Consultancy for delivering face-to-face training: “Basic cash transfer skills for program staff” At Action against the Hambre España

Context of the work requested:
CALP, with the support of the Office of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA)-USAID is seeking certified trainers to deliver a face-to-face training session “Basic skills in cash transfers for program staff » on behalf of CALP to humanitarian practitioners from West and Central Africa in Togo. The training session will be organized in collaboration with the Cash Working Groups of Togo.

The consultant who will be recruited will work to deliver this training session during the month of May 2024 in Togo. The key activities of the consultancy are: supporting the planning and delivery of the face-to-face training session “Basic skills in cash transfers for program staff”. The consultant who will be recruited will have with him/her up to two co-facilitators who are candidates for certification that he/she will evaluate. The training session will be delivered in French.
During the consultancy, the trainer is expected to communicate regularly with the CALP team in West and Central Africa.

Main deliverables:
During the consultation, the following results are expected:
a) A face-to-face training session delivered entirely in Togo in French for 5 days; this duration does not include the days of travel, preparation and reporting which are 3 days;
b) A co-facilitation feedback form for each certification candidate completed and sent to the Deputy regional representative of CALP if there will be certification candidates;
c) A report produced with the co-facilitators.

Project Schedule and Duration:
The training session will be delivered from May 27-31, 2024. The training session is expected to begin on May 27, 2024, but planning will begin before then, during the month of May 2024. As such, the consultancy is expected to cover the period from May 13 to June 16, 2024. All activities of this consultancy (including reporting and submission of invoices) are expected to be completed no later than June 16, 2024.

Consultancy management:
This work is commissioned by the West Africa Regional Office and Action Against Hunger Center in Dakar, Senegal on behalf of the CALP Network. The Deputy regional representative of CALP for West and Central Africa will ensure the management and supervision of the consultant. Throughout the duration of the consultation, the following elements are the responsibility of the consultant:
– The consultant’s medical insurance;
– Entry visa to Togo and any other transit country if necessary; ACF can facilitate obtaining visas if necessary but the costs are the responsibility of the consultant who will add them to his invoice;
– The work laptop and other facilitation materials that the co-facilitator deems necessary.

The CALP Network will take care of international transportation (plane ticket, per diems, airport shuttle, visa, COVID test). As the training is jointly organized with the CWG of Togo, it will cover the consultant’s accommodation. However, for whatever reason the CWG of Togo will not be able to cover it, the CALP will take care of it. During his/her stay, the consultant will take care of communication and local transportation outside training hours (driver, fuel, etc.).
The consultant will comply with Action Against Hunger travel and stay procedures.
The service report must be written in French or English.

Payment Schedule:
Payment of 100% of the consultancy amount at the end of the training, after delivery of the training report and feedback forms to the co-facilitators. The consultant will include all training-related expenses that he/she covered as indicated in the point above “Consultancy Management”.

Essential profile of each consultant:
For this work, CALP is looking for the following expertise:
– The consultant must be a certified CALP trainer to provide face-to-face training;
– The consultant must have proven experience in planning and delivering high quality training related to cash transfers;
– The consultant should preferably have provided the CALP “basic TM skills for program staff” face-to-face training at least once and be very familiar with the face-to-face material. face to face;
– Experience in organizing and delivering training for trainers would be an asset;
– Able to deliver training in French;
– Strong skills in interactive animation and a dynamic and adaptive teaching approach to guarantee learning adapted to the evolution of programming.

For more information, you can download the ToR here .