Concrete Carpenter and Steel Fixer Trainer (Consultancy)

About the job

In 2018, DRC will be working in line with WFP FFA framework, which is mainly focusing on the assistance to vulnerable and food insecure people in building and rehabilitating assets that can provide households and communities with improved tools to sustain their livelihoods and enhance resilience. The purposes of this project is to Improve short-term food security by engaging the targeted people in FFA and complementary training through FFT approach, while improving community resilience through the creation of productive assets and agricultural/livelihoods training

DRC is looking for an experienced service provider to deliver vocational training on Concrete Carpenter and Steel Fixer to the identified trainees in Kfarzabad areas in Bekaa. Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Set up the space provided by DRC for the class, support DRC staff to identify missing items needed for the class.
• Support DRC staff to identify and enroll interested participants from the community.
• Take attendance and follow-up with participants on their regular commitment.
• Maintain a safe and effective teaching / learning environment during the sessions and report any incident to DRC Livelihood staff.
• Preserve and keep track of all the training materials and class equipment and report to the line manager in case of missing items.
• Develop a midterm and a final exam to evaluate the learning effectiveness.
• Provide weekly reports to measure progress, identify barriers to learning and recommend action to overcome barriers;
• Have the complete knowledge and the ability to train on the following modules:
  • Module 1: Safety, Health, and Discipline in the construction site.
  • Module 2: Concrete Carpenter: Types of tools used in construction, dealing with Wood, Introduction to Formworks, installing tie-rods and clips, Struts and Bracings Installation, Formwork fabrication, Timber cut-to-size, Shuttering and Scaffolding, Leveling.
  • Module 3: Steel Fixer: Types, sizes, and usage of steel re-bars, tying bars together, Re-bars bending process, installing stirrups, Re-bars overlapping, Tying Column Steel Elements to Dowels, Re-bars cutting, Spacers installation.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have Experience in working with the local environment, Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the relative sector in Bekaa area.

Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Previous experience in teaching and training
• Previous experience working with NGO’s
• Team work skills
• Good verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Arabic: very good
• English: Basic

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies: 

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback. 

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly. 

Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision and values. 

We offer

Contract length: 2 months 

Level:  As per the SOP for consultants

Duty Station: Bekaa

Start date: August 2018

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s SOPs for Consultants. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact christele.hage@drclebanon.dk.

Application process

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.ngo under current vacancies.

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email to Christele Hage will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 26^th July 2018

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit drc.ngo/jobsupport.

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