Soft Skills Trainer

PFI was established in 1999 as a private sector institution, as well as national institution that represents the industrial sector in Palestine through specialized industrial federations. The PFI follows the law of the Palestinian Federation of Industries and specialized industrial unions No (2) for the year 2006. The main role of the General Union is to qualify and train members, represent them effectively and defend their interests, develop effective policies to promote the industrial sector and developing the local economy. PFI has a mission to support the Palestinian national industries and protect them against dumping and unfair competition through the following tools: Development of the national industries by orienting domestic and foreign investments and introducing modern industrial systems. Regulating of industrial activity in accordance with the type of industrial production through specialized unions and provide them with the necessary support. Endeavor to raise the competitiveness of the national industrial products.

PFI, in partnership with UNDP, will start a project entitled "Path to Economic Resilience: Facilitating Decent Jobs in the Gaza Strip" on the first of May 2023 for 10 months. The project aims to empower youth, women, and marginalized groups in the Gaza Strip by supporting them with greater access to decent productive jobs and contributing to sustainable and inclusive economic development. The interventions will create short-term job opportunities linked to longer-term sustainable employment.

Therefore, PFI is looking for a competent and experienced Soft skills Trainer to work on the project. The Soft skills Trainer should work in compliance with PFI values, rules, and regulations. He/she will work under the direct supervision of PFI Executive manager. 

Soft skills and key internship trainings

• Plan and organize training timelines according to beneficiaries' availability at workplace.
• Deliver basic management and complementary trainings (such as Marketing) to selected beneficiaries, including theoretical and practical classes, field visits and post-field visits, according to the project methodology.
• Ensure that beneficiaries understand and implement training contents and acquired knowledge through regular and individual follow-up field visits, and mentorship visits during their internships.
• Maintain high quality of training.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with partner employers to facilitate trainings, and mentorship (at different levels, for collection of beneficiaries’ names, fees collection, etc.)
• Jointly develop a relevant communication strategy to outreach the potential beneficiaries to project services. 
• Jointly implement and coordinate monthly activities with project teams and relevant stakeholders
• Jointly assess the specific training needs. 

Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge Management

• Identify and report success stories for communication purposes.
• Report to project leaderships major activities bottlenecks and assist in troubleshooting field and skills gabs among beneficiaries and assist on improved skills and developed competencies.
• Any other tasks assigned by project coordinator.

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Academic and Professional Qualifications and Experience:

1. Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Economics, or another related field.
2. Three years of professional experience in Training, preferably with experience in working with NGO's.
3. Knowledge of livelihoods programming, with focus on Income Generating Activities, internship, leadership, entrepreneurship and business development
4. Good report writing skills is an asset.
5. Experience as personal / motivational coach/mentor, preferably with heterogeneous groups of people.
6. Experience in working with people at risk of social exclusion and/or with disadvantaged communities.
7. Past experience in the business sector is an asset.
8. Additional experience in dealing / closely working with beneficiaries is preferred.
9. Arabic compulsory, at least pre-intermediate level of English required.
10. Very Good knowledge of Office package (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
11. Valuable prior experience in issues related to the promotion of gender equality or personal commitment to gender equality.

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