CST Ethiopia wants to hire a qualified consultant or training firm to design and deliver a specialized three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) program.

 INVITATION FOR BID

CONSULTANCY SERVICE FOR TRAINING OF TRAINERS (TOT)  ON PUBLIC SPEAKING, CONFIDENCE BUILDING, ASSERTIVENESS AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

BACKGROUND

CST Ethiopia represents the overseas development and humanitarian agencies of the Catholic Church from England and Wales (CAFOD), Scotland (SCIAF), and Ireland (Trócaire) in Ethiopia. The three agencies have over 40 years of experience in international development and humanitarian response and are each member of worldwide networks, including Caritas Internationalis. Currently,the three agencies jointly operate a single, integrated country programme in Ethiopia through the legal entity CST Ethiopia. CST Ethiopia is a partnership organization and works with local partners to deliver services for people in need especially on Humanitarian response, women Empowerment focusing on protection, livelihood enhancement and strengthening resilience of vulnerable and marginalized communities.

As part of its Women's Empowerment Programme, CST Ethiopia is committed to strengthening women's leadership, participation, and voice, as well as enhancing the capacity of women-led and community-based organisations.

To support these efforts, CST Ethiopia intends to engage a qualified consultant/ training firm through a competitive bid process to deliver a Training of Trainers (ToT) on Public Speaking, Confidence Building, Assertiveness, and Communication Skills.

SCOPE OF WORK

The objective of this consultancy is to design and facilitate a three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) programme aimed at equipping partner staff with practical skills and methodologies to cascade training to community-level women leaders.

The assignment will include, but not be limited to, the following components:

•  Design and facilitate a three-day ToT programme.
• Develop contextualized training materials and facilitation guides.
• Conduct practical and interactive learning sessions.
• Integrate Ethiopian cultural and gender perspectives relevant to women's leadership and communication.
•  Facilitate role plays, simulations, case discussions, and practical exercises.
• Assess participant learning and engagement
• Provide recommendations for cascading the training to frontline staff and community groups.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES

Interested consultants/firms should demonstrate:

• Proven experience delivering training on public speaking, leadership, communication, assertiveness, gender, or women's empowerment.
• Strong experience in Training of Trainers (ToT) facilitation.
• Knowledge of women's empowerment and leadership issues in Ethiopia.
• Experience working with NGOs, civil society organizations, and community based programmes.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and report-writing skills.
• An advanced degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Communication, Psychology, Adult Education, Development Studies, or related fields is desirable.

APPLICATION

Interested and eligible bidders are invited to submit a comprehensive set of bidding documents, including

• Technical Proposal (methodology, approach, experience, CVS)
•  Financial Proposal (detailed budget)

These documents and submissions must be placed in separate, sealed, and stamped envelopes. In addition, bidders are required to provide a renewed business license for the current year, a VAT certificate, and a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). All Expressions of Interest should be clearly marked "Consultancy Service for Training of Trainers (Tot)" and delivered in sealed and stamped envelopes to CST Ethiopia's Addis Ababa office at Kirkos Sub City, Woreda 3, Kebele 4, next to Gotera Don Bosco, Catholic Salesianum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The deadline for submission is 19 June 2026 at 1:30 PM

For further information and to request the Terms of Reference (ToR) document

please contact:

KAbegaz@cst-together.org 

CST Ethiopia reserves the right to cancel this bid process, either in full or in part, at its discretion and without an obligation to give reasons for the cancellation. Submitting a bid does not guarantee that a contract will be awarded by the organisation.

CST Ethiopia is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behavior and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organizational representatives. More information on CST Ethiopia safeguarding policies available on our www.Trócaire.org

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-06-19
• Bid closing time: 13:30
• Bid opening: 2026-06-19 13:30
• Bid opening (note): No specific opening date and time
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: CST Ethiopia
• Published: Jun 07, 2026
• Posted at: 2026-06-08T15:57:47.000Z