Curriculum Development and Training Consultant

Assignment Summary: Curriculum Development and Training of Mafisa Community-Based Personnel. 1. Background Mafisa Community Transformation Trust Limited is a Zambian non-profit organisation established in 2018. Currently focused on Mwandi and surrounding districts, Mafisa is strengthening climate-smart, productive pastoralist livelihoods in Zambia’s poorest and most climate-impacted regions. The Mafisa model helps local traditional cattle-raising communities to improve herd health, adopt regenerative rangeland management, and access fair market opportunities so they will have larger, more sustainable incomes. Mafisa also supports other sustainable livelihoods in the same communities. From 2023, Mafisa has been expanding operations through carbon financing. This is an innovative programme – a methodology that has not been used in Zambia, rapid growth for a young Zambian non-profit, and a significant expansion in programming in the livestock sector. The Mafisa team is committed to building an impactful and respected programme. 2. Purpose of the Assignment Mafisa Community Transformation Trust Limited is seeking to strengthen the technical capacity of its frontline community-based service providers, Community Agents and Rangeland Field Monitors so that they can provide effective frontline support to rural communities in animal health, sustainable rangeland management and fire prevention. To enhance their effectiveness, Mafisa is looking to engage experienced trainer(s) to design and/or update the animal health, rangeland and fire management curricula and deliver targeted training programs that will equip agents with technical knowledge and practical skills, in: Animal Health: disease prevention, treatment, vaccination, and livestock husbandry. (Refer to Annexure 1: Course Outline for Community agents) ( these available upon request) Rangeland & Fire Management: sustainable grazing, rangeland rehabilitation, fire prevention, and suppression techniques. (Refer to Annexure 2: Rangeland Training Manual) ( these available upon request) 2.1. Objectives of the Assignment The objectives of this assignment are to: a) develop a comprehensive curriculum covering animal health, rangeland and fire management b) facilitate training for Community Agents and Rangeland Field Monitors that equips them with technical capacity and skills in basic veterinary practices, rangeland and fire management. 3. Scope of Work The consultant will be expected to undertake the following tasks 3.1. Curriculum Development: The consultant will develop a comprehensive training curriculum through a consultative process informed by Mafisa’s operational experience, field implementation model, field teams, community structures, and technical priorities. The curriculum, training modules, and accompanying materials should be tailored to the local context and to the specific roles, responsibilities, and capacity needs of Community Agents and Rangeland Field Monitors. This will ensure that Mafisa has a structured, practical, and standardised training package that can be used for current and future training needs. The curriculum should be designed to respond directly to Mafisa’s field implementation model and should combine technical knowledge with practical, field-based skills. It should establish clear learning objectives and include structured session plans, facilitator notes, participant handouts, practical exercises, field demonstration guides, assessment tools, and monitoring templates. The materials should be simple, user-friendly, and appropriate for delivery in both classroom and community settings, using clear messages that support both knowledge acquisition and hands-on learning. A comprehensive animal health component should be developed and fully integrated into the curriculum. This component should cover key livestock health topics relevant to Mafisa’s work, including basic animal disease identification, disease prevention, vaccination support, dipping and spray race management, deworming, livestock handling, reporting of disease outbreaks, referral pathways, and the roles of Community Agents and Rangeland Field Monitors in supporting animal health service delivery at community level. In addition, the consultant should review Mafisa’s existing rangeland and fire management curriculum to assess its relevance, practicality, and alignment with current field realities. Where necessary, the curriculum should be updated to reflect lessons learned from implementation, community feedback, seasonal grazing patterns, fire prevention needs, monitoring requirements, and Mafisa’s evolving rangeland management approach. The updated curriculum should strengthen practical skills in grazing planning, rangeland condition monitoring, firebreak management, community mobilisation, data collection, and the facilitation of community-based rangeland management activities. 3.2. Training Delivery: Training delivery will use a blended and participatory approach, including classroom-based learning, field demonstrations, group discussions, role plays, practical sessions, community-based learning, and peer-to-peer exchange. This approach will ensure that participants are not only exposed to theory but are also able

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