Skills Development and Life Skills Coach

About Developmental Action without Borders, Naba'a:

Developmental Action without Borders - Naba’a, is a Lebanese NGO operational since 2001. Registered under the Ministry of Interior (no. 104/AD), Naba’a is dedicated to serving all marginalized communities in Lebanon, especially children, without distinction of nationality, color, race, or religion. This includes communities within Lebanese camps and gatherings, as well as local Lebanese communities

Remarks:

Developmental Action without Borders, Naba’a, does not employ individuals who are married to children (persons under 18). Naba’a enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. All prospective candidates must undergo thorough reference and background checks which will mainly verify employment history, professional performance, and adherence to the aforementioned policies. Furthermore, the selected candidates must provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Screening or an equivalent criminal record check as a condition of employment.

Nabaa encourages job applications from applicants with disabilities that do not prevent them from performing their tasks efficiently and competently.

About Project:

This position is under the project titled STEP: Skills Training and Empowerment for Palestinian Youth, which is led by Right To Play – Lebanon in partnership with UNICEF – Palestinian Programme.

STEP Project: The Skills Training and Empowerment for Palestinian Youth – STEP is contributing to building adolescents and youth’ skills and education which are relevant to the new market opportunities through a play-based life-skills, career guidance, job readiness, and employability package.

The STEP Project targets vulnerable and school dropout adolescents and youth who will develop essential 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and collaboration, while also addressing their specific learning needs and interests. Also, it will stem from a rights-based, integrated, child-centered approaches to reach Palestinian young people, aged 14 to 24 with a package that promotes their learning, upskilling their vocational training and accessing job opportunities.

The project is implemented within Palestinian 7 Camps and 3 Gatherings: North Lebanon: Nahr El Bared, Beddawi, South Lebanon: Saida: Miyeh ou Miyeh and Ein El Hilweh, & Tyre: Burj El Shemali, Rashidieh, El-Buss, Maachouq, Chabriha, Jal El Bahr.

Responsibilities:

The Coach will be under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator. The incumbent will be compensated on monthly basis and will be responsible to:

• Conduct training skills development and life skills sessions to all beneficiaries (youth and adolescents)
• Coordinate the proper logistics for the training sessions in coordination with the field worker or volunteer
• Facilitate group discussions and activities
• Track and assess the progress of youth and adolescents throughout the sessions
• Document project’s activities through videos and photos

Additional Information:

• The trianer/ coach will receive Training of Trainers (ToT) on skills development & life skills, and training delivery.
• The trainer/ coach will be expected to deliver 2 to 3 sessions / week to adolescents & youth groups at the partner’s center.

Qualifications:

• Vocational or bachelor’s degree, in Social Work, Sociology, Community Development, Psychology, Counseling, Education, or any related field
• At least three years of cumulative experience in training / teaching in classrooms
• Experience working with adolescents & youth.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of young people.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Residing in Ein El Helwe Palestinian Refugee Camp is a must
• Good command of written and spoken English and Arabic

In addition to the qualifications above, the selected candidate should be able to work under pressure, especially during emergencies.