Job Summary

To provide Training in Business and Entrepreneurship skill, and Business Development Service Provider (BDS)

Organizational Background

Young Women’s Christian Association in Ethiopia is an affiliate member of World YWCA; an international voluntary membership movement that connects women leading social and economic change in over 120 countries. YWCA in Ethiopia was initially founded in 1962 and reestablished in 2000 then re-registered as an Ethiopian resident charity with revised CSO 1113/2019 proclamation under FDRE CSO agency.                

 YWCA in Ethiopia seeks to improve the status of women and girls and empower through intervening on its core intervention focus areas; advancing gender equality, influencing governance and planning, socioeconomic empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, access to education, and young women leadership development. Currently, in partnership with Plan International Ethiopia (PIE), YWCA is implementing a project entitled ‘Safe and Inclusive Urban Youth Development’ with the objective to see a safe and inclusive city for urban youth development where the involvement of young people’s in urban violence is reduced, economic opportunities and young people’s influence is created and improved and civic engagement is advanced.

 Purpose of the assignment  

As part of the project YWCA Ethiopia intends to hire a resource person to provide training planned as part of project intervention under safe and inclusive urban youth development project in Addis Ababa sub city woreda 2,4 & 5.Therefore, YWCA Ethiopia invites potential consultancy firm to undertake the assignment.

Scope: In terms of the scope, YWCA wants to delineate the assessment-based type of training, number of days and type, and number of participants.  

• Training type: Business and Entrepreneurial skill (economic rights, safety, and safe work conditions, financial literacy, market understanding, employability)  # days: 5/full day
•  #participant: 50 Type of participant: Young women and men in the informal sector. Training type: Business development services for young women and men involved in the informal sector and create saving groups and link them with SACCOs #participant: 100
• Type of participant: Previously targeted young women and men in the informal sector
• Training type: Business counseling and follow up to strengthen network informal groups for stronger collaboration #participant: 150 Type of participant: Previously targeted young women and men in the informal sector
• Training type: Follow up market survey /Youth Led Market Survey and engage them in data collection process and analysis. # days:10 #participant: 50 Type of participant: Young women and men in the informal sector

Deliverables of the assignment: The firm is expected to deliver;

• Training Materials that will be used for the training purpose
• Pre and post-training assessment tools
• Training and BDS Follow up Report (proceeding)
• The youth-led market survey report
• Tools developed for the youth-led market survey

Job Requirements

Required Competencies:

• The lead consultant should have relevant qualification with sufficient experience and skills in delivering similar trainings and other related consultancy activities
• The firm should provide portfolio of its previous works and CV of the lead consultant and training facilitators.
• Renewed business license of the firm along with TIN and VAT certificate. 

How to Apply

All interested applicants should submit a technical and detailed financial proposal along with a copy of renewed licenses and CV of the lead applicant and training facilitators with a sealed and stamped envelope to the YWCA Ethiopia office located Behind Tourist Hotel beside Hemon MCH on the 1^st floor of ICT Mart Building until February 23, 2021, 6:00 local time

For further information please contact us. 0118880285/0912115199                  

YWCA is an equal opportunity employer!

Women-led firms are encouraged to apply!