marginalised groups.