SYIB Master Trainer (Start and Improve your Business)

DanChurchAid (DCA) is one of the largest and oldest humanitarian organizations in Denmark, working both with long-term development projects and humanitarian action since 1922. DCA’s vision is to strengthen the world’s poorest people in their struggle for a life in dignity. DCA has three thematic priorities: Save lives; Build Resilient Communities; and Fight Extreme Inequalities.

DanChurchAid’s (DCA) vision is to strengthen the world’s poorest people in their struggle for a life in dignity.
One of DCA Kenya’s project is the DAISY Project whose output is to support the Pyrethrum farmers by increasing their capacity for preservation of wealth through Financial Literacy and Business Development Services. The strategy to deliver this output is through training the farmer communities on Village Savings and Loaning Associations (VSLAs). The project supports Digitization and formalization of the financial transactions of the VSLAs and enhancement of Risk Retention and pooling capacities through the social fund and saving aspect of the VSLA groups. Current project status shows that project participants are running and expanding their current ventures including agribusiness in the pyrethrum value chain and are also diversifying their income streams by starting and running other businesses. To sustain and preserve the wealth gained through pyrethrum farming and VSLA activities, the project plans to train VSLA Community facilitators on the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) curriculum. To this end, DCA seeks the services of a qualified and certified SIYB trainer to conduct a training of the VSLA Community facilitators on the SIYB curriculum to become Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) who will in turn cascade down the SIYB training to the farmer groups. In addition, the trainer will be expected to finalize the development of a simplified trainer’s guide for use at the farmer level.

DCA Kenya, invites a qualified and certified, SIYB curriculum service provider – Master Trainer (individuals only not firms) to respond to this advertisement.

Consultancy services needed:

The trainer is expected to:

1. Conduct a 4-day comprehensive training to 30 VSLA community facilitators on the SIYB curriculum that qualifies them to become SIYB ToTs.
2. To customize the SIYB curriculum and the Simulation game into a ToT trainers manual that is applicable in the training of small holder farmers.
3. Develop training aids and training materials relevant to the manual developed.
4. Guide the trained TOTs on methodologies for delivery of the customized SIYB curriculum to the small holder farmers.
5. Develop SIYB post training evaluation guides for assessment at the farmer level and the ToTs level.

Interested individuals should provide the following information to the Contracting Authority using the contact details below:

• SIYB Master Trainer Certificate.
• Statutory documents (KRA Pin, National ID copy and a Valid Tax Compliance certificate)
• List of your current clients/past and their contact details.
• A CVs showing relevant previous assignments, education level and the details of at least three referees. Maximum, 3 pages.

Desired qualifications and skills

• At least three years of experience in Entrepreneurship training.
• Good facilitating skills for diverse adult learners.
• Ability to innovate, guide and adapt the teaching to the needs of the learners,
• Experience in curriculum development for diverse target groups is an added advantage.
• Experience working / training in agribusiness related value chains is an added advantage.

Location of assignment- Nakuru County

This is purely information on business opportunities and does not constitute a commitment to purchase or any other form of contractual commitment with the Contracting Authority.

A detailed terms of reference will be shared to the shortlisted candidates.