1. About Kilimo Trust
Kilimo Trust (KT) is a not-for-profit organization working on agriculture for development across the East Africa community, in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi. In partnership with TradeMark Africa, Lattice Aquaculture, and MicroSave Consulting, KT is co-implementing the Women and Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries Through Inclusive Market Access (WYEEFIMA) programme, a five-year initiative funded by the Mastercard Foundation.
Under the programme, KT leads the fish cross-border trade and distribution component, supporting employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for women and youth within the fish and seaweed value chains. Through this call for proposals, KT seeks qualified partners to support the delivery of the programme's objectives.
2.The Assignment:
Kilimo Trust is seeking to engage an experiential trainer who will operate from a non-formal training Centre OR a Fisheries Association equipped with appropriate facilities and equipment to deliver hands-on training for WYEEFIMA participants: primarily women and youth aged 18 to 35. The training will focus on practical skills in hygienic fish/seaweed handling, value addition, storage, and packaging. The objective of the assignment is to build participants’ competencies in post-harvest practices and value addition to improve fish quality and marketability.
3. Scope of Work
The Consultant will be responsible for delivering practical training to WYEEFIMA participants in either of the following key areas:
a) Hygienic handling and value addition for the market.
b) Fish preservation technologies, including chilled/frozen, sun-dried/salted, smoked, deep-fried products, and other products.
c) Seaweed value addition and innovative products – specifically for Zanzibar.
d) Appropriate fish/seaweed packaging, labeling, and storage tailored to the specific value addition or curing method applied – specifically for Zanzibar.
e) Train a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 40 WYEEFIMA participants within 4 days. The trainer will be expected to have trained a minimum of 80 participants within 40 days.
4. Consultant Deliverables:
a) Train 80 participants within 40 days in post-harvest practices and value addition.
b) Submission of a professionally formatted final training report, detailing the training process, outcomes, and recommendations.
5. Locations:
Interested applicants are required to indicate their preferred location or the region in which they wish to facilitate the training.
The training will be conducted in the following regions:
a) Mwanza (Nyamagana, Ilemela, Ukerewe & Magu Districts)
b) Zanzibar (Unguja)
6. Qualifications:
a) Proficiency and extensive experience at the community level, i.e., minimum 3 years of experience in hands-on hygienic fish handling, value addition skills, and trade of fish products.
b) Basic or medium level fluency in the language of instruction. For instance, English or Kiswahili
c) Relevant certifications or formal training in the craft or as a trainer (DIT or vocational training institution is an added advantage).
7. Mode of Application:
All Interested Consultants must submit online via email to recruitment@kilimotrust.org their Technical and Financial Proposals, CVs, Two references, and Proof of conducting similar assignments by Thursday, 6th August 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
In addition, Consultants are required to complete the online form available on the link below: https://erp.kilimotrust.org/document/share/16/9c3a77f2-df0a-45be-b529-d24c8eace591
The Prospective Consultants MUST indicate in the Email subject “Call for Trainers – WYEEFIMA Programme, Tanzania”
“Only successful Consultants will be contacted. If there is no communication within one (1) month after the bid submission deadline, consider your bid unsuccessful”.