Sports Facilitator

Project summary:

Sport and cultural activities have always been of great importance for individuals, communities, and nations. In the last decades, it has been proven that such activities played a major role in contributing to stronger social bonds and solidarity. It played a major role in bringing people together despite their differences.

Al Midan NGO in partnership with the Local Development Program for Urban Areas in North Lebanon (UDP-NL) has implemented a successful project called Sport Builds Generations in 2020-2022, that capacitated coaches to deliver trainings that taught social-emotional skills through football trainings, events, and tournaments.

The need for such initiatives proved a great success, but considering very few organizations considering these initiatives, the need is still valid and required to achieve advanced results.

Therefore, the aim of this current project: "Activation of Public Spaces and Strengthening of Organizations that Manage Them'' is to help bring several public sites in north Lebanon, that were and are still being rehabilitated and constructed by GIZ under the UDP-NL project to life through a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach with a focus on sustainability. We aim to work closely with the organizations (NGOs, sports clubs, and municipalities) on creating and establishing new activities (basketball, ultimate frisbee, chess club, etc) and events for these spaces. More importantly, this intervention will work closely with the organizations to develop and strengthen their capacities within their organization, which will include technical workshops (marketing and branding, facility management, etc) as well as close mentorship.

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Implementing 4-sport based workshops on the topics of sport for development (S4D), sport and health, sport and employability and gender in sport).
• Preparing workshops to be implemented online and in person, through fun and interactive methods and approaches.
• Providing mentorship to help the outreach and events coordinators (youth leaders) and others to create and organize events in their communities and public spaces based on the workshop’s topics.
• Mentoring youth leaders on implementing activities and events. Providing weekly meetings to youth leaders to help them plan, implement and evaluate their events.
• Close coordination with Al-Midan team when mentoring and supporting the events.
• Report back to Al Midan direct supervisor with reports on the Workshop and events implemented as part of the mentorship component.
• Attending S4D based events, delivered at the public spaces by the youth leaders

       Knowledge and experience:

• Masters University Degree in Physical Education, Sports Management or Exercise Psychology.
• Experience in S4D curriculum development (both online and in person)
• 4 plus years or experience in lecturing and giving workshops on sports and sport related topics.
• Experience of delivering online workshops
• Experience and knowledge in the Sport for Development (GIZ) methodology.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal (English and Arabic)
• Passion for sports.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
• Understanding and experience of social emotional learning.
• Ability to inspire and motivate.
• Self-starter with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong development and team building skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to analyze problems and strategize for better solutions.
• Proficiency in computer skills, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel), and instructional software.
• Experience with technologies and best practices for instructional manuals and teaching platforms.
• In-depth knowledge of teaching methods and adult education

     Accountability to beneficiaries:

Al Midan team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

PSEA and Child Safeguarding Policy:

Al Midan in Lebanon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Al Midan in Lebanon and its employees and stakeholders abide by the Al Midan Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Child Safeguarding Policies.

Others:

• Ensure all activities are gender sensitive and follow Al Midan Gender Equity Policy.
• Apply Do No Harm standards to ensure activities do not have detrimental effects on vulnerable communities.
• Other duties as assigned by the Project Manager.