Title of Consultancy
TERMS OF REFERENCE TO PROVIDE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING FOR REVOLVING FUND GROUPS-SUPPORT FOR MARKETS & TRADING
SCI Contracting Office
Save the Children Somalia Country Office
3. Period of Lead facilitator
The assignment will be 10 days inclusive of repotting
4. Consultant type
required Firm
5. Responsibility for Logistics arrangements and Costs
Save the Children will pay the consult fee in a lump sum and will not reimburse any incurred costs during the assignment. The lead facilitator will cover their own logistical arrangements and costs, including food, accommodation, local transport and all costs associated with the training, such as printing materials, training supplies, venue rental, and any necessary equipment.
6. Taxation Provisions
The consultant shall be responsible for all Taxes arising from the consultancy in line with the local Tax regulations applicable at the SCI contracting office named above.
7. Security requirements
Consultant will comply with standard of Save the Children Security procedures, including the completion of SCI online security training prior to travel to Somalia.
Qualification and Experience
The following are the minimum requirements for the Consultant Firm to be considered for carrying out the assignment.
- Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Entrepreneurship, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in business development, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy training.
• Proven experience working with revolving fund groups, VSLAs, cooperatives, MSMEs, women, and youth groups.
• Strong knowledge of business planning, financial management, savings and credit, bookkeeping, marketing, and enterprise development.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering participatory adult-learning training programs.
• Experience designing training materials and tools suitable for lowliteracy participants.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Previous experience with NGOs, INGOs, UN agencies, or donorfunded livelihood and economic empowerment projects.
• Familiarity with local market systems and business opportunities in Somalia or similar contexts.
• Experience conducting training assessments and preparing comprehensive training reports.
• Fluency in Somali and English, with the ability to deliver training in Somali.
• Understanding of gender, safeguarding, social inclusion, and working with vulnerable groups.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to provide references and evidence of similar assignments completed.
ATTACHMENTS
TOR for business development and literacy training (002)
How to apply
Application Procedure and Requirement
Interested candidates in this position are expected to provide the following documentation:
• A technical proposal with a detailed response to the TOR, with a specific focus on the scope of work,
methodology, and timelines, and how the participation of the parents of the children with disabilities in
the assignment will be ensured.
• Detail work plan with timelines to be shared.
• Firm/company profile on handling the related assignment if the consultant is firm.
• Personal CVs for individual consultants highlighting qualifications and experience.
• Contact details of referees which shall be organizations for whom you have conducted for similar
assignments.
• Financial proposal indicating consultancy fee , the cost of the learning tour and other costs related to
the assignment
• Contracts or reports of at least 2-3 previously conducted similar assignments.
Supplier Sustainability Policy and the included mandatory policies
Applications can be submitted by either: Electronic Submission via ProSave (Recommended)
• Submit your response in accordance with the guidance provided in the below document:
Bidding on a Sourcing Event.pptx
• Bidders are encouraged to apply via Ariba system. Please request the Ariba link via email sending your
company profile and Business registration certificate/CV. Please address your request to apply via ProSave to css.logistics@savethechildren.org
Electronic Submission via Protected Email box (Optional)
• Email should be addressed to southcentral.supplychain@savethechildren.org
• Note – this is a sealed tender box which will not be opened until the tender has closed. Therefore, do not send tender related questions to this email address as they will not be answered.
The subject of the email should be “CONSULTANCY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL LITERACY
TRAINING FOR REVOLVING FUND GROUPS-SUPPORT FOR MARKETS & TRADING.”.
• – ‘Bidder Name’, ‘Date’’.
• All attached documents should be clearly labelled so it is clear to understand what each file relates to.
• Emails should not exceed 15mb – if the file sizes are large, please split the submission into two emails.
Do not copy other SCI email addresses into the email when you submit it as this will invalidate your bid.
− Your bid must be received, no later than 30th June 2026
− Application Submission address: indicating “” as the subject.
− Bids must remain valid and open for consideration for a period of no less than 3 weeks
