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Assignment Description Program Context Based within the World Banks Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL), the Innovations in Financing Women Entrepreneurs (IFWE) project is an initiative to pilot, scale up, and evaluate new approaches to empowering Ethiopias women entrepreneurs. IFWE acts as a catalyst for innovation by designing programs that provide women entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to succeed. IFWE also carries out rigorous research to measure the impact of these innovations and promote evidence-based policies. As part of its work on new approaches to entrepreneurship training, GIL seeks to contract a qualified training provider to adapt existing materials for an in-person entrepreneurship training and to deliver that training to a total of 500 participants. Target training participants are female, growth-oriented business owners in Ethiopia (primarily Addis Ababa) with some level of post-secondary education. Innovative pedagogical approaches that promote user engagement and active learning are encouraged, as are approaches to facilitate attendance by participants (e.g. convenient training location, provision of transportation or childcare services). GIL will carry out an impact evaluation to assess the effects of the training on business outcomes. Assignment The firm will be responsible for the following: Adapting existing training materials (available in English and Amharic) into an approximately 40h course that can be delivered in a classroom setting. Delivering this training to a total of 500 participants in Addis Ababa (potentially also in Adama and Hawassa), in groups of not more than 25 each. The firm will need to host the training sessions on its own premises or hire a training venue. The list of training participants will be provided by the World Bank. Collaborating with GIL on generating training insights and evaluating the impact of the program. The bulk of the assignment is expected to take place during Q1-Q3 of 2022. Selection Criteria Interested firms are invited to provide information demonstrating that they have the relevant skills and experience to perform these services. The shortlisting criteria include: (i) experience developing pedagogical materials, especially for entrepreneurs; (ii) experience delivering in-person training in Ethiopia, especially to the projects target audience; and (iii) capacity to deliver an Amharic-language, in-person training to 500 participants in Addis Ababa and other Ethiopian cities during Q2 and Q3 of 2022. If you encounter technical difficulties while uploading documents, please send an e-mail to the Help Desk at [email protected].   Attachments Optional TOR File   Qualification Criteria   1.  Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of the assignment. 2.  Provide information on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm. 3.  Provide information on their core business and years in business. 4.  Provide information on the qualifications of key staff. *- Mandatory     Electronic Submissions through World Bank Group eConsultant2 https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html   This is an announcement from the World Bank's e-Consultant2 system. Please refer to  https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html  for the official announcement as well as for any updates.   Innovations in Financing Women Entrepreneurs (IFWE): Adaptation & Delivery of an In-Person Entrepreneurship Training in Ethiopia Ethiopia Not cancelled Request for Expression of Interest TOR.487.docx Consulting Services- Firm Thursday, December 23, 2021- 17:00 WB-P893506-12/21 BB- BANK BUDGET TF0B1343- Innovations in Financing Women Entrepreneurs (IFWE) General- Education and Training General- Finance, Management and Administration Gender and Youth Wednesday, December 15, 2021 English Wednesday, December 15, 2021- 10:13 World Bank