Oxfam - Solar Village Ethiopia (SVE) seeks a consulting firm to provide project management and financial management training to a 15-member project team

Request for Quotations/RFQ-ETADD-26-0038

INVITATION TO RECRUITE CAPABLE CONSULTING FIRM TO PROVIDE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING TO PROJECT TEAM

1.       Background

Oxfam - Solar Village Ethiopia (SVE) is implementing a Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) supported project focused on advancing inclusive, climate-resilient, and market-based clean energy solutions. Effective delivery of the P4G project requires strong project management and sound financial management capacities within the implementing team.

To strengthen these capacities, SVE intends to recruit an individual expert/freelancer to design and deliver Management and Financial Management training for the P4G project a tailored Project implementation team. The training will be provided to 15 staff members directly involved in project planning, implementation, reporting, and financial oversight.

2.       Purpose of the Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to enhance the practical knowledge and skills of the SVE P4G project team in project management and financial management, ensuring effective planning, implementation, monitoring, compliance, and reporting in line with donor (P4G) requirements and organizational standards.

3.       Scope of Work

The selected firm will be responsible for the following tasks:

1.       Review relevant background documents, including:

o   P4G project proposal and results framework

o   Project budget and financial guidelines

o   SVE internal project and financial management policies (as applicable)

2.       Conduct a brief training needs assessment (desk-based or rapid consultation) to tailor the training content to participants' roles and experience levels

3.       Develop a comprehensive training package covering:

o   Project management concepts and tools

o   Financial management principles for donor-funded projects

o   Practical case studies and exercises based on the P4G project context

4.       Deliver a five (5) day interactive training for 10 participants

5.       Facilitate group work, practical exercises, and real-life case discussions

6.       Administer pre- and post-training assessments to measure learning outcomes

7.       Submit a final training report including agenda, training materials, participant attendance, and key recommendations

4.       Expected Deliverables

•         Tailored training agenda and detailed session plan

•         Training materials (presentations, exercises, handouts)

•         Pre- and post-training assessment tools and summary results

•         Final training report including participant list, key outcomes, and recommendations

The key tasks and essential requirements of the assignment are clearly described in the TOR. Therefore, interested training institutions/ consulting firms are invited to collect the TOR from Oxfam in Ethiopia at the address below starting from February 18, 2026. Bidders/service providers are required to carefully read through the TOR and return their proposals on or before close of business on Wednesday, February 25th, 2026, before CoB 5:00 p.m. in person in a sealed wax envelope.

This invitation has been issued for the sole purpose of obtaining offers for consultancy service providers against the specification contained within the TOR. OXFAM reserves the right not to enter in an agreement/ sign MoU because of this invitation to tender. OXFAM also reserves the right to terminate any contract issued because of this as set out in the contract terms and conditions.

How to apply

Interested and eligible financial institutions (banking service providers) are invited to submit their proposals to Oxfam GB in Ethiopia, located at Imperial Gerji Ring Road St, behind Sami building, in a wax-sealed envelope within the specified working days of the advert.