Trainer for “in person” Business development Training Sessions for 45 women led businesses in 3 different regions in Lebanon / LLWB-KAS"

About the Program:  

LLWB, in partnership with KAS (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung), is conducting a multisectoral dialogue program aiming to empower women-led businesses across Lebanon by providing targeted capacity building support in digital marketing, and business sustainability and communicating and pitching practices for the businesses to enhance their resilience and growth amid economic and security challenges. 

Objective:  

LLWB aims to empower 45 women-led MSMEs in the Beqaa, North, and Shouf across key sectors including Agriculture, Industry, Services, STEM, and Agri-food. This initiative is particularly critical in the context of Lebanon’s prolonged economic crisis and the compounded impacts of conflict and instability, which have disproportionately affected women entrepreneurs and small businesses. 

By supporting women-led MSMEs, LLWB contributes to post-conflict recovery and resilience-building, fostering economic stability in regions that have experienced social and economic disruptions. The program enhances livelihoods, promotes inclusive economic participation, and strengthens local value chains, that are key components of sustainable recovery in fragile settings. 

Through tailored training programs, including an intensive four-day capacity-building workshop fully covered by LLWB partner KAS, participants will develop essential business, technical, and leadership skills. This targeted support equips women entrepreneurs not only to sustain their businesses amid ongoing challenges but also to play an active role in community recovery, social cohesion, and long-term economic development. 

Scope of training:  

LLWB is calling for: One individual Trainer to conduct 3 in presence group training sessions focusing on business development post crisis.  

The trainer will deliver three half-day training sessions targeting 45 women-led businesses in North Beqaa and Shouf, with a strong focus on business management, Key learning outcomes include: 

Finance: Understand how to track income/expenses and manage cash flow basics. 

Business Plan: Identify the essential elements of a simple business plan and outline one for their enterprise. 

Marketing: Define target customers and explore low-cost strategies to reach them. 

Timeline: The assignment is expected to take place during the month of June. 

 Deliverables:   

• Conducting 3 in person training sessions of 4 hours each in English and/ or Arabic, based on participants language for 45 women led businesses in the Beqaa, North, and Shouf 
• Training agenda and learning objectives and handouts to be approved by LLWB. 
• The trainer will provide a training agenda and learning objectives and distribute the handouts in both Arabic and English to all the 45 MSMEs participants.  
• The trainer should develop and provide LLWB with the pre and posttests for each session, to be filled by participants and analyzed by the trainer in the final report about consultancy accomplishment to LLWB. The raw data of the pre-post test to be handed to LLWB, as well as their analyses by the trainer.  
• The trainer should provide an evaluation form of the training to LLWB with an excel link provided along with raw content of participants' responses.  
• The trainer needs to submit a detailed final report in English, including comprehensive insights and outcomes, with pictures and videos of the training.  
• Development of a concise article in English, highlighting key success stories of the intervention, focusing on notable achievements and impacts  

Qualifications:  

• The ideal candidate should possess:  
• Proven experience in business management training.  
• Develop key learning exercises for Women led businesses 
• Strong experience in interactive training techniques and adult learning methods 
• Capacity and proven experience in training women led businesses (examples of which are to be provided to LLWB, with clear satisfactory letter from the clients) 
• Capacity to commute to the regions and give the training in the regions in person.