Call for consultants: Delivering capacity strengthening trainings & other accompaniments to grantee partners
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African Women's Development Fund (AWDF)
Remote (global)- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Comms/ Digital/ Media, Fundraising/ Grant management, Research/ Data analysis
- Job type: Consultancy
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Funds
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 07/04/2025
- Location: Remote (global)
Introduction
The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) envisions a continent where gender justice flourishes for all African women, girls, and gender-diverse people, and where dignity and freedom are a lived reality for everyone. Building on its impactful history, AWDF's ten-year strategic framework LemLem (2023-2033) guides its commitment to advancing gender equality and gender justice. Central to this strategy is resourcing, nurturing, and strengthening those best positioned to drive transformative change,African women’s rights and feminist groups, organizations, and movements.
Purpose and Objectives of this Consultancy
This consultancy seeks a skilled facilitator(s) to co-create and deliver one or more of capacity-building training listed below, for AWDF grantee organizations across Africa, taking place between April and June 2025. The facilitator will develop training modules based on the findings of a participatory needs assessment, ensuring relevance and responsiveness. Critically, the facilitator will support grantees in developing tailored, needs-based strategies.
1. Resource Mobilisation Fellowship
2. Communication, Advocacy & Digital security
3. Research & Advocacy skills building teach-in session
Training Objectives
1. Feminist Resource Mobilization: To equip participants with feminist-aligned resource mobilization strategies, emphasizing collaboration, ethical fundraising, and diversified income streams, moving beyond traditional grant dependence.
2. Communication, Advocacy, and Digital Security: To enhance participants' ability to communicate feminist narratives effectively, advocate for gender equality, and navigate the digital landscape safely and responsibly, including addressing online harassment and ensuring data protection.
3. Research & Advocacy Skills Building Teach-In Session: To provide participants with foundational research and advocacy skills to support their work in promoting social justice and gender equality.
Scope of Work
In collaboration with AWDF’s Agency and Resilience Programme Specialist and Programme Manager, the facilitator will:
1. Co-design and deliver interactive, participatory five-day capacity-building workshops for the chosen thematic area.
2. Design the workshop flow and advise AWDF on any additional key content facilitators to include in the workshop programme e.g. keynote speakers, artists etc
3. Conduct a participatory needs assessment with registered participants to inform training structure and content.
4. Collaborate with the interpretation team to ensure consistency and cultural sensitivity of training modules and materials in English and French.
5. Support each participating organization in developing a one-year Implementation document. 6. Provide participants with relevant resources for continued learning and development.
Content diversity: We recognise that the content areas for the capacity initiatives are diverse and it might be difficult to acquire one consultancy team that addresses all areas. We encourage applicants to specify which areas are most suitable for their comparative advantage in your expression of interest.
Language diversity: Recognizing that meaningful participation requires linguistic access, these trainings will be offered in French, Portuguese, and English, with dedicated cohorts for each language. This approach prioritizes creating spaces where participants can fully contribute their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives.
The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) envisions a continent where gender justice flourishes for all African women, girls, and gender-diverse people, and where dignity and freedom are a lived reality for everyone. Building on its impactful history, AWDF's ten-year strategic framework LemLem (2023-2033) guides its commitment to advancing gender equality and gender justice. Central to this strategy is resourcing, nurturing, and strengthening those best positioned to drive transformative change,African women’s rights and feminist groups, organizations, and movements.
Purpose and Objectives of this Consultancy
This consultancy seeks a skilled facilitator(s) to co-create and deliver one or more of capacity-building training listed below, for AWDF grantee organizations across Africa, taking place between April and June 2025. The facilitator will develop training modules based on the findings of a participatory needs assessment, ensuring relevance and responsiveness. Critically, the facilitator will support grantees in developing tailored, needs-based strategies.
1. Resource Mobilisation Fellowship
2. Communication, Advocacy & Digital security
3. Research & Advocacy skills building teach-in session
Training Objectives
1. Feminist Resource Mobilization: To equip participants with feminist-aligned resource mobilization strategies, emphasizing collaboration, ethical fundraising, and diversified income streams, moving beyond traditional grant dependence.
2. Communication, Advocacy, and Digital Security: To enhance participants' ability to communicate feminist narratives effectively, advocate for gender equality, and navigate the digital landscape safely and responsibly, including addressing online harassment and ensuring data protection.
3. Research & Advocacy Skills Building Teach-In Session: To provide participants with foundational research and advocacy skills to support their work in promoting social justice and gender equality.
Scope of Work
In collaboration with AWDF’s Agency and Resilience Programme Specialist and Programme Manager, the facilitator will:
1. Co-design and deliver interactive, participatory five-day capacity-building workshops for the chosen thematic area.
2. Design the workshop flow and advise AWDF on any additional key content facilitators to include in the workshop programme e.g. keynote speakers, artists etc
3. Conduct a participatory needs assessment with registered participants to inform training structure and content.
4. Collaborate with the interpretation team to ensure consistency and cultural sensitivity of training modules and materials in English and French.
5. Support each participating organization in developing a one-year Implementation document. 6. Provide participants with relevant resources for continued learning and development.
Content diversity: We recognise that the content areas for the capacity initiatives are diverse and it might be difficult to acquire one consultancy team that addresses all areas. We encourage applicants to specify which areas are most suitable for their comparative advantage in your expression of interest.
Language diversity: Recognizing that meaningful participation requires linguistic access, these trainings will be offered in French, Portuguese, and English, with dedicated cohorts for each language. This approach prioritizes creating spaces where participants can fully contribute their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives.
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