Youth Entrepreneurship Training Consultant

Corporate & L&D Training·Colombo·Posted Aug 6, 2026

Training Consultant for Youth Entrepreneurship Development Program

Company: ChildFund Sri Lanka

Role Summary

To engage a qualified training consultant to design and deliver a customized two-day, in-person training program. The program aims to address specific developmental gaps identified by the MPower-U assessment, focusing on enhancing participants' entrepreneurial capabilities, financial discipline, and adaptability.

Key Responsibilities

Needs Analysis & Customization: Review aggregated and anonymized MPower-U assessment data to tailor training to specific group needs (BXI, CXI, and TXI indices).
Curriculum Development: Develop a two-day training curriculum focusing on:
- Enhancing Business Excellence (BXI): Strategic decision-making and mitigating cognitive biases.
- Building Entrepreneurial Excellence (CXI): Financial literacy and risk-taking.
- Improving Trainability (TXI): Reasoning, resilience, and interpersonal communication.
Training Delivery: Facilitate the two-day program using interactive and participatory methodology, including case studies and role-playing.
Assessment & Reporting: Conduct post-training assessment to measure learning outcomes and participant feedback; submit a final report with recommendations.

Requirements/Qualifications

Education: Master's degree or higher in Business Administration, Psychology, Behavioral Economics, or a related field. A PhD is highly desirable.
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in designing and delivering training programs for youth or entrepreneurs.
- Proven track record in utilizing behavioral insights or psychology-based frameworks in training design.
- Experience working with data-driven or technology-assisted training tools is an advantage.
Skills: Excellent facilitation and presentation skills, with the ability to engage diverse youth groups and interpret assessment data.
Language Requirements:
- Proficiency in English, Sinhala, and Tamil.
- Ability to develop training curriculum and materials in all three languages.
- Proficiency in Sinhala and Tamil for facilitation; ability to engage qualified co-facilitators/translators if necessary.

Deliverables and Timeline

Training Curriculum and Materials: One week before the training date.
Two-Day Training Program (Delivery): 27th, 28th of August 2026.
Post-Training Feedback Report: One week after the training.
Final Consultant's Report: Two weeks after the training.

Proposal Submission

Interested consultants are invited to submit a technical and financial proposal detailing their understanding of the TOR, proposed methodology, team composition, work plan, and budget. Proposals should be submitted by 15th of August 2026 to srilankaprocurement@childfund.org.