Events Management Training Development & Delivery Consultant

The experienced event manager and trainer who will lead on the development and delivery of the event management training and associated toolkit. The training should equip creative practitioners in Ethiopia with skills and confidence to develop and deliver their own small events with a particular on events for the image sector including design, fashion, film, visual art, photography, and gaming.

The consultancy has four phases:

Phase 1: Development of the training course.

The training course will be an 8 module course offering practical guidance on the delivery of events for the image sector. The course should cover topics such as venue/location considerations, working with partners, production, pricing, timing of events, legal requirements and permits, audience development including marketing and social media. Where possible the course should offer hands on practical learning opportunities which are tailored to the needs of the participants.

Phase 2: Development of the toolkit.

A printed toolkit will be developed to support the training course. This will act as a reference for participants both during and after the course. Materials for the toolkit will be developed by the consultant The British Council will make arrangements for design and printing.

Phase 3: Delivery of the training.

The training should be of a high quality, interactive and practical delivered over 8 weeks (maximum one day per week). The training will also include input from creative professionals with experience of delivering arts events in Ethiopia.

Phase 4: Ongoing support through a series of clinic sessions linked to delivery of events.

At the end of the training modules participants of the training will be invited to submit proposals to receive small amounts of seed funding towards their own event. The event management consultant will form part of the decision-making panel for proposals. Furthermore, they will offer ongoing support to participants in the development and delivery of their events through a series of one hour clinic sessions offered to each participant. 

Deliverables & Outputs

The expected event management consultant deliverables are: 

• Develop a short 8 modules course focus on delivering of small, low cost events for creative practitioners in event management.
• It should be relevant to delivery of events in Ethiopia and offer opportunity for practical experience as part of the course.
• Delivery of the training programme
• Development of a toolkit to support the training programme
• Delivery of supporting clinic sessions.

CONSULTANT’S PROFILE

The successful candidates/team/organisation must: 

• have A Degree in a related field
• be based in or have experience of working in Ethiopia (or be willing to partner with local practitioner(s) for inclusion of local context to the course)
• be familiar with Ethiopian culture to develop a relevant course for the local sector
• have a minimum of 5 years’ experience
• have a credible track-record in delivering events for a diverse audiences
• have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in development and delivery of training programmes for the creative sector.
• understand how such a programme can deliver the programme objectives
• have worked on comparable projects which have high sector visibility, or can demonstrate an ability to do that.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION

In order to be considered for this role, please email all below outlined documentations to ETArts@et.britishcouncil.org by no later than Sunday 4th June ‘17. 

• A proposal showing how you would approach this piece of work, outlining your methodology
• A proposed budget
• Supporting documents showing your track record showing your relevant background/experience

FORMAT OF TENDER

You should submit a concise and focused proposal that sets out the following.

Over no more than 4 pages (please use a summary/bullet point approach rather than long narratives): 

• How you plan to undertake the assignment including your approach to the programme
• The full cost of your proposal, including a breakdown of costs and estimates for any travel costs to be paid by the British Council
• Any difficulties or risks you foresee and how you might resolve or overcome them
• Approximate budget of your costs in developing and delivering the work  

In an appendix:

The knowledge, qualifications and previous experience you have that is relevant to this brief, including details for all individuals who will work on the project.

CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS 

Any questions you may have prior to your submission should be addressed via email to ETArts@et.britishcouncil.org in the British Council offices in Ethiopia.  

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