1. Background

The Center for Budgetary Governance Advocacy (CBGA) is a local civil society organization based in Addis Ababa that works to advance fiscal transparency, accountability and gender-responsive budgeting. CBGA is implementing the project “Advancing Gender Equity and Transparency in Budgetary Governance in Addis Ababa.”

A central output of the project is a Gender Budget Scorecard that analyses City and Woreda budgets in Addis Ababa through a gender lens. CBGA is seeking a qualified Finance Expert (individual consultant or firm) to lead the data collection, analysis and drafting of this Scorecard.

2. Objective of the Assignment

To produce a rigorous, evidence-based Gender Budget Scorecard that examines how Addis Ababa City Administration and selected Woreda budgets allocate resources relevant to gender equity, over a three-year period (FY 2023/24 to FY 2025/26), and to present clear findings and actionable recommendations.

3. Scope of Work

Under the guidance of the Project Manager, the consultant will:

• Collect budget documents and related fiscal data from the Addis Ababa Bureau of Finance and selected 3 Woreda finance office.

• Organise and process the collected budget documents using the project’s AI-assisted document-analysis tools (OCR and keyword scanning), which will be made available to the consultant.

• Conduct a variance analysis across at least eight (8) priority budget lines, together with a three-year trend analysis (FY 2023/24–FY 2025/26).

• Analyse the data through a gender lens and develop the analytical content of the Gender Budget Scorecard, including findings, disaggregated insights and recommendations.

• Present preliminary findings to an expert validation workshop of five (5) public finance specialists and incorporate their feedback.

• Support CBGA in finalising the Scorecard for publication.

4. Deliverables and Timeline

Deliverables are:

Deliverable 1Inception note and data-collection plan — within one (1) week of contract signing.Deliverable 2Documented dataset of collected and processed budget documents.Deliverable 3Draft Gender Budget Scorecard analysis (variance analysis of 8 budget lines + 3-year trend analysis).Deliverable 4Final Gender Budget Scorecard analysis incorporating validation-workshop feedback.

Payment will be linked to satisfactory acceptance of deliverables, on a schedule to be agreed in the contract.

Job Requirements

5. Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferably Master’s) in Accounting, Public Finance, Economics, Development Economics, or a closely related field.

• Demonstrated experience in public budget analysis and public financial management; experience in gender-responsive budgeting is a strong asset.

• Sound knowledge of Ethiopian government budget structures and familiarity with Bureau of Finance / Woreda finance processes.

• Experience using data-extraction, OCR or document-analysis tools, and conducting variance and trend analysis.

• Excellent analytical and report-writing skills; proficiency in English and Amharic.

6. Application Requirements

Eligible applicants must submit:

• A technical proposal (maximum five pages) showing understanding of the assignment, proposed methodology and a work schedule.

• Curriculum vitae of the proposed expert(s), with at least two references and one relevant sample of previous budget-analysis work.

• A financial proposal stating the daily professional fee and total cost, inclusive of all taxes.

• For firms: a renewed business/trade licence and TIN/VAT registration certificate.

7. Evaluation of Proposals

This is a consultancy assignment and will be evaluated using a two-envelope, quality-and-cost-based method under CBGA’s procurement procedures. Technical and financial proposals will be assessed separately: the technical proposal carries 70% (qualifications, relevant experience and quality of methodology) and the financial proposal 30%. Only proposals meeting the minimum technical standard will have their financial proposals considered. CBGA may shortlist and interview leading candidates before award.

How To Apply

Submission of Proposals

Interested and eligible candidates should submit their complete application by email to bids@cbgaethiopia.org no later than the closing date stated above.

Please mark all submissions: “RFP — Gender Budget Scorecard Consultancy”.

Contact for clarifications: Abrham Tamiru, Head of Admin and Finance, CBGA – abrham@cbgaethiopia.org. Questions may be submitted in writing up to three (3) working days before the closing date.

General Conditions

• All prices must be quoted in Ethiopian Birr (ETB) and be inclusive of all applicable taxes.

• Award will be made following evaluation and recommendation by CBGA’s Purchase Committee and approval by the competent authority in accordance with CBGA’s Financial Policy and Procedures Manual.

• Applicants must not appear on any European Union or United Nations sanctions list. CBGA will screen applicants, and their owners and key personnel, against the EU consolidated and UN sanctions lists before award.

• CBGA reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, in whole or in part, without incurring any obligation to inform the affected applicant(s) of the grounds.

• Canvassing of CBGA staff or board members in connection with this RFP will lead to disqualification.

• The successful applicant will sign a contract with CBGA and must comply with the value-for-money, ethics, anti-fraud, anti-corruption, anti-terrorism-financing, conflict-of-interest, and safeguarding requirements of the European Union and Christian Aid.

• The successful applicant must reproduce the EU emblem, funding statement and disclaimer on all deliverables and outputs produced under the contract, and must not engage any sub-contractor or party that is subject to EU or UN sanctions.

• The successful applicant must retain all records relating to the contract and grant CBGA, Christian Aid, the European Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Court of Auditors access to its records, personnel and premises for the purposes of verification, checks and audit.

• This RFP does not commit CBGA to award a contract or to pay any costs incurred in preparing or submitting proposals. 

• Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Implemented by the Center for Budgetary Governance Advocacy under the EU-CSF Plus programme. Lead agency: Christian Aid, in partnership with CSRC and partners

Job Requirements The Center for Budgetary Governance Advocacy (CBGA) seeks a qualified Finance Expert or consulting firm to lead the development of a Gender Budget Scorecard for Addis Ababa City and selected Woreda budgets. The role requires expertise in public budget analysis, gender-responsive budgeting, and proficiency with data extraction tools such as OCR. Applicants must submit a technical proposal, CV, financial proposal, and relevant documentation if representing a firm. How to Apply Interested applicants can submit their CV and relevant documents through the provided e-mail