Civic Leadership Training Facilitator

Programme: Dynamic Futures Scholarship and Empowerment Programme Al Fakhoora Dynamic Futures programme vision is unlocking a new generation of marginalized youth to become educated, professionally skilled and inspirational leaders of the future who can guide their families and communities toward cohesion and prosperity. The programme, which targets Palestinian and Syrian refugee post-secondary students of underserved backgrounds, avails opportunities for them to actualize their potential by overcoming socioeconomic, political and cultural limitations and enable them to become productive members in the society. Al-Fakhoora Dynamic Futures Scholarship and Empowerment programme is multi-faceted, with four main inter-related all working towards the overall vision. Quality Education: Providing access to quality education, through domestic scholarships and international postgraduate scholarships. Student Affairs: Providing all students with access to comprehensive support services that contribute to their academic success and well-being through monitoring, mentoring, and psychosocial support. Economic Empowerment: Providing a bridge between educational opportunities and professional success through career preparation and counseling, internships, networking, and opportunities for entrepreneurship and empowerment projects. This is intended to produce graduates in fields that will contribute to the economic reconstruction of their home countries. Civic Leadership: A comprehensive, multi-stage training programme to empower students to become motivated civic leaders, with the ability to engage productively in the rebuilding of their societies and to provide leadership within and outside of their own communities. Civic Leadership Al Fakhoora selects students who are willing and able to maximize on the opportunities provided by the programme, fostering the knowledge and skills to become self-advocates, inspirational civic leaders and positive global citizens. They are individuals who possess the right attitude and mindset to further the opportunity provided to them both individually and for their local communities. Through the unique civic leadership programme we are essentially trying to promote positive and ethical behavior, which is the essence of being an inspirational civic leader and positive global citizen. The programme is designed to ensure that students will not just be recipients of support but will also have an opportunity to then provide further support to others. Scope of work The position requires the person to facilitate an induction pilot sessions compromising of two full days to a group of 12- 15 students. Full training will be provided over two days to ensure the individual is fully equipped to deliver the training. Facilitating the induction pilot session is dependent on passing a short assessment during the training period. Who are we looking for? Are you passionate about working with youth and promoting civic leadership within your community? Do you possess the following attributes on a personal and professional level? Positive pay it forward behaviour and attitude Desire, willingness and drive to actively seek out opportunities The willingness to motivate, inspire and drive people towards new ideas and directions Innovative attitude to alleviate hardship within your community and others Experience: Minimum of one year experience in facilitation and one year previous experience of working with and engaging community. Essential Skills and Attributes: Excellent active listening skills Excellent facilitation and eliciting skills Experience of delivering workshops to various audiences Project coordination experience of designing and implementing community initiatives Innovative in motivating youth Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills Strong written and oral communication skills in both Arabic and English Excellent networking skills and ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds Ability to use initiative and work independently Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to multi task and meet deadlines Demonstrated ability to effectively solve problems and think laterally and creatively Ability to work collaboratively with SPARK team members Desirable Skills and Attributes: Self-motivated Previous monitoring and evaluating experience of projects Experience of working with marginalized youth, refugees, Syrian youth or vulnerable populations