Who we are

SOS Children's Villages in Ethiopia, a proud member of SOS Children's Villages International, has been a beacon of hope for children, young people and their families for more than fifty years. We are dedicated to creating loving homes, providing quality education, and ensuring access to healthcare while prioritizing safety and nurturing potential. In times of crisis, we extend critical humanitarian aid, focusing on the needs of women and children. Operating across nine regions and two city administrations in Ethiopia, our work touches countless lives, fostering resilience and shaping brighter futures.

About the STEP–Addis Ababa (STEP-AA) Project

The STEP–Addis Ababa Project is a youth economic empowerment initiative designed to enhance employability, self-employment, and income-generating opportunities for young people in Addis Ababa. The project supports youth through a comprehensive package that includes market-oriented skills training, start-up and scale-up toolkits, business coaching, mentorship, and market linkage facilitation.

As part of its 2026 annual plan, STEP-AA will implement a Business Scale-Up and Coaching Program targeting an youth-led micro and small enterprises (MSEs) operating at survival stages in Gulele and Yeka Sub-Cities. To ensure quality delivery, SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia invites qualified Business Development Service (BDS) Providers to submit proposals for technical and service delivery partnership.

Purpose of the Call

SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia, through the STEP–Addis Ababa Project, hereby invites qualified digital gig work and job-matching platforms to express their interest in partnering with the project. The purpose of this call is to identify platforms that can facilitate meaningful, market-driven, and inclusive gig work opportunities for youth beneficiaries, with a particular focus on vulnerable and underrepresented groups, including young women.

The selected platforms will work in collaboration with STEP-AA to strengthen youth access to digital gig work, improve employability, and contribute to sustainable income generation.

Expected Services/Deliverables

Interested gig work platforms are expected to provide one or more of the following services as part of the collaboration:

  • Operate or host digital gig work job-matching platforms that connect gig workers with potential employers, clients, or industries.
  • Provide tailored technical and soft skills training to strengthen participants’ professional competencies and labor market readiness.
  • Provide market-driven information and insights on the gig economy to inform and shape STEP-AA gig-related interventions.
  • Share analysis on emerging gig industries and sectors within the Ethiopian gig economy context.
  • Identify and advise on industry-specific toolkits, digital tools, and resources required for different gig work categories.
  • Facilitate linkages between STEP-AA-supported gig workers and potential employers, clients, or industries.
  • Deliver or support technical , soft and/or digital skills training relevant to gig work opportunities hosted on the platform.
  • Contribute to improving female participation in gig work, including platforms or models that promote safe, inclusive, and dignified work opportunities for young women.

Adheres to SOS CVE’s Safeguarding Policies and Regulations

  • SOS Children's Villages in Ethiopia (SOSCVE) places safeguarding (children, youth, and adult safeguarding and asset protection) at the center of its concerns. The Organization is committed to ensuring that all children, young people and adults are safe, they are treated with dignity and respect, and all resources are used solely for the purpose for which they are given.
  • SOSCVE has Zero tolerance for any safeguarding concerns and provides proper response to any reported safeguarding concerns. Hence, the consultant/firms shall ensure that its employees/collaborators as well as any other person involved in the implementation of the present contract, comply with the safeguarding policies and regulations. Therefore, potential winners (firms/individuals)
  • Completes with the rules and principles set out in the policies and regulations annexed to agreement made.
  • Confirms that none of its employees, collaborators or associates are involved and/or have been involved in any way in violence, abuse, fraud, and corruption.
  • Accepts proven material breach of any provision of the Child and Youth Safeguarding Policy, the Code of Conduct, Sexual Misconduct Regulation, Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption regulation shall automatically render agreement entered null and void and shall expose the perpetrator to legal

Ethical standard and Intellectual property

Ownership and copyright of all coaching service reports will be the sole and exclusive property of SOS Children Village in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Program, STEP- Project and restricted for public use. The coacher will submit all coaching documents, materials and data to SOS Children Village in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa program. SOS CVE is a child focused Organization and will always uphold the safety and wellbeing of children and youths as it strives towards creating a better environment for children, youths, and their surrounding community. In ensuring this, SOS CVE will only consider those who are suitable to work with youths. The selected coacher will sign the code of conduct or child and youth safeguarding policy of SOS CVs before the commencement of the work.

Qualifications And Eligibility Criteria:

  • Registered digital gig work platforms, job-matching platforms, or labor market intermediaries operating in Ethiopia;
  • Platforms with demonstrated experience in hosting or linking gig workers to short-term, task-based, or flexible work opportunities;
  • Organizations or companies with the technical capacity to support digital onboarding, training, and job matching for youth;
  • Platforms committed to ethical labor practices, data protection, and safeguarding principles.

Proposal Requirements:

Interested BDS Providers should submit a technical and financial proposal including:

  • A brief organizational profile, including legal status and areas of operation;
  • A description of the gig work platform, services offered, and key sectors covered;
  • Relevant experience working with youth, digital workers, or similar target groups;
  • Proposed collaboration modality with STEP-AA, including the scope of services;
  • Applicants must clearly describe their data management protocols and proposed reporting methods in alignment with SOS CV requirements.
  • Applicants are required to present their proposed technical approach, including how they intend to contribute to the initiative, and outline their relevant skills, expertise, and perspectives.
  • A clear service fee proposal or cost structure for the proposed services

How to Apply

  • Send us your technical and financial Proposals in person @ SOS children's village A.A Program Location Keraniyo STEP project Office or by email to beaman.teomelessan@sos-ethiopia.org from February 6,2026 to February 15,2026.
  • For further information, please contact us at: 0970135106/0913078568.
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