Project: <\/span><\/b>WE4A / WE4D – Green & Gender -Responsive Business Support<\/span>
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Location: <\/span><\/b>Tanzania / Regional<\/span>
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Contract
Type: <\/span><\/b>Consultancy (Short -term &
Medium -term)<\/span>
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Background<\/b><\/span>
<\/div>The WE4A/WE4D Programme supports
women -led MSMEs across Africa to become more competitive, sustainable, and
climate -resilient. A key focus is equipping Entrepreneur Support Organizations
(ESOs) with green, climate -smart, and gender -responsive Business Development
Services (BDS). The programme seeks to engage a Green BDS Specialist and a Pool
of National Green Experts to develop BDS tools and support MSMEs.<\/span>
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Objectives<\/b><\/span>
<\/div>• Strengthen ESOs to deliver
gender -responsive, green BDS.<\/span>
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• Develop and adapt green BDS tools and
training materials.<\/span>
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• Support MSMEs—especially women -led—to
adopt circular and climate -smart practices.<\/span>
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• Provide technical advisory and
capacity building for green transition.<\/span>
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<\/div>Scope of Work<\/b><\/span>
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<\/b><\/div>A. Green BDS Specialist<\/b><\/span>
<\/div>• Review, adapt, and create green &
gender -responsive BDS tools.<\/span>
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• Develop training materials, guides,
and SOPs.<\/span>
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• Facilitate Training -of -Trainers (ToT)
for ESOs.<\/span>
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• Provide strategic advisory on gender
and green integration.<\/span>
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• Document lessons learned and pilot
results.<\/span>
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B. National Green Experts (Pool)<\/b><\/span>
<\/div>• Conduct MSME assessments for green
transition readiness.<\/span>
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• Provide technical advisory on
efficiency, waste, and green technologies.<\/span>
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• Train and mentor MSMEs and ESOs on
green solutions.<\/span>
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• Support pilots using adapted BDS tools.<\/span>
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• Collect data, monitor progress, and
submit field reports.<\/span>
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Deliverables<\/b><\/span>
<\/div>• Adapted and newly developed green
& gender -responsive BDS tools.<\/span>
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• Training materials and ToT sessions.<\/span>
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• MSME assessment reports and technical
notes.<\/span>
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• Pilot implementation reports and case
studies.<\/span>
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• Final technical progress reports.<\/span>
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Requirements<\/h3>
Knowledge and Experience<\/b>
<\/div>Green BDS Specialist<\/span>
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• Master’s in Business Development,
Sustainability, Gender, Environmental Studies, or related field.<\/span>
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• 5+ years of BDS development &
gender -responsive programming.<\/span>
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• Experience in curriculum design and
tool development.<\/span>
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National Green Experts<\/span>
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• Degree in Environmental Engineering,
Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Gender Studies, or related fields.<\/span>
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• 3–7 years technical experience in green
transition or environmental management.<\/span>
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• Experience working with MSMEs/ESOs.<\/span>
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<\/div>Application Requirements (Note: Compile this to one document)<\/b><\/span>
<\/div>• CV(s) of expert(s)<\/span>
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• Cover Letter / Expression of Interest<\/span>
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• Technical approach<\/span>
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• Financial proposal (daily rate)<\/span>
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• Evidence of similar assignments<\/span>
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