SCOPE OF THE CONSULTANCY

HFH Kenya in collaboration with LG East Africa plans to support and make good use of the Commercial Washers and Dryers by setting up a Laundromat as an alternative Income Generating Activity (IGA) for the school. This will be LG’s first Laundromat in Machakos County. The customer base will be drawn from Machakos town, an upcoming industrious town on the outskirts of Nairobi. HFH Kenya will train the school administration comprising of teachers, parents and Board of management on Financial literacy and marketing. The outcome of this training will be the development a business plan and put in place business operation systems that will ensure transparency in the management of funds generated from the IGA to benefit the students. It is expected that funds from the laundromat will help in meeting the financial gaps of the school and improve services to the children. The financial literacy training will be delivered in the project location (Machakos town) over a 2-day training workshop. The consultancy should include the following:

Phase 1: Conducting a 2-day workshop on financial literacy for the MSD, where participants develop a business plan as part of the group work sessions. The HFHK team will work together with the consultant during the training to facilitate and support mobilizing the trainees and payment of the training venue, meals and logistics. The consultant will facilitate all the trainings and trainers during the workshop and provide all the necessary tools, training resources and develop the training schedule

Phase 2: Produce a training report with recommendations and learnings plus an indicative framework of the business plan developed by the trainees. The report should also highlight the applicability and the potential of the business based on the training overview and the external business environment.

DELIVERABLES

Training Workshop

• Briefing and inception meeting with HFHK project staff and signing of the contract - ½ Day at HFHK Head Office
• Conduct training sessions as per the workshop outlined in the scope - 2 Days Machakos Town

Training Report

• Produce the training report as described in the scope - 2 Days Consultants office

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Master’s degree in business management, finance, education, economics or related field or a combination of bachelor’s degree and minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Experience

• Experience in financial literacy and business plans
• Proficient in facilitation skills, for moderating training to participants from a wide range of education and literacy background from a wide range of disciplinary background.
• Previous experience in applied research / data collection
• Ability to communicate in both English and Kiswahili language is an added advantage.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Experienced in producing concise reports and presentations, training modules and materials.