Invitation for Consultant to Facilitate Awareness-Raising Sessions for Childcare Workers

1. Background

ActionAid Ethiopia is a gender justice, good governance and poverty eradication organisation working to achieve gender equality and poverty eradication. In Ethiopia, AAE works to challenge various forms of power and build capacities to create people agencies of a critical mass of communities especially women and girls living in poverty and exclusion to fulfill their rights, ensure redistribution of resources, and build their resilience. We prioritize working with women and girls and their organizations, networks of civil society organizations, national and local government, and other allies to overcome gender injustice and structural causes of poverty, we engage in national-level policy works to influence the agendas of women and girls to tackle gender injustice.

ActionAid Ethiopia (AAE) is implementing the Scaling Child Care to Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment and Child Development project in collaboration with Policy Study Institute (PSI), Addis Ababa Bureau of women, Children & Social Affairs, and Addis Ababa Mayor Office Strategic program management office, with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Global affair Canada , aiming to enhance access to quality childcare, support women’s economic participation, and strengthen child development outcomes.

For this to be workable model childcare workers play a critical role in the protection, wellbeing and development of children. Despite their essential contribution, many childcare workers face limited opportunities to participate in policy discussions and decision-making platforms that directly affect their work and the quality of childcare services. Strengthening their awareness of their rights, especially the right to be represented and meaningfully engaged in relevant forums, is essential in ensuring improved service delivery, enhanced accountability and more inclusive policy processes.

This awareness-raising initiative is implemented under the Scaling Child Care Project, with technical and knowledge contributions informed by studies conducted by Policy study institutes (PSI). The PSI study provides evidence on childcare service gaps, workforce challenges, and inclusiveness in service delivery, which directly informs the design of this capacity-building intervention.

2. Objective

Overall objective of the training is to enhance childcare workers’ awareness and capacity to exercise their rights to represent and participate, while promoting inclusive, equitable, and disability-responsive childcare service delivery through strengthened skills and collective engagement.

3. Scope of Work

The consultant will:

Facilitate participatory training sessions for childcare workers

Deliver sessions on:

• Rights and legal frameworks
• Representation and participation mechanisms
• Collective voice and organising
• Advocacy and communication skills
• Inclusive and disability-responsive childcare services
• Apply participatory and adult-learning methodologies
• Support reflection, dialogue, and group learning processes

 

Application Requirement

The consultant should demonstrate the following requirements in their application to be considered.

• Advanced degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Development Studies, Law, Human Rights, or related fields
• Proven experience in facilitation, training, and community capacity building
• Strong background in gender equality, labour rights, and social inclusion
• Experience working with childcare workers, women’s groups, or community-based organisations
• Demonstrated knowledge of participatory training methodologies
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Experience working with CSOs and INGOs
• Legally required documents (renewed license and TIN certificate, VAT registration) as well as credentials must be submitted.