Trainer For Guiding And Safety In Ecotourism

  Lebanon Reforestation Initiative Terms of Reference Trainer for Guiding and Safety in Ecotourism   I. INTRODUCTION Project Background Information The Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI) is a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the United States Forest Service (USFS) that provides technical assistance and institutional support for sustainable native tree reforestation and wildfire management in support of community stability and social cohesion. With administrative offices in Beirut, LRI technical experts manage a multi-year work program of activities throughout Lebanon in collaboration with grassroots organizations and local communities. One of the components of this project works on bringing together diverse communities and supporting them to provide stewardship over their shared social and environmental corridors. Corridor Planning Committee for the North (CPC) Under the goal of building community stewardship, Corridor Planning Committees were created from representatives of municipalities and communities within each designated social and environmental corridor. Those include one corridor in the Rachaya region grouping 12 municipalities, one in the Shouf biosphere area, and one in the North connecting high elevation towns from Ehden to Jaj. The North Corridor Planning Committee was launched in November 2016 and has since built its own strategies and identified capacity development needs for the region. One identified need is that of a training on guiding and safety on ecotouristic trails, for which LRI is hereby seeking a trainer.    II. PURPOSE OF THE JOB LRI seeks for a Trainer on Guiding and Safety in Ecotourism for a short-term consultancy. The Consultant is expected to perform the following duties: Guiding techniques Training of guides on the following topics: Sustainable Ecotourism Programs, Guiding Techniques, Group Management, Guiding Equipment, Use of Map and Compass, Emergency Techniques in the Wild First Aid Enviromental Animation Programs Guidelines Guidelines for safety rescue in adventure sports    Design and conduct the training. The session is expected to be in Arabic and following an interactive methodology based on practical case studies from the field.         2. Provide training materials and supporting documents in Arabic, including presentations and factsheets         3. Write a short report including recommendations regarding future trainings and continuous capacity development.         4. Participate in at least four meetings for the preparation and the evaluation of the training with the team.   III. EXPECTED DELIVERABLES TIMEFRAME In close coordination with the LRI’s Project Director, the trainer is expected to conduct 3 days of training and deliver the tasks mentioned above before the end of May 2017. IV. REQUIREMENTS The Trainer on Guiding and Safety in Ecotourism should possess the following competencies, and experience: Proven experience in Ecotourism, First Aids and Animation Programs for the local Guides and/or Protected Areas. Previous experience working in ecotourism (Adventure mountain sports, Guiding, First aids, safety for adventure sports and Ecotourism programs…) At least 5-7 years of experience in the fields mentioned above.   V. Contact Information For further information or to submit curriculum vitae, preferably by  March 9th, 2017  please contact:  Lebanon Reforestation Initiative                info@lri-lb.org