Type of Contestant: Trainer In The Field of Project Design and Management

Type of expertise: Individual Expert or Legal Entity

Type of contract: Service Provision

Project Duration: 20.12.2024 – 30.05.2025

Total number of working days for all components: 40 hours (5 working days)

“Youth Initiative Centre” (YIC) NGO within the framework of the project “Youth in Action: Youth Empowerment and Leadership Development in Armenia” is launching a competition for a trainer in the field of project design and management in order to involve them in the following component of the project.

Action. Idea Labs

Idea Labs aims to promote youth creativity, leadership, and increase youth’s role in society. It will involve 45 young change-makers, and at least 150 young people will indirectly benefit from the initiative. The selected candidates from the Idea Lab will receive seed funding to test their innovative ideas at the local level.

Responsibilities:

• Implement training utilizing informal learning methodologies and tools.
• Facilitate active participant engagement, ensuring that knowledge and skills acquired are applicable within their communities and/or organizations.
• Design and apply effective methods for assessing knowledge and skill transfer.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, experts, and partner organizations to develop high-quality educational proposals.
• Work closely with the project team to ensure coherence and complementarity across all project components.

Skills:

•     Robust professional expertise in the subject or topics covered in the training.
•   A minimum of 5 years of experience as a trainer in the youth or Civil Society Organization (CSO) sector.
•     Proficiency in non-formal learning methodologies and tools.
•     Capability to establish an inclusive educational environment for participants.
• Proficiency and experience in utilizing tools for the development, implementation, and evaluation of training programs related to the training’s subject matter.
•     Ability to collaborate effectively within a team.
• Exceptional communication skills, encompassing verbal, written, and interpersonal communication.
•     Proficient in both Armenian and English languages.
•     Computer knowledge (MS Word Excel, PowerPoint, web applications),
•     Ability to quickly navigate different situations.

Payment:

Payment for the service will be in AMD based on the timesheet submitted by the performer, and in the case of legal entities, individual entrepreneurs, on the basis of the electronic settlement document submitted in addition to the mentioned document. The current price is set at 140 EUR (the cost of the one-day service) which will be accommodated for in EUR equivalent to the fluctuated rate exchange and will be reimbursed adequately. This includes taxes and fees defined by RA legislation.

The Euro – AMD exchange rate will be calculated in accordance with the current exchange rate at the customer’s bank at the time of signing the service contract.

Terms of the application:

Eligible candidates should apply by sending a cover letter to youthinaction@yic.am,  highlighting the title of the position for which they are applying for, along with their CV and a motivation letter. The motivation letter should provide detailed information regarding the candidate’s qualifications for the call, along with online references. 

The application submission deadline is December 1, 2024, at 18:00. 

Application Evaluation:

The assessment of applications will be conducted until December 5, 2024.

Only applicants that meet the requirements will be taken into consideration.

Shortlisted candidates will undergo an interview, either in person or via video call.

For additional information, please reach out to Marieta Gevorgyan, the project coordinator, at +37498712733 or via email at youthinaction@yic.am.

“Youth Initiative Centre” (YIC) NGO was founded in 2008 in Gyumri, based on the idea of increasing youth civic activism and community development by promoting youth initiatives and active participation.

“Youth in Action: Youth Empowerment and Leadership Development in Armenia” Project is a co-funded initiative by the European Union and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) implemented together with the World Vision Armenia (WVA), Media Initiatives Center (MIC), and Gyumri “Youth Initiative Centre” (YIC).