TERMS OF REFERENCE
Consultancy on Climate Justice - Gender Justice Intersectionality in Pan-African Movement Building
Duration: October 2026 – March 2027
Background
Africans Rising is rolling out a new model of Pan-African movement building. Gender Justice and Climate/Ecological Justice are two of our pillars enshrined in the Kilimanjaro Declaration 2.0. This consultancy seeks to create an intersectional model between the two pillars for a wholistic systems-based change. Recognising the disproportionate impact of climate and ecological crises on women and other marginalised communities, Africans Rising seeks to strengthen feminist approaches to climate justice movement building and support greater participation and leadership of women and grassroots communities in climate justice movements.
Africans Rising is therefore seeking an experienced consultant to support this work through research, grassroots engagement, communications capacity building and movement-building training.
Purpose of the Consultancy
The consultancy aims to contribute to stronger, more connected and feminist climate justice movements in Africa by generating knowledge, strengthening grassroots organising, building communications capacity, and developing the skills of movement leaders and trainers.
Scope of Work
1. Research on Engendering Africa’s Climate Justice Movements
Conduct research on the role, participation and leadership of women within climate justice movements in Africa, examining key opportunities, challenges, gaps and emerging practices.
2. Community Outreach and Feminist Movement Building
Organise and facilitate three (3) community outreach engagements focused on feminist movement building and climate justice. These engagements should strengthen grassroots participation, leadership, organising and collective action, while creating opportunities for dialogue, learning and connection among community and movement actors.
3. Communications and Campaigns Capacity Building
Organise and facilitate three (3) capacity-building trainings for communicators working within climate justice, feminist and social justice movements. The trainings should strengthen participants’ ability to use communications as a tool for movement building, campaigning, narrative change and mobilisation.
4. Training of Trainers on Movement Building and Campaigning
Organise and facilitate two (2) Training of Trainers (ToTs) focused on movement building and campaigning. The ToTs should strengthen the capacity of selected movement actors to build, organise and sustain movements and to share these skills within their communities and networks.
Expected Deliverables
The consultant will be expected to produce:
- An inception/work plan;
- Research report and relevant knowledge products;
- Three community outreach/movement-building engagements;
- Three communicator capacity-building trainings;
- Two Training of Trainers programmes;
- Relevant training and facilitation materials; and
- A final report capturing key outcomes, lessons and recommendations.
Required Experience and Qualifications
The ideal consultant should have:
- At least 5 years experience in Pan-African movement building, grassroots organising or related work;
- Strong experience in feminist movement building;
- Demonstrated experience in climate justice and/or environmental justice;
- Experience in research and knowledge production;
- Strong campaigning and communications experience;
- Experience designing and facilitating trainings and Training of Trainers;
- Strong grassroots organising and capacity-building experience; and
- Excellent facilitation, communication and report-writing skills.
Applicants should demonstrate a strong understanding of feminist, intersectional, grassroots and Pan-African approaches to movement building.
Timeline
The consultancy will run from October 2026 to March 2027. The detailed workplan and schedule will be agreed upon with the selected consultant.
Application Requirements
Interested applicants should submit:
- A technical proposal outlining their understanding of the assignment and proposed approach;
- Proposed methodology and workplan;
- Financial proposal;
- CV/profile of the consultant or team;
- Examples of relevant previous work; and
- At least two professional references.
Applications should be submitted to workwith@africans-rising.org by 28th September 2026, with the subject line: “Consultancy – Climate Justice Feminist Movement Building”
