The Ministry of Labor and Skill invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services.
Ministry of Labor and Skills
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES- FIRMS)
Ethiopia
Agri-MSMEs Development for Jobs (AMD4J) Project
Sector: Financial & Human Development
Financing Agreement reference: 2100155043380
Project ID No.: P-ET-AAZ-002
Title: Gender diagnostics on access to finance for Agri-MSMEs in Ethiopia
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Agri-MSMEs Development for Jobs (AMD4J) project and intends to apply part of the agreed amount of the grant to payments under the contract for gender diagnostics assessment on access to finance for Agri-MSMEs in Ethiopia.
The Agri-MSMEs Development for Jobs (AMD4J) Project which is being financed by the African Development Bank and seeks to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem and raise the competitiveness of Agri-MSMEs via focused business development and financial inclusion efforts. The project intends to conduct a thorough Gender Diagnostic Assessment on Access to Finance to guarantee that these interventions effectively fulfil the needs of women and other underserved populations.
The assessment will assess the responsiveness of existing financial institutions and products, identify financing gaps across agricultural value chains, generate evidence on the nature and extent of gender-related financial barriers, and investigate opportunities for gender-responsive financial solutions. The findings will offer a strong evidence and foundation for institutional capacity building, financial product innovation, policy formulation, and creation of focused interventions that support inclusive growth and fair access to finance in Ethiopia's Agri-MSME industry.
The assessment will cover at least 6 regions of Ethiopia with a composition of development disparities to attain representative result at national level.
The Ministry of Labor and Skill invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services; provide evidence of a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, demonstrate experience in undertaking similar assignments and achievements; confirm availability of appropriate and experienced key experts for the assignment and provide evidence on previous engagement with similar donor funded projects etc). Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operation (October 2015) which is available on the Bank's website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested consultants may obtain further information including the ToR at the address below during office hours 9:00 Am - 5:00 PM.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 15 October, 2026 at 3:00 PM and mention Gender diagnostic on access to finance for Agri-MSMEs of Ethiopia.
MINISTRY OF LABOR AND SKILLS
Agri-MSMEs Development for Jobs Project
Street address: Lamberet Bus Station the way to Wosen next to FTVT Institute
Floor/Room number: Old Building, Floor No 1, Procurement and Finance
Postal code 1000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Attn: Alemayehu Woyimo, (Procurement officer) or Sisay Deriba (gender and social inclusion officer)
Tell No. +251 992 89 29 38
Email address: awoyimo@yahoo.com/ deribasisay@gmail.com
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