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To provide training, facilitate workshop and develop advocacy and movement building manual on Climate Justice 

Organizational Background

Young Women’s Christian Association in Ethiopia is an affiliate member to World YWCA; an international voluntary membership movement that connects women leading social and economic change in over 120 countries. YWCA in Ethiopia was initially founded in 1962 and reestablished in 2000 then re-registered as Ethiopian resident charity following proclamation 621/2009 and again re-registered with revised CSO 1113/2019 proclamation under FDRE CSO agency.

YWCA in Ethiopia seeks to improve the status of women and girls and empower through intervening on its core intervention focus areas; advancing gender equality, influencing governance and planning, socioeconomic empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, access to education and young women leadership development. Currently, in partnership with ActionAid Ethiopia (AAE), YWCA is implementing a project entitled ‘Young Women Championing for Climate Justice in Ethiopia’ with the objective to strengthen young women understanding about climate change and justice, and active voice and advocate to ensure resilience to climate change and influence pro-women and girls’ policies, strategies, and practices for climate justice at national level.

Purpose of the assignment  

These TOR intendeds to specifically achieve the purpose providing technical guidance and training in to understand key concepts, international experience and agendas, reviewing and analyzing national polices, strategies and political party manifesto’s and developing advocacy and young women movement building strategies on climate justice

Scope: In terms of the scope, the assignment will focus on the below key areas.

• Facilitate five days training on climate change and justice including Girls participation and empowerment topics
• Providing technical support and facilitation for youth-led review and analysis of 10 years Prospective Plan and Political parties manifesto
• Technical support and facilitation to identify key issues and asks on climate justice
• Facilitate interface meeting with key government officials and political parties
• Development of policy analysis informed advocacy and movement building strategy

Deliverables of the assignment: The firm/institution is expected to deliver;

• Training manual and reference note on climate change  and justice
• Training report including pre and post training assessment report
• Policy analysis workshop and interface meeting proceedings
• Young women led Advocacy and movement building Manual

Required Competencies:

• The lead consultant should have relevant qualification sufficient experience and skills in climate change and climate justice, environment, gender and women development. In addition, the firms should have experience in the areas of environmental policy evaluation and analysis, policy research and training.
• The firm should provide portfolio of its previous works and CV of the lead researcher and its team.