The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has been implementing a comprehensive Scholarship Program integrating some of FAWE’s flagship approaches to support girls’ success in education. The approaches include; Tuseme girls’ empowerment, gender-responsive pedagogy (GRP) teacher-training, and a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). FAWE also has a program of career guidance and counselling which aims to support young people in making informed and impactful career choices within industries that practice corporate social responsibility.

A big number of FAWE Rwanda/Mastercard foundation scholars have all completed their University and are transitioning to the world of work hence some are employed and others are not employed. Evidence shows that nowadays having a degree, is important and rewarding, but it is no longer sufficient to differentiate one from all the other graduate trying to enter the job market and the higher numbers of skilled graduates are competing for fewer jobs.

As part of its continued commitment to empowering alumni and facilitating their transition from education to the workforce, FAWE Rwanda is organizing a two-day Job Readiness Training for 115 recent graduates and unemployed alumni. Despite having academic qualifications, many young people still face barriers in accessing meaningful employment due to limited exposure to practical job search skills, workplace expectations, and soft skills development. This training seeks to bridge that gap by equipping participants with essential employability skills, enhancing their competitiveness in the job market, and building their confidence to navigate the job search process and succeed in the workplace.

Therefore, FAWE Rwanda is looking for a consultancy firm to train its unemployed alumni in Job readiness. This 2-Day Job Readiness Skills Training is designed to equip 115 participants with essential employability skills, boosting their confidence and competitiveness in the job market.

Objectives of the Assignment

The primary objective of this assignment is to deliver a high-impact, interactive, and practical job readiness training program that will:

• Enhance key employability of participants.
• Gain Job search and application skills
• Understand the current job market landscape.
• Improve participants’ understanding of workplace expectations.
• Introduce participants to soft skills relevant to professional settings.

Scope of Work

The consultancy firm will be expected to:

• Develop a 2-day training program tailored to the needs of recent graduates and unemployed alumni.
• Prepare training materials, handouts, and practical exercises.
• Facilitate all training sessions, using engaging and participatory methods.
• Cover key topics such as: Understanding the Labor Market & Employer Expectations, Self-Awareness and Career Planning, CV and Cover Letter Writing, Job Search Strategies & Using LinkedIn, Interview Preparation and Mock Interviews, Workplace Etiquette and Professional Conduct, Communication & Soft Skills for the Workplace, Basic Financial Literacy for First-Time Earners, Personal Branding, Career Growth and Continuous Learning
• Provide a brief report summarizing the training outcomes, participant feedback, and recommendations for future training.

Deliverables

Training agenda and methodology (at least 3 days before training).

Soft and hard copies of all training materials.

Delivery of 2-day in-person training for ~115 participants.

Certificate for participants

Pre- and post-assessment tools and results.

Final training report (max 5 pages), including: Summary of training conducted, Participant evaluation

And Recommendations

Timeframe

Total Duration: 2 days of training, plus 2-3 days for preparation and reporting.

Proposed Training Dates: 9^th and 10^th July

Final report submission: Within 5 days after completion of training.

Reporting and Supervision

The consultancy firm will report to the program officer at FAWE Rwanda in charge of the workshop and work closely with the organizing team for logistical arrangements.

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Experiences and document that should be submitted

• The lead of the training firm should have a minimum of bachelor’s degree in education, human resource management, career guidance, social sciences or related fields of study;
• Demonstrate availability of at least two more trainers and their CVs;
• Proven experience in delivering job readiness or employability skills training proven.
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills.
• Ability to engage large groups and manage interactive sessions
• A consultancy firm that could provide evidences about their previous work experiences in relation to this assignment proven by 3 certificate of good completion of similar work not more than 5 years .
• A minimum of 3 years of work experience in developing training guidelines or manuals; as well as conducting trainings;
• Proven capacity to develop practical training guidelines and programme; experience in documentation, reporting and evaluation of training programmes;
• Have strong knowledge of the labor market in Rwanda.
• Demonstrate methodology they will use to provide for quality training.
• Submit Technical proposal demonstrating understanding of the assignment it should include a work plan
• Submit registration certificate
• Submit Tax Clearance certificate
• Submit evidence of using EBM
• Submit a 1-page expression of interest
• Submit Financial proposal in Rwf tax inclusive

Submissions technical and financial Proposals

Interested eligible bidders shall submit their proposals both in 2 separate sealed inner envelopes (one containing the technical offer and the other one the financial offer in Rwandan Francs). The following physical address of FAWE Rwanda Address: REB premises, Remera, B.P 6703, Kigali-Rwanda shall be written on the outer envelope containing the 2 offers and submitted by 26^th June 2025 before 3pm.