Training Coordinator

1      MISSION Position : Training coordinator Location : Beyrouth (Lebanon) Period :6 months Probation period: two   2         Semeur d’avemir SEMEURS D’AVENIR, a local NGO, was created in 2010 with the encouragement of a French NGO         “the European Institute for Cooperation and Development (IECD)”, in order to bring out a local organization able to carry and ensure the sustainability of projects initially launched by IECD with local partners. The mission of SEMEURS D’AVENIR is to: plan, improve and encourage all social and educational initiatives, as well as economic and cultural initiatives that allow the progress of people and help them to meet their physical and intellectual needs. Since its creation, the organization works with IECD on a Project that supports very small businesses, in order to sustain the actions and results of these projects by anchoring them in a local structure.   3         project IECD has started implementing a project for supporting micro enterprises in Tripoli (Lebanon) in 2009.   The first step consisted of setting up a "resources center" in Tripoli in order to:   Provide micro enterprises owners with tailor made training in business management 12 sessions Training on basic management (cash book, stock management, cost of production, marketing and sales,…), each session of two hours, and minimum two sessions per week Special training on marketing and computer skills Theme evenings Long term follow up   Provide micro enterprises owners with intense and individual follow up Make available to micro enterprises owners relevant documentation and tools Hold regular seminars related to micro enterprise development Try to link micro enterprises owners to relevant other organizations and institutions (micro credits, vocational training, Chamber of Commerce, …)     IECD implemented its training program also in rural villages in North Lebanon, in order to support and reinforce the very small enterprises, and is willing to implement the project in urban areas in the coming 6 months, in order to decide if the program includes the urban area in the extension strategy   4         Responsibilities   Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the Training Coordinator (TC) has to:   Manage the completion of the training sessions on basic management in Beirut Outreach of entrepreneurs to attend the training sessions Convince the entrepreneurs of the utility of the project and its services especially that the beneficiary will have to pay 20$ for 12 trainings sessions on basic management The target is to organize  minimum one training on basic management as pilot, targeting 15 entrepreneurs Organize the training sessions: logistics, trainers, contact with the beneficiaries,… Conduct 5 individual follow up visits for every beneficiary during the training sessions to: assist the beneficiary in using the knowledge gained during the sessions, fill the follow up sheets with the required clear information Conduct 5 individual visits for every beneficiary after the training sessions to : evaluate the improvement of the SME and calculate the impact of the project, by filling the  follow up sheets Animate most of the training sessions Do the data entry for the info collected in the field visits, on a weekly basis   5         REQuired Profile   Education: graduated in Business management or Economics   Competences: Practical experience in business management A good level of spoken and written English and/or French is required Good communication skills Experience in delivering trainings Team management skills Organisation skills Fast learner Autonomus Strong interest in local human and economic development   6         conditions and salary   The training coordinator will be required to work 5 days per week in Beirut. On an exceptional basis, if the situation requires it, the Training Coordinator might need to be available during the week end.     Salary: upon experience   All the expenses related to the mission (transports, telephone…) will be reimbursed based on the submission of the related invoices on a monthly basis.