Training & Mentoring of PwD for OFL

Terms of Reference

RFQ Name: Training & Mentoring of PwD for OFL

RFQ No.: 01 – OFL - 2020

Project Name:Differently Able - OFL 

with the support of: Drosos Foundation

• Background

QADER for Community Development is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting better well-being of persons with disabilities (PwD) in Palestine. QADER endeavors to positively influence public policies, develop capacities of relevant stakeholders, and promote public awareness and disseminate information pertinent to PwD rights and issues; all according to the priorities of PwD and on the basis of national and international human rights, and the principles of equality and social justice.

QADER is implementing a pilot project for supporting a group of youth with disabilities to enter the Online Free Lancing domain. With the support of drosos, QADER will work with small group of young males and females with disabilities from different locations in Palestine, and will provide training on OFL and post-training individual mentorship. In addition, QADER will support the participants to develop their technical skills in their area of expertise.

• Purpose of the assignment

The aim of this assignment is to design and deliver a four-days training on Online Freelancing (OFL) key competencies for one small group of youth males and females with disabilities, in addition to providing post-training individual mentorship for participants with the purpose of providing continuous support, guidance, and motivation to help them acquire contracts through OFL platforms.

• Duties & Responsibilities

The consultant shall carry out the following tasks:

• Design a four-days training workshop on OFL. The training should cover the following knowledge areas and competencies: OFL, profiling, preparation of biography, search for opportunities, proposal writing, pricing, ..etc.
• Deliver a four-days training workshop
• Prepare evaluation report on the delivered training.
• Conduct 36 hours of individual mentorship to participants
• Prepare a final mentorship report.

 Deliverable:

• Training outline and materials
• 4 days training workshop
• Training report
• Individual mentorship (36 hours in total)
• Final mentorship report

Time frame:

The assignment should be completed within 4 months from the date of signing the contract.

• Consultant’s Profile
• University degree in a related field.
• Proven experience in designing and delivering trainings and mentoring related to OFL.
• Previous experience in training and mentoring of persons with disabilities is a plus.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills.

Interested Consultant, shall download the Solicitation Document from QADER’s website on the following Link www.qader.org/category-53/1247.html, and submit their offer accordingly to QADER's Email Address [email protected], no later than 15:00 PM on Sunday 19th of July.

** Persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply for this consultancy; QADER for Community Development is committed to the principle of equal opportunities for all **