🌍 Consultancy for Upgrade of E-Learning Platform and Digitization of Learning Content

🌍 Consultancy for Upgrade of E-Learning Platform and Digitization of Learning Content

Organization: Fairtrade Africa (FTA)
Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania
Deadline: 24th October 2025
Type: Full-time Consultancy (4 months duration)
Location: Remote/Onsite (Africa-based)

About Fairtrade Africa

Fairtrade Africa (FTA) represents Fairtrade-certified producers across Africa and the Middle East. With four regional networks—Eastern and Central Africa (Kenya), West Africa (Ghana), Southern Africa (Malawi/South Africa), and MENA—FTA supports over 1.4 million smallholder farmers and workers in 29 countries.
FTA is committed to ensuring sustainable trade, ethical production, and equitable value distribution through capacity building and compliance with Fairtrade Standards.

Consultancy Overview

FTA’s e-learning platform is a key tool for training producers and staff. The consultancy aims to upgrade the e-learning platform (built on Moodle) and digitize learning content to enhance accessibility, engagement, and user experience.

Objectives

• Upgrade and enhance the existing FTA e-learning platform.
• Digitize and revise 13 existing training manuals and develop 1 new online module.
• Improve accessibility for multilingual and low-bandwidth environments.
• Deliver a user-friendly, interactive, and scalable e-learning system for over 700 Producer Organizations across Africa.

Key Tasks

1. Project Management

• Conduct a kick-off meeting and prepare a detailed project plan.
• Provide regular progress updates and coordinate with the FTA team.
• Manage review and approval processes for deliverables.

2. Content Design and Development

• Analyze existing manuals and convert them into interactive digital modules.
• Develop storyboards, animations, quizzes, and case studies.
• Present three sample user interface designs aligned with FTA branding.
• Integrate the finalized modules into the Moodle platform.
• Ensure culturally relevant imagery, language, and examples.

3. Platform Upgrade

• Redesign platform interface for simplicity and intuitive navigation.
• Optimize for speed, stability, and mobile responsiveness.
• Enable multilingual functionality (French, Swahili, Arabic, Portuguese).
• Ensure low-bandwidth compatibility, offline access, and video transcripts.
• Pilot-test the platform before rollout.

Expected Deliverables

• ✅ Inception Report – work plan, methodology, and timelines.
• ✅ Upgraded Moodle-based e-learning platform.
• ✅ Interactive Learning Modules – 21 manuals digitized with multimedia content.
• ✅ Final Project Report – lessons learned and sustainability recommendations.

FTA will retain full copyright ownership of all materials.

Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in e-learning development (preferably Moodle).
• Proven work in digital learning solutions for low-bandwidth African contexts.
• Demonstrated expertise in instructional design, UX/UI, and content digitization.
• Strong project management and communication capacity.
• References and samples of similar past projects are required.

Proposal Submission Requirements

Interested consultants/firms should submit:

1. Cover Letter – outlining understanding of the assignment.
2. Company/Consultant Profile & CVs – highlighting relevant experience.
3. At least two reference letters from similar past projects.
4. Technical Proposal – methodology, work plan, and deliverables.
5. Financial Proposal (USD) – itemized costs including taxes and fees.
6. Additional Value Propositions (optional).

How to Apply

Submit technical and financial proposals via email to
📧 procurement@fairtradeafrica.net
Subject line: Consultancy for Upgrade of E-Learning Platform and Digitization of Learning Content

⏰ Deadline: 24th October 2025, 5:00 PM (EAT).
Late submissions may not be considered.

🔗 Learn more about this consultancy: Fairtrade Africa Website