ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINER /  Re-advertisement

ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINER /  Re-advertisement

Salalem Leadership Institute

QADER for Community Development is a non-profit organization based in Bethlehem. Founded in 2008, QADER strives to creating innovative social models that enhances the inclusion and resilience of persons with disabilities; through influencing public policies, developing capacities of relevant stakeholders, promoting public awareness on disability rights and issues, and enhancing economic and social empowerment of People with Disability (PwD). 

Through generous funding from Global Affairs Canada and in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS), QADER is implementing Salalem, an innovative, five-year project that focuses on improving the skills and professional networks of young women and youth with disabilities, enabling them to enter and remain in the labor market. This project further seeks to build support from key influencers in the home, workplace, and community, creating an enabling environment in which young women and youth with disabilities realize increased agency and self-reliance. Through Salalem, these marginalized individuals in Gaza and the West Bank will become better prepared for jobs, with opportunities to contribute to the well-being of their families and communities. As a part of the project, the Salalem Leadership Institute will provide young women and youth with disabilities with increased skills and the opportunity to apply these skills, while creating access to professional networks is intended to improve their sense of agency and thereby employability.

Purpose: This Terms of Reference (TOR) describes the tasks and responsibilities of the consultant services needed to deliver the Entrepreneurship training curricula of the Salalem Leadership Institute. The Salalem team expects the delivery to be disability inclusive (meaning appropriate accommodations are made for people with various types and severity of disabilities) and gender-responsive in accordance with the Salalem Leadership Institute curriculum.

Under this consultancy: The Entrepreneurship Trainer (the ‘Consultant’) will primarily be responsible for the following activities:

1. Attend Orientation sessions: The Salalem team will organize orientation sessions for the Consultant to become familiar with the content and delivery of the course. The Consultant will participate in these sessions to ensure full understanding of the curricula, the project, and the specific approaches to ensure the responsiveness to the target populations, young women and youth with disabilities.
2. Deliver the Entrepreneurship Training: The Entrepreneurship Module consists of eight (8), half-day sessions over a period of eight (8) weeks plus seven (7) Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) sessions over the same period. The schedule of delivery front-loads the first three training sessions which are more theoretical in nature and then prioritizes experiential, real-world assignments like market-based assessments, consultations with local businesses, and professional networking homework activities in subsequent weeks (see schedule below). Participants engage their key male influencers at a minimum of two (2) points during the eight weeks to ensure their ongoing engagement and support of the participant in her/his pursuit of self-employment. In accordance with the curriculum, the Consultant is expected to deliver a training which meets the following expectations:
   1. Be accommodated to the unique needs of youth with disabilities, aged 18-35, who have graduated from university or TVET programs.
   2. Be accessible to youth participants with various types and levels of disabilities:
      1. Training content (all activities, exercises, etc.) must consider appropriate accommodations for those with physical, sensory (seeing and hearing), and developmental disabilities. This may include activities which are fully accessible or identification of adaptations that can be made when needed.
      2. Training material must be accessible. As an example, this may include the inclusion of audio or video files to ensure accessibility for those with sensory impairments.
   3. Be inclusive to participants’ households, particularly male co-decision makers as they will also engage in key sessions.
   4. Include real-world examples of successful businesses with analysis to success elements. The training will host successful business owners (coordinated by Salalem) to present and exchange on their experiences with participants. The Consultant should be able to support the identification of these real examples, do thorough analysis of why the business is successful, and discuss with participants during the training.
   5. Training materials will be delivered to participants both through physical organized sessions and through virtual sessions and recorded videos. The Consultant should be able to work in coordination with Salalem to support the transition of key content to be delivered through virtual means.
3. Regular reporting to the Salalem team: Communicate with The Salalem team on the progress and results of the implementation of the training at minimum on weekly basis and identify immediately any challenges or concerns with the curricula. The Salalem team will attend the trainings regularly for monitoring purposes; visits may be announced or unannounced.
4. Contribute to Learning Event at Conclusion of Cohort 1: Following the completion of Cohort 1, the Salalem team will host a learning event to discuss the successes, challenges, and identify adaptations to the curricula to strengthen the approach for future cohorts. The Consultant is expected to participate in and contribute recommendations for strengthening the curricula in the future.
5. Contribute to the technical assessment of competitive business plans submitted by participants at the end of the Cohort: The Consultant is expected to share his/her recommendations to the selection panel on each submitted business plan in terms of feasibility areas, viability opportunities and others.
6. COVID-19 Precautions and Adaptations: Due to the rapidly evolving context related to COVID-19, the Consultant will be expected to follow strict mitigation measures during delivery of the training and will work closely with the Salalem team to adapt the training delivery as needed to ensure the safety of the Consultant, staff, participants, and the community. The Consultant must be prepared and able to deliver online training through synchronous, asynchronous, and/or a mixed methods approach as detailed in the curriculum. Where in-person trainings are deemed possible in accordance with local regulations, QADER and CRS safety regulations, key mitigation measures for participants and the Consultant are listed below but are subject to change at any time during the training:
   1. Use hand sanitizers* before entering the training and regularly during the day;
   2. Take temperature* before entering the training;
   3. Wear mask* during all times during the visits and interviews.
   4. Adhere to social distancing, (2 meters) at all times, with and between participants;
7. Virtual Training Facilitation, Virtual Questions and Answers Sessions: the consultant should be experienced and/or have the capacity to facilitate the training through virtual sessions in case in-person training was not possible due to the COVID 19 context in WB. Following virtual synchronous sessions, the consultant should facilitate Questions and Answers (Q&A) sessions to trainees to receive their feedback, answer the questions, discuss challenges while working on building their own competitive business plans during the training 8 weeks period.

Level of Effort and Timeline:

The following activities and timelines demonstrate the time expected for the consultancy. The hours listed in this table reflect the maximum number of hours allotted under this consultancy. Hours in excess of those reflected here will require an amendment to the agreement and prior approval by both CRS and QADER.

Level of Effort Activity 2-3 Days (Up to 15 hours) Orientation Sessions on training curricula 8 Days (32 hours) Delivery of Entrepreneurship Modules 7 days (14 hours) Delivery of Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Sessions 1 Day (Up to 4 hours) Participation in Learning Event

* Additional time preparing for sessions is also expected.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Proven track record and experience in formal and small business management settings within the West Bank for a period of no less than 4 years.
• Demonstrated facilitation skills and at least 3 years of experience delivering locally relevant entrepreneurship and/or small business development trainings in the West Bank.
• Experience delivering culturally appropriate, gender-responsive trainings.
• Experience delivering inclusive trainings that are adapted to and responsive to the specific needs of people with disabilities.
• Experience in facilitating virtual training sessions.
• Consulting / training firms must be legally registered with the PA and with any other business regulators, with supporting documentation provided upon request; this does not apply to individual consultants applying for this opportunity.
• Have Arabic proficiency (required) and working knowledge of English language (preferred).

Tentative Dates (Subject to change): *

• Submission deadline: Thursday 4th of February 2021
• Selection decision: 20January 2021
• Participation in Training of Trainers: 25-29 January 2021
• Delivery of Entrepreneurship Training: 15 February- 10 April 2021
• Learning Event: 19-20 April 2021

*Final dates are subject to change based on Consultant selection and start date of the project.

Interested Consultant/team shall download the Solicitation Document from QADER's website on the following link: www.qader.org/category-53/2653.html, and submit their offer accordingly to [email protected], no later than Thursday 4th of February 2021

QADER is an equal opportunity employer, where qualified women, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply and to seek QADER’s support on the application process where additional accommodation is required.