Girl Effect is an international non-profit that builds media that girls want, trust and need. From chatbots to chat shows and TV dramas to tech, our content reaches millions of girls in Africa and Asia to make choices and changes in their lives. Igniting their confidence to act differently at a time that can define their future. We create safe spaces for girls, sharing facts and answering questions about health, nutrition, education, relationships, etc. And we use innovative technology so we can reach girls at scale. We arm girls with the skills to negotiate and redefine what they are told is possible, so every girl can choose to be in control of her body, her health, her learning and livelihood. When a girl unlocks her power to make different choices that change her life, it inspires others to do so too. She starts a ripple effect that impacts her family, community, and country. That’s the Girl Effect.
Girl Effect Tanzania is implementing a Hilton Foundation-supported Early Childhood Development (ECD) project. The project aims to improve and sustain responsive caregiving and nutrition practices among adolescents and young parents within Tanzania’s Arusha Region. By leveraging a multi-channel Social and Behavior Change (SBC) model, the initiative integrates responsive caregiving and nutrition messaging into existing community platforms, such as Village Health and Nutrition Days (VHNDs) and youth-led peer groups, to reach target demographics effectively.
The project recognises that adolescents and young parents face unique challenges in accessing knowledge, confidence, and support to provide responsive care for young children. Early experiences during the first five years of life are critical to children’s cognitive, emotional, social, and physical development. Strengthening caregiver capacity during this period is essential to improving child outcomes, particularly among vulnerable young families.
The project emphasizes systemic capacity building by training Community Health Workers (CHWs), engaging influential community leaders, and supporting adolescent peer champions to dismantle cultural barriers and promote gender-equitable caregiving. Guided by the Nurturing Care Framework, the project prioritizes generating actionable evidence on effective SBC delivery and adaptation strategies, with the ultimate objective of institutionalizing high-impact Early Childhood Development (specifically responsive caregiving and nutrition domains) interventions within government planning to ensure long-term sustainability and scale.
To support high-quality implementation, Girl Effect Tanzania is seeking an experienced Early Childhood Development (specifically responsive caregiving and nutrition domains) Technical Advisor who will provide technical leadership and ensure sound programme design.
The ECD Responsive Caregiving Technical Advisor, acting in a consultancy capacity, will provide strategic guidance and advisory leadership for the Hilton Foundation-supported ECD Responsive Caregiving programme. The role focuses on shaping strategy and programme design, designing technical tools, and reviewing curricula to ensure that programme approaches are evidence-based and aligned with desired outcomes.
Working closely with the project team, government counterparts, and key stakeholders, the ECD (specifically responsive care giving and nutrition domains) Technical Advisor will translate technical evidence into practical programming approaches that support adolescents and young parents to adopt positive caregiving behaviours and improve outcomes for children aged 0–5 years. The role requires sound technical expertise in the area of ECD (specifically responsive care giving and nutrition domains), including the ability to provide sound inputs in programme design, strengthening delivery approaches, development of technical resources, and building the capacity of respective teams.
Duties and responsibilities:
The ECD (specifically responsive care giving and nutrition domains) Technical Advisor will be expected to contribute to the achievement of the following:
This list should not be considered exhaustive; you will be expected to deliver other duties relevant and appropriate to this role.
The consultant must be based in Tanzania and have extensive experience there. The Assignment is to be carried out in Tanzania.
The consultant will have a primary point of contact with the Girl Effect Tanzania Country Director. The language of the materials and reports shall be English. The contract supervisor shall approve all deliverables submitted by the agency before any payment is made.
Interested consultants are asked to submit the following to support their candidature (max 10 pages):
In their proposal, the bidder must demonstrate an understanding of the requirements described in the TOR and demonstrate how the bidder will meet the requirements of the evaluation criteria.
GE is not liable for any cost incurred during the award/contract preparation, submission, or negotiation of the award/contract. All submitted documentation and/or materials shall become and remain the property of GE.
VALIDITY of the proposal shall be for 90 days from the date of bid closure.
The criteria against which proposals will be evaluated are listed below:
Technical Evaluation
Financial Evaluation
Please submit proposals, as described above, to suppliers@girleffect.org by 17th July 2026. Please clearly mark your email with the subject 'ECD Responsive Caregiving Technical Advisor: Tanzania'
Girl Effect Tanzania is required to comply with applicable Tanzanian tax legislation. Applicants are advised to ensure they fully understand their tax obligations and incorporate all applicable taxes into their financial proposals. Girl Effect will deduct or account for taxes where required under applicable law.
All materials/documents arising from this consultancy work shall remain the property of Girl Effect.
GE Tanzania reserves the right to determine the structure of the process, the number of short-listed participants, the right to withdraw from the proposal process, the right to change this timetable at any time without notice, and reserves the right to withdraw this tender at any time, without prior notice and without liability to compensate and/or reimburse any party. GE shall inform ONLY the successful applicant(s). The process of negotiation and signing of the contract with the successful applicant(s) will follow.
Please note: We will evaluate only proposals submitted following the application process outlined in the TOR and using our specified email address ( suppliers@girleffect.org).
You may be required to undertake safeguarding checks. Shortlisted consultants will be assessed on our organizational values at the interview stage, and the successful consultant will be expected to adhere to our safeguarding policy. We encourage you to read and understand our safeguarding policy, the executive summary of which can be found here We have zero tolerance for forms of violence against children, beneficiaries, and staff.
Girl Effect Services is committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity, or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
We are committed to building an organization that is increasingly representative of and works extensively with the communities that we serve. To this end, due regard will be paid to procuring consultancy service organizations and individuals with diverse professional, academic, and cultural backgrounds.
WE UNLOCK THE POWER OF GIRLS.
Girl Effect connects girls to the resources and support they need to overcome barriers, see themselves differently, and unleash their full potential.
We help girls stay in school, earn a dignified living, get pregnant only if and when they choose, get vaccinated, and stay healthy.
