Recruitment of a short-term Expert on Women Economic Empowerment in Ethiopia (M/W)

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Organization: Expertise France

Deadline: 19 April 2026, 20:00

Job Description

Mission description

1. Objectives and desired results

Assignment name	Recruitment of a short-term Expert on Women Economic Empowerment in Ethiopia.
Beneficiary	1 expert.
Country	Ethiopia and online.
Total estimated number of days	Maximum 25 days (between May and October).

1)      General objective 

The objective of the assignment is to support Expertise France in the preparation of the Description of Action (DoA) of the Women Economic Empowerment programme. The expert will be responsible for developing the thematic and technical aspects of the proposal related to intervention logic and the proposed activities, in coordination with EF’s team.

2)      Specific objectives

1. Conduct a situational analysis;
2. Support with the identification of key stakeholders/potential implementing partners;
3. Contribute to project design;
4. Support the team in the development of the project on technical aspects and knowledge of the Ethiopian context;
5. Draft the Description of Action (DoA), which is the technical offer for the project.
6. Description of the assignment

1)      Planned activities

The service provider must support Expertise France in order to perform the following activities:

Assignment preparation:

• Examine the pertinent documentation shared by Expertise France (concept notes, matrix, mission reports, etc.);
• Participate to on-boarding calls with Expertise France and consortium members.

Phase I: Conduct a Situational Analysis:

• Identify key stakeholders related to Women Economic Empowerment, identify their roles within the ecosystem and potential needs for support;

• ·       Analyse the enabling business environment, gaps and barriers faced by target-groups in Amhara, Oromia, South Ethiopia;
• ·       Develop a problem tree and solution tree to map the root causes of challenges and propose actionable solutions for the sector;
• ·       Map key value-chains where target groups operate per geographic areas (woredas).

Phase II: Contribute to Project Design:

• ·       Advise EF on programming, based on the mapping conducted;
• ·       Support with the identification of key stakeholders/potential implementing partners;
• ·       Collaborate with EF to refine the objectives, results, and activities of the proposed action;
• ·       Attend in person meetings and technical workshops in Addis-Ababa with consortium members.

Phase III: Draft the Description of Action (DoA):

• Provide a detailed description of the action, including general approach, gender-responsive approach, main activities, expected results, project phases and indicative timeline. This will be done with consideration that several EU member states agencies will implement the project in three distinct regions, yet the intervention logic and approach must remain consistent, though tools may vary slightly;
• Clarifying how the global mechanism will be established to support target groups, ensuring it can be effectively piloted in the target regions and replicated in other countries. The expert will explain how the global approach will be initially developed and further enriched and adapted during the implementation phase;

2)      Anticipated deliverables

Deliverables	End date
1.       Situational Analysis	T0 + 1 month
2.       Project Design	T0 + 1.5 months
3.       First Draft of Description of the Action	T0 + 3.5 months
4.       Final report	T0 + 6 months

III.      Methodology

The situational analysis will rely on a preliminary desk research using documents available online or in Ethiopia (including documents shared by Expertise France) and conduction of interviews with experts (including gender experts), allowing an informed evaluation of the situation. The contribution the the design of the project and the drafting of the DoA will rely on meetings (in person or online) with key stakeholders in Ethiopia.

The expert should include a maximum of 7 days of field mission in its proposal to meet with relevant stakeholders of the project, especially for the design phase and drafting of DoA phase. In the context of the projects implemented by Expertise France in Ethiopia, the total / maximum per diem amount is set at 14 800 ETB per day, applicable to all missions throughout Ethiopia. The fixed amount for one-day mission if the lunch and transport are not provided otherwise by EF is of 4 440 ETB.

1)      Coordination 

The service provider shall designate a single contact person for project implementation purposes.

Mrs Helene Delaplace of the Economie Durable et Inclusive (EDI) Department will be the service provider’s sole contact person for Expertise France

E-mail: helene.delaplace@expertisefrance.fr

A launch meeting shall be held 2 days after the contract award has been notified.

Close collaboration must take place with Expertise France’s Ethiopian office members and Amani Choubani from the GEO Department at Expertise France, from assignment preparation right up to completion. Furthermore, regular exchanges must take place with consortium members.

