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Tenders are invited for Consultant - Food Processing Trainer Closing Date: Tuesday, 11. Mar 2025 Intervention Sector(s): Gender issues Remuneration range: 4000 to 5000 (USD) Duration of Contract: 15 days ABAAD Resource Center for Gender Equality Food Processing Terms of Reference (TOR) Position: Food Processing Trainer Requirement: Proven expertise in food processing, preservation technique and food safety with training experience. Project: MAKANI AID 012590/03/8 Time Frame for this assignment: starting in April 2025 Duration: 15 days per training Location: Jbeil, Suq al Ghareb (Mount Lebanon) Type of consultancy: service agreement ABOUT ABAAD ABAAD Resource Center for Gender Equality is a UN ECOSOC accredited organization that aims to achieve gender equality as an essential condition to sustainable social and economic development in the MENA region. ABAAD advocates for the development and implementation of policies and laws that enhance womens effective participation, through a rights-based approach that would bring about tangible change to gender justice. With the purpose of ending gender-based violence, ABAAD adopts a holistic care approach to provide protection and support services to GBV survivors/right holders during times of peace, war and disasters since 2011. OVERALL GOAL OF THIS ASSIGNMENT The project entitled Makani: Education, Protection, Empowerment, and Community inclusion in Lebanon aims to enhance educational services, empower caregivers, and support economically vulnerable mothers. The project is targeting mothers of economically vulnerable families with children excluded or at risk of exclusion from school build pathways to economic empowerment and social inclusion and improve their opportunities to access income by focusing on achieving four main results: Livelihood promotion, social protection, social empowerment, and financial inclusion. The project aims to empower participants by equipping them with technical skills in food processing and preservation, enabling them to produce high-quality food products for personal consumption or commercial sale. The training will be consisting of 15 days, for a group of 10 to 20 women. Duties and Responsibilities Develop and Customize a Training Curriculum Design a comprehensive training curriculum for food processing and preservation. Modules may include: Safe food handling and hygiene practices. Preservation techniques such as canning, drying, and fermenting. Value-added processing for creating marketable products (e.g., jams, pickles, and sauces). Practical exercises tailored to local resources and market demands. Training Delivery Conduct hands-on workshops to: Teach participants the step-by-step processes for various food preservation techniques. Guide participants in developing food products with a long shelf life. Demonstrate the use of simple, cost-effective tools for food processing. Provide guidelines on packaging and labeling for market-ready products. Food Safety and Quality Assurance Train participants on maintaining food safety standards throughout the processing and storage stages. Teach methods for quality control to ensure consistency and compliance with local regulations. Market Research and Business Skills Introduce participants to strategies for identifying and targeting local and regional markets for processed foods. Teach basic business skills, including cost analysis, pricing, and profit calculation. Evaluation of skills acquired Develop a pre and post -test to evaluate the skills acquired by the participants, and prepare a report reporting the findings Logistical Arrangements: If applying as an organization, you will be responsible for booking the venue and providing any necessary materials. This must be reflected in your portfolio and proposal. Learning Objectives and Expected Outcomes Skill Acquisition Objective: Equip participants with food processing and preservation techniques. Outcome: Participants can independently process and preserve various food items. Income Generation Opportunities Objective: Teach participants how to create value-added food products for sale. Outcome: Participants can generate income by producing and marketing processed food items. Food Security and Sustainability Objective: Promote sustainable practices to reduce food waste. Outcome: Participants can utilize surplus or seasonal produce effectively. Business Readiness Objective: Prepare participants to enter local and regional food markets. Outcome: Participants can develop, package, and sell market-ready food products. Qualifications Required Proven expertise in food processing, preservation techniques, and value-added production. Experience in delivering training sessions, particularly to marginalized or vulnerable groups. Knowledge of food safety standards and quality assurance practices. Strong communication and facilitation skills to engage participants effectively. Familiarity with local market trends and consumer preferences. How to apply SELECTION AND EVALUATION PROCESS: Evaluation: Interested candidates should send an Expression of Interest to careers@abaadmena.org by March 11, 2025 mentioning the training title in the email subject line, including: CV/portfolio, demonstrating previous experience in the same requested field; List of consultancies and similar trainings conducted in the previous years. Based on the EoI received, pre-selected candidates will be invited for the second phase of evaluation through a tender in which bidders will be asked to submit a detailed technical and financial offer. The technical evaluation will assess the relevance and adequacy of the proposed approach and the expertise of the consultant, ensuring alignment with the assignments objectives and requirements. The financial evaluation will review the cost-effectiveness and overall budget feasibility. Both sections must be satisfactorily addressed for a bid to be considered for award. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Tender Link : https://daleel-madani.org/civil-society-directory/abaad-resource-centre-gender-equality/calls/call-consultant-food-processing-trainer
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