Request for Proposals – Consulting Services

About our organization

The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF, also known as the World Agroforestry) is an international research institution which generates science-based knowledge about the complex role that trees play in agricultural landscapes and rural livelihoods. As part of the Centre’s work to bring tree-based solutions to bear on poverty and environmental problems, researchers – working in close collaboration with partners – are developing new technologies, tools and policy recommendations for increased food security and ecosystem health.

The Centre’s headquarters is in Nairobi, Kenya, and research is conducted in 34 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. ICRAF is a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and receives funding from over 50 different donors.

To learn more about our organization, please visit our website: www.worldagroforestry.org.

The Project

The Darwin Initiative Project, titled “Developing local capacities for the biodiversity–livelihood–climate nexus in Northern Vietnam” is funded by the UK Government under the Darwin Initiative. The project aims to strengthen inclusive, climate-resilient forest landscape governance and sustainable livelihoods through enhanced institutional capacity, meaningful community participation, and effective partnerships. A core focus of the project is to build long-term institutional and human capacities for biodiversity conservation, livelihood improvement, and climate resilience through a cascading training approach. This approach equips local partners with practical and experiential learning skills that can be applied in practice and further shared, with the Thai Nguyen Climate Learning Centre (CLC) serving as a key platform for applied learning and knowledge exchange.

Within this framework, the Institute of Forestry Research and Sustainable Development (IFS) under Thai Nguyen Agriculture and Forestry University and the Thai Nguyen Women’s Union (TNWU) play central roles in project implementation and community engagement. Strengthening the pedagogical and facilitation capacities of IFS and TNWU staff – particularly those involved in project delivery and Climate Learning Centre (CLC) operations – is essential to ensure effective knowledge transfer, meaningful community engagement, and the sustainability of project outcomes.

ICRAF now invites eligible consultants (a consulting firm (company) or a team of individual consultants) to submit proposals for one or both of following assignments that are detailed in following Request for Proposals.

The Request for Proposals

1. Learner-Centered Participatory Training Approaches

RFP Reference No.: ICRAF-VN/01/2026
Name of assignment: Learner-Centered Participatory Training Approaches.
Purpose of assignment: To design an appropriate training approach and facilitate a structured participatory learning process that strengthens adult learning, facilitation, and training design capacities of IFS and TNWU staff, in line with the objectives of the Darwin Initiative Project and the knowledge cascading approach through the Climate Learning Centre (CLC).
Contract type: Lump-Sum contract.
Selection Method: Selection of Consultant in accordance with CIFOR-ICRAF’s “Consultancy Policy & Guidelines” of January 2022.
A complete set of Request for Proposals (electronic version in PDF format) in English can be obtained at following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NCeX0R5Xmga24DhoiawkQL09pTSBb17_/view?usp=sharing
Proposals must be submitted electronically to the mail address: [email protected] and/or [email protected]; or prepared in paper copies fully signed by the consultant and submitted to ICRAF Vietnam Office at Floor 13, HCMCC Building, 249A Thuy Khue street, Tay Ho ward, Hanoi, Vietnam, by 10:00 AM on 28 January 2026 (Vietnam time).

2. Leadership Skills Training

RFP Reference No.: ICRAF-VN/02/2026
Name of assignment: Leadership Skills Training.
Purpose of the assignment: The purpose of the Leadership Skills Training is to strengthen the leadership capacities of IFS and TNWU staff involved in the Darwin Initiative Project, enabling them to lead teams, facilitate collaboration, and manage change in participatory, inclusive, and adaptive ways aligned with project objectives and the operation of the Climate Learning Centre (CLC).
Contract type: Lump-Sum contract.
Selection Method: Selection of Consultant in accordance with CIFOR-ICRAF’s “Consultancy Policy & Guidelines” of January 2022.
A complete set of Request for Proposals (electronic version in PDF format) in English can be obtained at following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eGBdweHiSuF1LOfEJgwsdND3POiaE7z4/view?usp=sharing
Proposals must be submitted electronically to the mail address: [email protected] and/or [email protected]; or prepared in paper copies fully signed by the consultant and submitted to ICRAF Vietnam Office at Floor 13, HCMCC Building, 249A Thuy Khue street, Tay Ho ward, Hanoi, Vietnam, by 10:00 AM on 28 January 2026 (Vietnam time).