1. Place, duration and terms of performance

1)      Implementation period: 4 May to 30 October 2026

2)      Start date: 4 May 2026

3)      End date: 30 October 2026

4)      Effective duration per assignment: 25 days

5)      Schedule/programme: 

The provisional programme for assignment implementation is as follows:

Activity	Place	Period	Maximum Duration (man/days) Expert 1:
Situational Analysis	Ethiopia	May	10
Project Design	Ethiopia	Mid-June	5
Draft of Description of the Action	Online	July	8
Final report	Online	August	2
Total

 

Project or context description

1. Context and justification of the need

Expertise France is France’s public agency and interministerial actor in charge of international technical cooperation, the second-largest in Europe. As a subsidiary of Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD Group), it designs and implements projects that sustainably strengthen public policies in developing and emerging countries. Expertise France works in key areas of development: governance, security, climate change, health, education, and more. Alongside its partners, it contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Expertise France is developing a European-Union funded programme aiming at strengthening a women-owned business ecosystem and women economic empowerment in key value chains in Ethiopia (Amhara, Oromia, South Ethiopia). The programme aims to:

• SO1 – Skills & Enterprise Development – Build viable and sustainable women-led businesses: enhance the skills and business performance of women from women-headed households, with particular regards to IDPs, ex-combatants, and returning migrants; women-and-youth-led MSMEs, tailored to their specific needs; and start-ups through entrepreneurship trainings and business support, collaborating with ecosystem actors like chambers of commerce, private sector organizations, networks, accelerators, and financial institutions;
• SO2 – Financial Inclusion – Ensure sustainable and inclusive access to finance from demand and supply side: Increase flow of financing and improve access to sustainable finance for women-headed households (in particular IDPs, ex-combatants, and returning migrants); women-and-youth-led MSMEs; and start-ups to stimulate business growth and sustainability;

SO3 – Market Integration – Enable participation in local and national value chains: strengthen supply chain management (SCM) of women-and-youth-led enterprises, enabling their genuine participation in key value chains, including but not exhaustive horticulture, coffee, leather and handicraft, and ensuring their competition effectively in the local and national market.

The targets groups of the programme are the following: highly vulnerable women (IDPs, returnees, female-headed households, ex-combatants, host communities), emerging Entrepreneurs (Women in self-help groups, informal businesses, early-stage enterprises) and growth-oriented SMEs (Established women-led businesses with scaling potential).

The programme will be implemented by several EU Member States development agencies including Expertise France. It is now being developed by a Project Officer from the Inclusive and Sustainable Economy (EDI) Departement based at the headquarters of Expertise France in Paris, with the support of the EF country team in Addis.

Required profile

1)      Number of expert: 1

2)      Profile of the designated expert(s) responsible for contract execution

Qualifications and skills:

–        Holder of a postgraduate university degree in political science, social science, human science;

–        Excellent qualities/capacities in:

• Strong analytical and writing skills, with the ability to produce high-quality project documents.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

–        High proficiency in written and spoken English.

General professional experience

–        Professional experience of at least 5 years in the field of Women Economic Empowerment in Ethiopia.

–        Solid understanding of the issues relating to gender based issues and social entrepreneurship.

Specific professional experience

–        – Proven experience in designing and drafting project documents for international donors, particularly the EU.

–        – Ability to work remotely and organize online consultations with relevant stakeholders.

–        – Availability to travel to project regions, if necessary.

–        – Ability to work collaboratively in a multicultural and multi-partner environment.

Additional information

The mission should be conducted in Ethiopia and online. No fees related to the travel or accommodation to or from Ethiopia (besides field missions) will be provided.

Each application must include the following:

–          Technical proposal (5 pages maximum), including:

o   the understanding of the context and the assignment,

o   the key challenges of the mission,

o   detailing the methodology,

o   allocation of workdays and timeline,

–          Financial proposal, covering all expenses and detailing the allocation of expenses,

–          Detailed CV outlining the expert’s experience in line with the terms of reference,

–          2 references of previous assignments in similar topics and/or in Ethiopia.

Selection criteria for applications

The selection process for candidates will be based on the following criteria :

• Candidate’s training/skills/experience
• Candidate’s training/diplomas related to the expert assignment
• Candidate’s experiences linked with the expert mission
• Assessment of the candidate’s skills in the sought-after domain
• Candidate’s knowledges related to local context (country or region intervention)

Deadline for application : 2026/04/19 20:00

 

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