CSE Projects - Call for Trainers

Basmeh & Zeitooneh is a registered Lebanese organization, committed to serving refugees and vulnerable communities in Lebanon, through four community centers across the country. The organization runs educational, relief, livelihoods, and protection programs, and aims to serve as an inclusive and supportive focal point for the entire community.

About the project:

The Civil Society Enablement unit at Basmeh & Zeitooneh is seeking to train and support CBOs, to share their experience and expertise with the participants. To reach this aim, we are currently looking for trainers to facilitate and contribute to the organization of online training and workshops for the Civil Society Enablement projects.

The projects aim to develop and empower civil society actors by providing professional training and coaching through an in-depth analysis of the needs of civil society organizations and the continuous follow-up of these organizations during the training period.

Training topics:

The main topics of the training include the following:

• Financial Management.
• Project Cycle Management.
• MEAL.
• Fundraising and Proposal Writing.
• Strategic Planning and Governance.
•  Advocacy.
• Women’s political participation.
• Facilitation skills.
• Women’s Rights.
• Gender Issues, GBV.
• Networking.
• Positive Masculinity.
• Conflict sensitivity and conflict analysis.

Each topic consists of 4-5 training days. The trainer could be specialized in one or more topics. The trainers will work together with the Basmeh & Zeitooneh team in:

• The preparation of the training Materials (Curricula, presentation and any relevant document) ...
• Run and facilitate the training sessions.
• Run and Facilitate peer to peer coaching sessions as per participants needs.
• Prepare a report setting out the main lessons shared during the sessions.

Experience: 

• 3-5 years of experience, whether in the private, public or in a civil society organization.
• Previous experience in the development sectors (such as in livelihood, protection, education etc.) is a plus, especially start-up and small community-based organizations.
• Proven experience as a trainer, previous experience in business training is a plus
• Working experience in a multicultural context

Skills:

• Proficiency in Arabic language (oral / written) mandatory
• Ability to communicate in English
• Good ability to work in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint
• Adapted to multinational teams
• Ability to multitask

Trainers are expected to be available as of June 2022 until May 2023. Please note that these are projected dates for scheduling purposes subject to further clarification on the specific dates of each training.