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PROJECT BACKGROUND
Feed the Future Egypt Rural Agribusiness Strengthening Project (“the Project”) is a five-year USAID-funded activity, supported by the U.S. government’s Feed the Future initiative. The project aims to improve the competitiveness of Egypt’s horticulture producers and related down-stream businesses and food processors. The project promotes a more competitive and inclusive Egyptian economy through growth in selected horticultural sectors with special focus on securing employment and increasing agriculture-related incomes of smallholder farmers. The project operates in greater Cairo, Upper Egypt, and the Nile Delta.
ASSIGNMENT BACKGROUND
The training consultancy assignment is critical toward the overall success of the Project. The consultant will work alongside key project staff, including the Internship Program Manager, and other project staff, to provide information and guidance about career choice, employment opportunities and job application process to University/Agricultural Technical Schools students and recent graduates to help them making decisions about their future careers. The consultant might be required to travel to different governorates, where the project implements its activities.
ASSIGNMENT DURATION: Maximum of 60 days during (1 July - 31 December 2022)
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide training to Project participant target groups according to the training plan.
- Develop/update training material as needed.
- Help target groups to understand the ongoing status of local labor market requirements.
- Assist in organizing job fairs, career awareness programs, and other career specific workshops and events.
- Provide training in developing efficient resumes, job applications, and interview techniques
- Perform evaluation of the skill sets of each trainee, define shortcomings, and provide solutions to remedy them.
DELIVERABLES
- Training power point presentations – provided before each training
- Pre- and post-training tests – completed for each training
- Training report – completed for each training
Job Requirements
- Advanced academic degree in a relevant field.
- At least 5 years of work experience as trainer/instructor and workshop facilitator
- Knowledge of the agribusiness environment
- Strong communication, observational and listening skills
- Experience training university/ATS students and graduates is preferable
- The ability to motivate and rapport with people