Job Description:

Reports and Proposal Writing Trainer

 Number of Positions: 1

Duration: 3 Days

Location: Duhok

Deadline for submissions: 13 Feb 2023

About Us

The Lotus Flower is a non-governmental organization which empowers vulnerable women and girls so that they are safe, have opportunities to learn, the tools to become financially independent and the freedom to lead change. We provide safe social spaces inside refugee camps and implement projects to help them rebuild their lives and earn a living. We run four women’s centers for the IDP, refugee and host community in Kurdistan 

Our programs are based around pillars from the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals:

·       Health & Safety

·       Education & Livelihoods

·       Peace building & Human Rights

Our centers implement much-needed livelihood training, language courses, computer training, mental health support, fitness and health training, and awareness sessions and advocacy on women's rights and gender-based violence. 

We aim to provide the foundation for women to rebuild themselves, their families, and their futures. As local implementers, we work at the grassroots level to get right into the heart of communities, listening to local needs and employing local women to implement the programs. Our fundamental belief is that women and girls are powerful drivers of change, and we provide the support they need to reach their full potential and rebuild their futures.

Objectives of Training

·       Improve reporting and proposal writing skills.

·       Support teams to develop their innovative ideas and challenges into proposals; and

·       increased awareness of relevant funding opportunities and their proposal requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities

Consultant:

·       Design three half-day training program.

·       Provide or develop templates or tools that can be presented in the workshop and left behind for staff to use in proposal development and report writing.

·       In collaboration with TLF staff, facilitate the training workshop and ensure that training skills are shared.

·       Observe participants’ progress and grasp of training concepts, sufficient to make

·       Prepare and submit one report of the training workshop and related materials with recommendations for staff capacity building.

·       Communicate with staff on details of the training program.

·       Provide relevant TLF project documents and any other documents that may be required to facilitate the undertaking of the assignment.

Expected Outputs

·       Three half-day workshop facilitated to support teams to prepare reports and proposals writing.

·       Deck of slides and templates or tools used in training.

·       One report on training process and identification of gaps for possible future strengthening and follow-up.

Qualifications & Preferred Skills 

·       The Trainer must be sufficiently qualified, with at least 500 hours experience in delivering report and proposals writing training.

·       The Trainer should have proficiency in speaking Kurdish ,Arabic and English. 

How to apply:

·       Please send your updated CV and cover letter to careers@thelotusflower.org using “Reports and proposal writing trainer“ as the subject of your email.

·       CVs and cover letters that are in the form of pictures, and screen-shots will not be accepted.

·       CVs that do not include the subject line will not be considered.

·       Due to the volume of applications only successful applicants will be contacted.