Training of Trainers & coaching expert

CONTEXT

The European Institute for Cooperation and Development (IECD) is a French non‐governmental
organization (NGO) founded in 1988 and operating in the field of social and economic development in
partnership with local institutions. IECD’s main sectors of action are vocational training and professional
integration, assistance to micro and small enterprises and access to education and health for the most
vulnerable. IECD has been operating In Lebanon since 1989 and opened a regional office in Beirut in 2007.
Through the Support to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), IECD invests in training and support for small
businesses, the main engine of growth and job creation at the local level. In 1998, the first training center
was inaugurated in Cameroon, where all the training and support services for MSEs are provided. The
program was then replicated in Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Middle East, and South‐
East Asia.
The Support to Micro Enterprises program has been running in North Lebanon and accompanying very
small entrepreneurs since 2010, training about 100 entrepreneurs per year on “Basic Management
training”. In 2017, the program was extended to supporting vulnerable youth with an income generating
activity project in North and Beirut/Mount Lebanon. In addition to the basic management training
provided by IECD, the entrepreneurs are supported in the long term and followed for a year after the
training to assess their improvement and provide the needed support, with good impact on the evolution
of entrepreneurs’ practices and the development of their business.
To ensure the follow up, the IECD trainers carry out individual sessions during the “basis management”
training and coaching visits over the year with each beneficiary.
This personalized follow up is a key success factor of the program. In this context
In this context and from our beliefs in the importance of a qualitative personalized follow up to ensure
the success and positive impact of the program, IECD Lebanon is searching for an expert in training of
trainers and entrepreneurs’ coaching to strengthen the coaching methodology and the skills of the
trainers supporting them in the organization and the facilitation of the visits. This mission will be part of
“the trainers’ capacity building program” carried out by the program coordination team in IECD HQ with
the support of a pool of experts.

MISSION
Objectives of the mission
The main objective is to train and follow up the IECD Entrepreneurship program’s team of trainers to build their
capacities and develop their coaching skills.
This will be done in 3 steps:
‐ Field observation of the trainings and the coaching sessions with the entrepreneurs to assess the
methodology and skills of the trainers and identify their needs.
‐ Recommendation of a methodology and definition of tools (process, templates, reporting, facilitation tips…)
to improve follow‐up and coaching visits provided to the entrepreneurs benefiting from the program
(during and after the training) in collaboration with the program coordination team and the pool of experts.
‐ Training of the trainers and ensuring a frequent collective and individual follow up.

Deliverables
 Collective and individual assessment of the trainees, identification of their needs, recommendations of
trainers’ coaching and follow up methodology – To be delivered in a report.
 Organizing and facilitating 1 collective coaching session every 3 months (4 sessions a year) with the trainers.
 Carrying out individual coaching remotely (through calls) with the trainers (frequency to be determined).
 Delivering 1 activity report per quarter

Remuneration 

Remuneration will be per hour based on a time sheet 

PROFILE
Experience:
‐ Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in a relevant field: professional training and coaching of
SMEs
‐ Good experience in delivering training to trainers and capacity building.
‐ Previous experience working with an international organization or a university.
‐ Knowledge and experience in developing training content for adults is a plus.
‐ Experience as an entrepreneur is a plus.
‐ Knowledge of Lebanese context and culture
Recommended skills and competencies:
‐ Fluency in English and Arabic is a requirement (French is a plus)
‐ Strong analytical skills and capacities.
‐ Strong information technologies skills
‐ Can navigate and produce results within a complex and challenging environment.
‐ Demonstrate a strong work ethic and professional integrity.
‐ Display gender, religion, ethnic, age and cultural sensitivity and adaptability.