Request of Expressions of Interest
(Consulting Services – Individual Consultant Selection)
Nigeria
World Bank (Nigeria for Women Project)
Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No: P177940
Assignment Title: Engagement of Learning and Facilitation Materials Development Consultant for the Nigeria For Women Project Scale Up Program (NFWP SU).
Reference No. NG-PIN NIGERIA-550109-CS-INDV
The consulting services (“the Services”) shall include the provision of short‑term technical assistance to the Nigeria For Women Project Scale Up (NFWP‑SU) team to simplify, translate, and develop learning and facilitation materials for effective implementation of livelihood and financial literacy interventions under the Community Investment Fund (CIF) approach.
The Consultant will support the NFWP team by translating existing training manuals, financial literacy curricula, slides, advocacy and community dialogue materials into simplified, context‑appropriate, and user‑friendly learning and facilitation products for use by Ward Facilitators, Women Affinity Groups (WAGs), Livelihood Collectives (LCs), Village Organizations (VOs) and Cluster Level Federations (CLFs).
The assignment will be carried out in close coordination with the NFWP Project Manager and relevant Programme staff and will support consistency, quality, and timely availability of learning materials across the six (6) NFWP implementing states.
The scope of work will include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Review and assess existing NFWP financial literacy, livelihood, and related learning materials currently in use;
- Translate and simplify complex manuals, curricula, and training slides into facilitators’ guides, participant manuals, infographics, visual job aids, and other relevant templates suitable for low‑literacy audiences;
- Develop clear, engaging, and culturally appropriate learning and facilitation materials aligned with NFWP’s systemic livelihood and value‑chain interventions;
- Ensure that all materials reflect the principles, approaches, and operational modalities of the NFWP‑SU, particularly the Community Investment Fund (CIF);
- Produce learning materials using simple visuals, stories, presentations and other communication formats that support effective facilitation at community level;
- Ensure alignment with safeguarding, gender equality, climate resilience, and inclusion principles embedded in the NFWP design; and
- Submit inception, assessment, and final reports in line with agreed milestones.
Deliverables will include, but not be limited to:
- An inception report detailing methodology, workplan, and timelines;
- A Financial Literacy and Livelihood Learning Materials Assessment Report;
- A package of simplified learning and facilitation materials (facilitators’ guides, manuals, infographics, slides, visual aids, etc.); and
- A final assignment report summarizing achievements, outputs, and lessons learned.
Plan International now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:
Qualifications of Consultant
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience in development studies, creative communications, information design, behavior change communication, or related fields;
- Minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in visual communication, learning materials development, and behavior change communication for low‑literacy and vulnerable populations;
- Proven experience developing facilitators’ and learners’ materials for community‑based livelihood, financial literacy, or economic empowerment programs;
- Strong understanding of graphic, creative, and visual communication for rural and small‑scale enterprise development;
- Experience supporting women‑focused or gender‑transformative programs, preferably within market systems or value‑chain interventions;
- Demonstrated capacity to translate complex technical content into clear, practical, and culturally appropriate learning tools;
- Experience producing high‑quality written reports suitable for senior government and development stakeholders; and
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (knowledge of relevant local languages is an added advantage).
Duration of Assignment
The assignment is expected to be undertaken over a period of one (1) month, commencing May 2026.
Reporting
The Consultant will report directly to the NFWP Project Manager under the Programmes Department of Plan International Nigeria.
Ethics, Safeguarding, and Compliance
The Consultant must adhere to Plan International Nigeria’s safeguarding, child protection, PSEA/SH, anti‑corruption, anti‑terrorism, whistleblowing, and Code of Conduct policies throughout the assignment.
The Consultant will be required to submit a brief statement outlining how ethics, child protection, confidentiality, and non‑harm principles will be ensured during the execution of the assignment.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulation: Consulting Services under Procurement in Investment Project Financing for IPF Borrowers Fourth Edition November 2020 (“Consultant Procurement Regulation”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment: The Bank requires that firms or individuals involved in Bank IPF procurement shall not have a conflict of interest as per paragraph 3.14 of the procurement regulation.
Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the ICS method set out in the Consultant Procurement Regulation.
Further information can be obtained by sending request for clarifications to the address below during office hours Mondays to Fridays 0800 to 1700 hours.
Plan International Nigeria
Attn: Musa Thliza Amos, NFWP Procurement Coordinator
No 49 Anthony Enahoro Street
900108, Utako District, FCT Abuja, Nigeria
Tel: +2349-2921781
Email:Nigeria.TenderInquiry@plan-international.org
Further information, including the relevant reference annexes, can be accessed via the link below : https://tinyurl.com/yukfy8us
How to apply
Submission of Application
Interested Consultants must submit the following documents as part of their Expression of Interest:
- Duly completed copies of all attached Annexes
- A brief cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Evidence of relevant experience in similar assignments
- A technical proposal (not exceeding 5 pages) clearly outlining the Consultant’s experience and suitability for the role
- Consultants are to send in their quotation for the consultancy using the Annex B in the link above.
All Expressions of Interest must be submitted electronically no later than the 12th of May, 2026, to: Nigeria.procurement@plan‑international.orgwith the email subject bearing the reference and title below:
PIN/CNSLT/026/008 – Learning & Facilitation Materials Development Consultant
Female and Female led companies are encouraged to apply.