Request for Proposal (RFP) for Creative Economy Ethiopia – Delivery of the British Council - Creative Economy Support Programme- SoCreative Learning

Job Description

Overview of the British Council

• The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise.
• We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK. These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained.
• We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million people overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body. Further information can be viewed at www.britishcouncil.org. 

Introduction and Background to the Project / Programme

Through our Creative Economy work in Sub Saharan Africa, we offer a suite of support to young people, to facilitate their learning and economic advancement ambitions. We work in an integrated way to build capacity, through learning, networking, and other support that young people need to start or grow their creative and social enterprises or get new / better jobs in the Creative Economy sector.  

British Council Ethiopia is holding a creative enterprise sector programme that we expect to take place from December 2022 – mid March 2023.

In 2021 British Council Ethiopia commissioned Creative Economy research which included the recommendation of enterprise and capacity training to support the skills development of young people 18-35.

In response to this feedback The British Council is seeking the services of consultant firms, Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia with access to learners and a background in skills training or vocational programmes to cascade learning of the British Council SoCreative Learning to a minimum of 200 learners. The programme is targeted at young emerging creative Ethiopians that work in the creative sector including British Council Ethiopia Arts Alumni.

The purpose and scope of this RFP and supporting documents is to explain in further detail the requirements of the British Council and the process for submitting a proposal in response to this RFP (“Proposal”). 

Please refer to the documents below:

In-Tend Registration Guide

Annex 2 Supplier Proposal CE_ETHIOPIA CESP

Request_for_proposal_CESP_SoCreativeLearning

Terms and Conditions for the Consultancy ervices.docx

Job Requirement

Desirable requirements

• Demonstrable knowledge, experience and technical ability to manage medium-large scale programmes with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in curating and producing Creative training programmes for online and face to face delivery for diverse audiences.
• A demonstrable knowledge of the Ethiopian Creative sector, and with a network of expert contacts.
• Be available to work primarily on this project between December 2022 to March 2023
• The delivery partner to have logistics for  training that has IT equipment’s (desktop/laptop, stable internet connection)
• Expertise in high scale creative sector training programme delivery with young people 18-35
• Excellent communication skills including marketing and social media management for creative sector programme delivery
• Expertise in training, mentoring and coaching programmes with creatives including experience delivering programmes virtually
• Networking building - well networked in the creative economy sector with ability to draw together potential funders and implementing partners
• Research experience in the creative sector in Ethiopia