Technical training on pumpkin processing

Terms of reference (ToR)

For Technical training on pumpkin processing

Organizational background and mission brief

Mada is a non-partisan, non-sectarian Lebanese NGO, established and registered in 2000 in Lebanon which aims to reinforce the relationship between local communities and their natural environment for the satisfaction of their substantial needs.

Mada association in collaboration with ARCS as Project Leader, currently has funding from the Italian Agency for International Cooperation to implement a 30 m           onths project entitled “Promoting Vulnerable Women’s Economic and Social Empowerment in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt” – AID 011528”.

The project aims at supporting vulnerable women of hos communities and refugees, in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, in setting off on the path towards social and economic empowerment assisting them with the creation of real opportunity for job and income generation initiatives (IGA). This will be realized through specific trainings intended to strengthen/launch their own business.

Job Brief

Mada is seeking one local consultant to provide agriculture and agro food cooperative members located in Ain Yaacoub-Akkar, North Lebanon with the following training topics:

1. Pumpkin jam and other pumpkin processing (i.e. variety, steps of production: cleaning and peeling, Packing and storage, how to use the machines etc…)

The consultant is needed to support the intervention by providing production continuity, coaching and advisory services, in order to strengthen their sales and production skills for better placement of food products in the market.

The selected consultant will provide the mentioned training topics and work closely with the Cooperative members, mainly women in order to create a healthy training environment while using interactive training approaches and provide support where necessary. Furthermore, Mada project team will work in close cooperation with the selected trainer in order to ensure that trainings are adequately delivered.

Main responsibilities

• Develop a clear outline of sessions based on the mentioned topics, and a clear schedule and timeline of trainings.
• Provision of onsite 5 training days, equivalent to 3 hours per day for 15 to 20 participants
• The consultant has to share the training curriculum that will be used to deliver the training sessions.
• Agree with Mada on the training approach and training curriculum.
• Develop pre and post-tests to assess the capabilities of the beneficiaries and to monitor their progress during training sessions.
• Consultant has to monitor attendance of beneficiaries and to report any issue to Mada’s focal point.
• Provide periodic reports to Mada’s focal point on the progress of the beneficiaries, attendance, pending issues, challenges, weaknesses, difficulties, strengths  and planned activities.
• At the end of the training cycle, provide Mada’s focal point with a final report that includes the remaining areas of support needed and specific areas of focus required for the skills development of the cooperative members.

 Minimum Qualification and experience

• 3 to 4 years of experience in delivering similar trainings.
• Demonstrated experience in food production and safety mainly
•  Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills

Time Frame/Duration

The total period of the consultancy is 2 weeks. The training consultant is expected to start delivering training sessions to cooperatives by end of August 2022.