The African Centre for Early Childhood Development (Afc-ECD) seeks a qualified consultant or team of consultants to conduct the assessment of Mothers (15-49 years) and Children (0-6 years) Living in Difficult Conditions in Addis Ababa.

Invitation for Expression of Interests for Local Bidders to Conduct a Study Mothers (15-49 years) and Children (0-6 years) Living in Difficult Conditions in Addis Ababa

Advertised by: African Centre for Early Childhood Development (Afe-ECD) 2026

Deadline for Expression of Interest. Ten days starting from the date of announcement of the call

Procurement Reference No: AFC-ECD/ELMA/NCB/PC03/2026

1.       Timeline for the work

The African Centre for Early Childhood Development (Afc-ECD) seeks a qualified consultant or team of consultants to conduct the assessment of Mothers (15-49 years) and Children (0-6 years) Living in Difficult Conditions in Addis Ababa. The Centre is particularly interested in approaches that include quantitative and qualitative evidences that will ultimately help identify the most vulnerable mothers and children, understand their living conditions, and devise evidence-based interventions to improve their livelihoods and the holistic development of the children.

2.       Objective of the work

The general objective of the work is conducting a city-wide assessment to identify the most vulnerable mothers (ages 15-49) and children (0-6 years), analyze their living conditions and generate evidence to inform multi-sectoral policy, program design, and social reintegration strategies.

3.       Deliverables

Deliverables will include:

Approved tools of data collection, approved inception report, cleaned dataset incorporating finalized and coded quantitative and qualitative data in coded and analyzable format, preliminary analysis report, draft assessment report with comprehensive findings with statistical and geospatial mapping, group profiles, service access, coping strategies, and stakeholder analysis, Validation Workshop, Final Assessment Report, and policy brief.

4.       Required Qualifications

Education and work experience

Interested individuals and/or organisation should demonstrate their qualifications and proven experience in research, vulnerability assessment, and writing. Knowledge of Addis Ababa ECD program and early childhood development work experiences are preferred. More specifically, the consultant:

▪  Should be legally registered firm or research institute (registered in Ethiopia)

▪  Has established experience in social research on women's and children's vulnerabilities, particularly in urban or sub-Saharan contexts.

▪  Has proven track record of multi-language data collection in Addis Ababa.

▪  Has demonstrated understanding of CRC, CEDAW, national and African human rights laws.

▪  Has proven experience in geospatial analysis, hotspot mapping, and mixed- methods.

▪  Deploy strong team with clear roles (social scientist, ECD specialist, GIS/data manager, qualitative researcher).

▪  Present references from comparable research/assessment undertaking within the past five years.

Core skills

The consultant should demonstrate majority of the following skills:

▪  Qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis skills

▪  Excellent data visualization and research report writing skills

▪  Excellent policy brief development and presentation skills

▪  Very good data management skills

▪  Very good stakeholder engagement skills

▪  Very good skills of communication and engagement of persons in vulnerability condition.

▪  Sensitivity to cultural diversity and understanding how cultural factors may influence programme outcomes and participation.

▪  Ability to work in collaboration with diverse stakeholders

5.       Requirements that need to be included in Expression of Interest

▪  Brief technical proposal explaining applicant's understanding of objectives and context of the assessment and what methods and tools the applicant is going to employ

▪  Work plan and timeline, organization profile, team's CVs, evidences of previous experiences and references (2-3) from similar assignments.

▪  The applicant will be asked to prepare detailed technical and financial proposals if your expression of interest has been accepted.

6.       Submission Instructions

•         Submit your expression of interest to the African Center for Ealey Childhood (Afe-ECD) within ten days starting from the date of announcement

•         Ethio-China Road, Kirkos Sub-city, Woreda 03, ESHAL Building, 2nd Floor, Office 2-01

•         Email: info@afcecd.org

•         Cell Phone: 0912441796; P.O. Box 146/1084, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

•         Note: Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered.

7.       Contact Person at Afc-ECD

All queries should be submitted in writing or call to Dr. Sintayehu Abate (email: Sintayehu.Abate@afcecd.org. Tell: 251912441796).

 N.B. This is only a Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI). No need to present financial proposal in this EOI. Companies that are shortlisted through this process will receive the full bidding document and will be invited to compete for the assignment evaluated both by ttechnical and financial proposals later.

African Center for Early Childhood Development