Call for Entrepreneurship Trainer - IECD/SDA

The European Institute for Cooperation and Development (IECD) is a French non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1988 and operating in the field of social and economic development in partnership with local institutions. IECD’s main sectors of action are vocational training and professional integration, assistance to micro and small enterprises, and access to education and health for the most vulnerable. IECD has been operating in Lebanon since 1989 and opened a regional office in Beirut in 2007.

Semeurs d’Avenir (SDA) is an association created in 2010 and is the main operational partner of the IECD in Lebanon. As part of its partnership with IECD, SDA implements projects in the fields of entrepreneurship, education, training, and professional integration.

Among these projects, the Support to Micro Enterprises program has been running in Lebanon and accompanying very small entrepreneurs since 2010, training about 100 entrepreneurs and startups per year on “basic management training” and “skills for your business” in the North, Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and South regions. In addition to the management trainings provided, entrepreneurs and startups are followed for a year after the training to assess their improvement and provide the needed support, which has a positive impact on the evolution of entrepreneurs' practices and the development of their businesses.

The EYESLB project (Empower Youth and Entrepreneurs in South Lebanon) funded by the U.S. State Department (SNEAAP24GR0056) and implemented by SDA, addresses labor underutilization and the lack of business development resources in South Lebanon, where economic hardship and limited opportunities contribute to instability. By promoting economic self-reliance, strengthening legitimate business activities, reducing financial vulnerability, and fostering stability and security in the region. 

Key project objectives:

Strengthen workforce readiness by equipping individuals with practical, in-demand job skills based on their abilities and potential. 
Support entrepreneurship and private-sector growth by providing business development 

To support this project, SDA is looking for an Entrepreneurship trainer to facilitate sessions exclusively

in Saida and in the South Lebanon region (average of 3-4 hours/training day– between 24 to 33 hours total cycle of training course).