Request for Qualifications (RFQ): Training Consultants for Women’s World Banking Institute Programs
Position Overview
Roles and Responsibilities
Summary
Women’s World Banking seeks seasoned training consultants to join our team to design and deliver transformative leadership and subject-specific training programs for policymakers and financial sector leaders in emerging markets. These initiatives will drive women’s financial inclusion, strengthen leadership capacity, and embed gender-intentional approaches into policy and regulation.
Our training programs are designed to:
- Build executive leadership skills such as negotiation, strategic vision, and executive presence.
- Equip leaders to navigate digital transformation in finance, including fintech, regtech, and AI.
- Foster inclusive workplaces and cultures that prioritize diversity, equity, and gender-intentional practices.
- Strengthen institutional capacity to deliver sustainable, scalable solutions for women’s financial inclusion
About the Project
Women’s World Banking seeks to expand its capacity to deliver best-in-class training programs for policymakers and financial sector leaders in emerging markets. These programs will cover:
- Leadership, negotiation, and executive presence.
- Gender-intentional policy and inclusive product design.
- Fintech, regtech, AI, and strategic communications.
- Inclusive workplaces and diversity-driven organizational culture.
- Technical skills for digital finance and regulatory innovation.
Programs will integrate WWB’s adult learning methodology, emphasizing experiential learning, peer-to-peer exchange, reflective practice, and applied case studies from WWB’s global portfolio.
Objectives & Responsibilities
The Leadership Training Consultants will play a pivotal role in advancing Women’s World Banking’s mission to drive women’s financial inclusion and strengthen leadership capacity in emerging markets. The consultant will:
- Design and Deliver Training Programs: Develop and facilitate engaging, high-impact training sessions both virtual and in-person, that are aligned with organizational goals, leadership development frameworks, and best practices in adult learning. Content should build executive leadership skills such as negotiation, strategic vision, executive presence, conflict resolution, influence, resilience, and change readiness, while also equipping leaders to navigate digital transformation in finance, including fintech, regtech, and AI.
- Support Leadership Development Initiatives: Collaborate closely with program directors and WWB teams to integrate leadership competencies into training modules. Facilitate sessions that foster inclusive workplaces, prioritize diversity, equity, and gender-intentional practices, and strengthen institutional capacity for sustainable, scalable solutions.
- Enhance Employee Engagement and Growth: Create learning experiences that foster shared language, collaboration, and strategic alignment across all levels of the organization. Promote continuous learning and professional development, ensuring that training content is culturally relevant and adaptable to diverse audiences and institutional contexts.
- Curriculum Development: Design and update training materials, guides, and resources using WWB templates. Incorporate interactive methods such as case studies, role plays, simulations, scenario-based exercises, and peer learning to maximize learning impact and knowledge retention.
- Facilitation and Stakeholder Collaboration: Deliver training sessions with strong facilitation skills, adapting delivery style to meet the needs of different learner groups. Work closely with leadership teams and program directors to identify training needs, align programs with strategic priorities, and provide expert advice on learning solutions and leadership development trends.
- Evaluation and Reporting: Implement robust evaluation tools to assess participant engagement, knowledge retention, behavioral change, and overall training effectiveness. Track training participation and outcomes, conduct pre- and post-training assessments, gather participant feedback, and prepare reports and recommendations for continuous improvement. Use feedback and data to refine training content and delivery methods.
- Continuous Learning and Innovation: Stay updated on industry trends, leadership models, and innovative training techniques. Periodically review and update curriculum to reflect emerging trends in leadership development, financial inclusion, and digital innovation. Introduce new tools and technologies to enhance learning experiences and ensure alignment with WWB’s standards.
- Communication: Communicate proactively before, during, and after assignments to ensure smooth delivery, alignment with organizational standards, and effective stakeholder engagement.
Preferred Qualifications
Applicants should demonstrate some combination of the following:
- Leadership Training Expertise
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in training, facilitation, or adult learning.
- Proven ability to design and deliver interactive, adult learning-based training (virtual and in-person).
- Experience developing curricula that integrate adaptive leadership, gender-intentional approaches, and digital finance skills.
- Financial Sector & Policy Knowledge
- Background in financial services, regulation, or policy development.
- Familiarity with gender-intentional programming and inclusive product design.
- Understanding of emerging trends in fintech, regtech, and AI.
- Emerging Markets Experience
- Demonstrated work in or with institutions across emerging markets.
- Ability to adapt training content to diverse cultural and institutional contexts.
- Experience collaborating with policymakers, regulators, and financial sector leaders globally.
- Communication & Collaboration Skills
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
- Track record of proactive collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Curriculum Development & Evaluation
- Ability to develop and review training materials using WWB templates.
- Familiarity with impact measurement frameworks and methodology.
- Commitment to continuous improvement through curriculum updates and participant feedback.
How to Apply
To Apply
Please include the below in your application:
- Cover letter, including the below elements:
- A brief statement of your capacity to complete this work, listing similar projects and completed/relevant organizational experience;
- Availability;
- Expected daily remuneration; and
- References (at least two).
- Resume / CV
Applicants may submit their question(s) in writing until February 13, 2026 to leadershipprograms@womensworldbanking.org. Please include in the e-mail subject line “Questions: Training Consultants for Women’s World Banking Institute Programs.” Our team will get back to you within 3 business days.
This RFP/RFQ does not guarantee or commit Women’s World Banking to proceeding with the above described work. Due to the overwhelming responses not all candidates will be contacted.
Women’s World Banking is an equal opportunity employer for all regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
Women’s World Banking will be unable to contract with any individual who is US citizen or resident without an LLC or LP or similar structure.
About Women's World Banking
We believe in being a force for the greater good, devoted to accelerating and growing the financial inclusion of women. With rapidly changing markets, influenced by technology and social behavioral expectations, we are embarking on a new chapter to transform the way we design and implement solutions.
For over 40 years, Women’s World Banking has partnered with financial institutions, showing them the benefit of investing in women as customers. We equip these institutions with in-depth research and data driven insights to develop financial products and educational programs. While our clients are financial service providers, our mission is to engage consumers – women who are marginalized by financial systems.
Women’s World Banking and WWB Asset Management is an equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
