1. Background
This Terms of Reference outlines the scope, responsibilities, and deliverables for the design and facilitation of a “Training for Transformation” course, part of the Funding Fairer Futures Project (2024-28). This project’s overall goal is the: Creation of a more inclusive society, in which civil society and empowered citizens feel responsibility for local and global sustainable development and take action for climate justice and inclusivity.
2. Objectives
The objective of the course is to support participants in building transformative leadership skills through a combination of in-person and online learning. This course aims to explore issues related to power dynamics and prejudice, for example decolonisation, discrimination, anti-racism, anti-ableism, feminism, localisation, etc. The hope is that a Training for Transformation course will facilitate space for learning and reflection sessions to generate ideas on power-shift, inclusive practice, locally-led decision-making, partnership-building across different groups / CSO’s working on climate justice. A space will also be created for Global South subgrantees specifically to attend, with some as expert co-facilitators to share their experiences and perspectives. All Participants will present their stories of change as a result of this process at a final online networking event.
Building on the key learning outcomes from an initial session held in October 2025, these sessions will explore core themes such as intersectionality, decolonisation, and localisation, with a focus on how these principles can be meaningfully applied in climate action and integrated into the work of our sub-grantees.
While the sessions will be designed in collaboration with Global South and Eastern European sub-grantees, proposed topics include:
• Decolonisation and Localisation in Climate Action
• Understanding Colonial Legacies in Environmental Governance
• Localisation Principles and Shifting Resources
• Approaches to Equitable North–South Partnerships and Collaboration
• Embedding Intersectional Approaches in Climate Programming
• Connecting movements: Inclusive Climate Justice
3. Scope of Work
Expert/ co-facilitator will:
● Under the overall guidance of CBM and WECF, the expert/ co-facilitator will support the team in co-design and co-deliver the course. This will include:
o One in person session to take place in Brussels on Wednesday 7th October 2026 (3 hours)
o Six online training sessions (1.5 hours)
o Three online reflection sessions (1 hour)
o One facilitation of a participant learning journey during a final online sharing and networking event
● Collaborate with Global South and Eastern European partners to ensure diverse and inclusive perspectives and to engage with some persons as co-facilitators for specific sessions.
● Apply and model inclusive, participatory, and power-sensitive learning methodologies in all sessions
● Capture and synthesize learning outcomes, challenges, and stories of change for the purpose of reflection, reporting, and future planning
4. Deliverables
Expert/ co-facilitator will lead, gaining inputs from various sources, to produce the following:
1. Learning resources, including:
o Replicable and detailed plans for each session / event
o Participant handouts and training materials
o Presentation templates or guides for participant storytelling
- Reporting outputs, including:
- Summary reports for each course
- Documentation of participant feedback, learning outcomes, and key challenges
- A compilation of stories of change contributed by participants
- A learning community that shares the experiences, understandings and values of participants
5. Duration and Timeline
The engagement will span 8 months from September 2026 to May 2027. :
Month Activity
September 2026 Programme design and stakeholder consultation
October 2026 Delivery of an in-person training workshop, followed by the design and development of an online learning series informed by workshop outcomes and participant feedback
November 2026 Delivery of two online training sessions
December 2026 Online reflection and learning review session
January 2027 Delivery of two online training sessions
February 2027 Online reflection and learning review session
March 2027 Delivery of two online training sessions
April 2027 Final online reflection session, programme review, and networking event
6. Collaboration and Oversight
Expert/ co-facilitator will work in close coordination with WECF and CBM Ireland coordinators. Regular check-ins and planning meetings will be scheduled to ensure alignment.
7. Required Qualifications
- Proven experience in designing and delivering transformational learning experiences
- Demonstrated expertise in participatory facilitation, ideally with skills in decolonisation, discrimination, anti-racism, anti-ableism, feminism, localisation
- Experience working with diverse, international environmental groups, particularly in intersectional and inclusive approaches that have delivered change (and transformation, replication and scale-up) within the range of sectors that a just transition entails (economic, social and climate-environmental). It would be desirable to have experience in linking transformational justice with the Global South and European citizens.
- Strong documentation and reporting skills
- Commitment to inclusive, power-sensitive approaches to learning
- Essential competence in English communication, written and spoken. Desirable communication skills in French, Spanish, Sign interpretation etc.
How to apply
Qualified persons can address any questions and can apply to futures@cbm.ie by 31 August 2026, 6pm GMT with
- Cover letter outlining relevant qualifications and motivation for performing this work (2 pages maximum);
- CV (3 pages maximum)
- Comment on the objectives, scope, content of the courses and methods (2 pages maximum)
Selection will be based on the assessment of these three documents. Online interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 7 September 2026, with the consultancy scheduled to commence on 14 September 2026.