Expression of Interest nb. 83400362 for Youth and Company Outreach Consultant - UDP_NL program 17.4088.5-004.00

1- Background

In the framework of the Lebanese German cooperation between the government of Lebanon and the government of Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in close cooperation with the Lebanese partner ministry “Ministry of Social Affairs” (MoSA) is implementing the “Local Development Programme for Deprived Urban Areas in North Lebanon” (UDP_NL). The programme is commissioned by Federal Republic of Germany and co-financed by the European Union.

The North Lebanon Local Development Programme for Deprived Urban Areas (UDP_NL) proposes as an overall objective to contribute to political stability in North Lebanon through addressing critical issues to stability and conflict prevention in that region: more inclusive economic development and social stability. The main target groups are vulnerable youth and women. The specific objectives of the programme are the following:

• Specific Objective 1 (SO1): Reduction of the social frustration in North Lebanon. The programme will tackle the social frustration linked to a) poverty - unemployment and b) poor environment urbans.
• Specific Objective 2 (SO2): Strengthening of inter-communitarian relations in North Lebanon. The programme seeks to strengthen these relations notably by improving the inter-communitarian relations at youth and children level.

This request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) is launched to support the Modul 1 of UDP_NL which aims to contribute to more inclusive economic development. The Module is tackling poverty and unemployment by promoting income generation capacities particularly of youth and women, by deliver Competency Based Training in public Technical Institutions in North Lebanon.

2-Objective

This request for Expression of Interest (EOI) is intended to identify :

A) Youth Outreach Consultant

B) Company Outreach Consultant

The training will be implemented in different public technical school in T5, North Lebanon in the following courses:

1.Solar Panel

2.Domestic Electric Installation

3.Pipe Installation

Each interested candidate requested to share with us :

• Expression of interest Email including the related experience mentioning the title that you are applying for (Youth or Company Outreach)
• CV
• Cover Letter

The competency-based approach consists of 40 hours (10 days/4 hours per day) of training in the technical institute under full supervision of a trainer and 80 hours (10 days/8 hours per day) in a real work setting in a selected company. The established approached consists of a formative assessment to be conducted by the trainer following the 40 hours of practical training at the technical institute and a summative assessment following the finalization of the 80 hours in-company training. An assessment is supposed to be conducted by a professional body from the private sector. In the frame of implementing competency-based training in cooperation with DGVTE.

The goal is to at least create or sustain jobs in the current economic situation.

Qualifications and Requirements

Eligibility Criteria:

• The service provider must have university or technical educational degree (LT)
• The service provider should have a good understanding of the challenges and opportunities in construction sector in the governorate of North Lebanon (T5) and a good network among companies in the North.
• The service provider should have a good network among main  focal points in North Lebanon
• The service provider must have the right to work in Lebanon
• The service provide should have at least 2 years of experience in the related topic (Company or Youth Outreach)